Suvineetha Weerasinghe (born May 19, 1947 as
සුවිනීතා වීරසිංහ)
inhala, is an
actress
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in
Sri Lankan cinema theater and television. Highly versatile actress with a career spanning more than five decades, Weerasinghe has portrayed many critically acclaimed films such as ''Sikuruliya'', ''Welikathara'', ''Yuganthaya'' and ''Sudo Sudu''.
Personal life
Her father was an ex-gunman in the Army and her mother was a housewife. She started junior school at Buddhist Girls College in Mount Lavinia until grade 5 and then attended to Dehiwela Madya Maha Vidyalaya.
At the school, she was an athlete and a strong netball shooter. She also completed all three stages of Kandyan dancing at school times. After finishing school, she enrolled at Indigenous Medical College for a four-year course. However, while studying in the third year, Weerasinghe quit medical college and entered the cinema industry.
She was first married to the late
Tissa Abeysekara, who was a renowned director in Sinhala cinema. She has one son from her second marriage with Sarath Kongahage. Her son Devinda Kongahage is also a director in Sinhala cinema.
Acting career
In television, she acted in some critically acclaimed serials such as
H. D. Premaratne's ''Sandun Gira Gini Ganee'' and
Dharmasena Pathiraja
Pathiraja Navaratne Wanninayake Mudiyanselage Ranjith Dharmasena (28 March 1943 – 28 January 2018) was a Sri Lankan film director and screenwriter. He has been referred to as a 'rebel with a cause', an ‘''enfant terrible'' of the '70s', and ...
's adaptation of
Anton Chekhov
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's ''Lady with the Little Dog''.
Selected television serials
* ''Bim Kaluwara''
* ''Kaluwara Anduna''
* ''Nonimi Yathra''
* ''Piniwassa''
* ''Ran Dalambuwo''
* ''Sandun Giri Gini Ganee''
* ''Wansakkarayo''
Beyond acting
She was one of the judges reality show ''Guwan Prathibha Prabha'' in the drama category.
She contested from National List of Democratic National Alliance in 2010 General Election.
Filmography
Her maiden cinematic experience came through 1962 film ''Suhada Divi Piduma'', directed by
Robin Tampoe. Some of her popular films are ''Sudo Sudu'', ''Sikuruliya'' ''Anupama'' and ''Welikathara''.
Awards
Presidential Film Awards
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, , 1985 , , , ''Sathi Pooja'' , , Merit Award
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References
External links
සුවිනීතා වීරසිංහ - Suvinitha WeerasingheDistribution of spectacles for needy people
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Living people
Sri Lankan film actresses
1947 births