Warnakulasuriya Uswaththa Liyanage Sabeetha Janaki Perera (born December 1, 1962) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and old Lollywood cinema of Pakistan. She is the most successful female superstar during the '80s and '90s in Sinhala cinema. Sabeetha has received a number of awards for her acting, including the

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, OCIC, Presidential and the Swarna Shanka.

Personal life

Sabeetha was born on 1 December 1962 as the third of the four daughters to famous actor and director Anthony Stanley Perera and famous actress

Girley Gunawardana Dona Girley Grace Gunawardana (born 15 November 1935 – died 11 March 2012 as ගර්ලි ගුණවර්ධන) inhala, popularly as Girley Gunawardana, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema. She is the mother of popular actress Sabeeth ...

. She has two elder sisters - Sandya, Sadna and one younger sister, Chandima. They lived in mother's home town, Mount Lavinia in early days and attended to Visakha Montessori for primary education and then to Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo. After few years, they moved to father's home town Wennappuwa and completed her secondary education from Holy Family Convent, Wennappuwa. She is married to Upali Jayasinghe, the managing director of D.P. Jayasinghe and the company.

Acting career

Sabeetha started her cinema career at the age of 3 years, when he played the role of daughter in her own father's film ''Ivasana Dana''. Then she acted as the daughter of her own mother in the film ''Hathara Kendaraya''. After the role in Yasapalitha Nanayakkara's film `''Rosy'', Sabeetha staged Pakistani film career. The Sinhala titled ''Sadaakal Randeva'' which was based on the novel ''Never say Good Bye'' screened in Pakistan as ''Kabi Al Vidana Kena''. The film became a blockbuster hit in both countries as well. This induced Pakistani film makers to introduce Sabeetha for further Pakistani films and she completed 17 Urdu films at the end. Sabita joins Pakistani cinema in 1986 to win Best Actress at the Alsakar Film Festival in Pakistan that same year for her Urdu film ''Nadiya''. After her first Pakistani film ''Sadaakal Randeva'', she then acted many Pakistani films such as ''Nadiya'', ''Zameen Aur Aasman'', ''Sabke Baap'', ''Mashbu'', ''Aagh Hi Aagh'', ''Ruby'', ''Donkaraya'', ''Ayya Nago'', ''Sebaliyo'', ''Okkoma Hawul'' and ''Chandi Kello''. Some of these are collaborated production works by Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Sabeetha won most popular award at Pakistan film festival for her role in the film ''Bobby''. She also awarded with Al-Shakar Award for the Best Actress at the festival for her role in film ''Nadiya''. The first dramatic role of Sabeetha came through the film ''Deveni Gamana''. For the role, she was awarded with Best Actress at the 1985 Sarasaviya Awards. Then her critically acclaimed roles came through ''Viragaya'' and ''Sisisa Gini Gani'' films. The role Bathee in ''Viragaya'' and Annette in ''Sisila Gini Gani'' are rated as the best ever roles played by Sabeetha. Though she actively engaged in cinema industry more often, she also acted few television serials, such as ''Ran Kahawanu'', ''Pitagamkarayo'', ''Esala Kaluwara'', ''Akala Sandya'' and ''Bharyawo''. Sabeetha also acted in the stage drama ''Age Nama Rathi''.

Filmography

* No. denotes the Number of Sri Lankan film in the Sri Lankan cinema.

Awards

Sarasavi Awards

, - , , 1985 , , , ''Deveni Gamana'' , , Best Actress Award , , , - , , 1987 , , , , , Most Poppular Actress , , , - , , 1989 , , , , , Most Poppular Actress , ,

Presidential Awards

, - , , , , , , , Up and Coming Actress Award , , , - , , 1988 , , , ''Podi Wije'' , , Best Actress Award , , , - , , 1992 , , , ''Sisila Gini Gani'' , , Best Actress Award , ,

Derana Sunsilk Film Awards

, - , , 2016 , , , ''Address Na'' , , Best Actress in a Supportive Role , ,

Pakistani Film Corporation

, - , , 2008 , , , , , Special Award for Contribution , ,

References

External links

Court case against Sabeetha and her husband

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