Umayangana Wickramasinghe (born 24 October 1980 si, උමයංගනා වික්රමසිංහ) is an
actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...
in
Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television as well as a television host. She is best known for the role in television serials ''Ithin Ita Passe'' and ''Jeewithe Lassanai''.
Personal life
She was born on 24 October 1980 in
Borella
Borella is the largest suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka represented by divisional code 8.
Demographic
Borella is a multi-religious and multi-ethnic area. The major ethnic communities in Borella are Sinhalese and Tamils. There are also various other ...
as the eldest of the family. Her father Sunil Wickramasinghe worked at the Sri Lanka Railways and mother Anula Kanthi Kumari worked at the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. She has one younger brother, Mahesh Wickramasinghe.
She completed primary education at Basilica Maha Vidyalaya, Ragama and then secondary education at
St. Paul's Girls School in the
Milagiriya
Milagiriya is a district of Colombo city in Sri Lanka. The area took its name from the Sinhalised form of the Portuguese word ''milagre'' (miracle). The Portugal, Portuguese built a Roman Catholic Church there.
History
The writer Frederick Me ...
district of
Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...
. After finishing school times, she followed a course in medicine conducted by The Ministry of Health Care and Nutrition. and began her career as a news presenter for
Derana TV
Derana TV is a Sri Lankan private entertainment terrestrial television channel broadcasting in Sri Lanka. Launched on 11 October 2005, it is one of the most popular television networks in the country. Its main transmission tower is on the Kikili ...
and then as a news presenter at Sri Satellite TV.
Career
She started to act in stage dramas such as Daya Wayaman's 2002 production ''Neinage Suduwa'' conducted by the Sudarshi Institute and acted in Shakespeare dramas as "Desdemona" in ''Othello'' and as "Gertrude" in ''Hamlet''.
Her first television appearance came through the television drama ''Katu Imbula'', directed by Sudath Rohana.
She became popular with the role "Dhananjana" in serial ''Jeewithe Lassanai'' and role "Dedunu" in serial ''Ithin Ita Passe''. In 2010, she won the Most Popular Tele Drama Actress award at the Sumathi award ceremony for that role.
Her maiden cinema appearance came through film ''Uyanata Mal Genna'' directed by Chandrarathna Mapitigama.
However, the film is not yet released. Her first screened film is 2012 film ''Wassane Senehasa'' directed by Densil Jayaweera.
She hosted the television reality program ''Ranaviru Real Star'' telecast by Rupavahini.
Selected stage dramas
* ''Maraka Linde Sawariyak (Director - Chalaka Ranasooriya)''
* ''Raja Man Wahala (Director - Chamika Hathlahawatta )''
* ''Thunsiya Heta Eka (361) (Director - Udayasiri Wikramarathna)''
* ''Rathu Wes Muhuna - Oedipus (Director - Priyankara Rathnayaka)''
Selected television serials
* ''
Ahanna Kenek Na - Can You Hear Me''
* ''Arumawanthi''
* ''Dewana Maw''
* ''Fenshui Gedara''
* ''Gamane Ya''
* ''Hadawathe Kathawa''
* ''Ithin Eta Passe''
* ''Jeewithe Lassanai''
* ''Kota Uda Mandira''
* ''Maya Sakmana''
* ''Nadu Ahana Walawwa''
* ''Nisala Sanda Numba''
* ''Nodath Desheka Arumawanthi''
* ''Pathini''
* ''Peramaga Salakunu''
* ''Pingala Danawwa''
* ''Piyavi''
* ''Sewwandi''
* ''Sihina Samagama''
* ''Sil''
* ''
Sudu Andagena Kalu Awidin
''Sudu Andagena Kalu Awidin'' ( si, සුදු ඇඳගෙන කළු ඇවිදින්) also known as ''Sudu Adagena Kalu Awidin'' is a Sri Lankan television series starring Dulan Manjula Liyanage, Chandani Seneviratne, Michelle Dilhara ...
''
* ''Sundarai Premaya''
* ''Suriya Sunera''
* ''Thriloka''
* ''Udu Sulanga''
* ''Uthuwankande Sura Saradiel''
* ''Veeduru Malak''
* ''Walakulu''
Filmography
References
External links
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මිදි ඇඹුල් කියලා නරියෙකුත් කිව්වා... Umayangana Wickramasinghe
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Sri Lankan film actresses
1980 births
Living people