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Sonia Dissanayake
Mary Felicia Perera (born June 7, 1944, :si:සෝනියා දිසා, සෝනියා දිසා) [Sinhala]), popularly as Sonia Dissanayake or known professionally as Sonia Disa, is a former actress in Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan cinema. Starting her career in 1962, Disa became one of the most popular film actresses in Sri Lanka in the 1970s and 1980s. Apart from acting, she also produced 17 films and worked as a costume designer. Personal life Disa was born on 7 June 1944 in Kotahena, Colombo as Mary Felicia Perera. She was married to Karu Dissanayake, who was also a film actor and made his film debut with ''Soorayangeth Sooraya'', later acting in popular films including ''Weli Kathara'', ''Thushara'' and ''Janaka Saha Manju''. He died on 17 November 2009. Disa lives in Australia with her two children, Udaya and Harshani, and her three grandchildren. In 2017, Sonia was hospitalized due to a sudden heart attack. She recovered successfully after surgery. Career D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotahena
Kotahena is a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and is known as ''Colombo 13''. Places of worship Local houses of worship include: * St. Lucia's Cathedral (1881), Catholic * St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade, St. Anthony's Shrine, Catholic *St. Thomas' Church, Colombo, St. Thomas' Church, Anglican *Wolvendaal Church, the oldest Protestant church in Sri Lanka, was built from 1749-1756.Stefan Loose: ''Sri Lanka'', p. 158. Berlin 2023 Sports venues Kotahena is also home to the Sugathadasa Stadium, the country's national athletics stadium. Schools *Cathedral Mix School *Good Shepherd Convent, Colombo, Good Shepherd Convent *Good Shepherd Girls Maha Vidyalaya *Kotahena Muslim Vidiyalaya *St. Anthony's Boys College *St. Benedict's College, Colombo, St. Benedict's College *St. Lucia's College, Colombo, St. Lucia's College *Vivekananda College *Wolvendhal Girls High School References Populated places in Western Province, Sri Lanka {{WesternLK-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
