# Suvineetha Weerasinghe

Suvineetha Weerasinghe (born May 19, 1947 as සුවිනීතා වීරසිංහ) [Sinhala]), is an actress 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's adaptation of Anton Chekhov'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.
| Year | Film | Role |
| 1962 | Suhada Divi Piduma | |
| 1963 | Sudu Sande Kalu Wala | Wasanthi |
| 1964 | Samajaye Api Okkoma Samanai | Ranjani |
| 1965 | Sudo Sudu | Heen Menika |
| 1966 | Delovak Athara | Chitra Karunaratne |
| 1971 | Welikathara | Geetha Randeniya, ASP's wife |
| 1975 | Sikuruliya | Vandigeera Arachchilage Namali Kanthilatha |
| 1976 | Loka Horu | |
| 1976 | Hulavali | Subha |
| 1977 | Sakunthala | |
| 1978 | Siri Pathula | Menaka |
| 1978 | Anupama | Anupama |
| 1978 | Saara | |
| 1980 | Sasaraka Pathum | Doctor Shanthi |
| 1980 | Ektam Ge | Devika |
| 1982 | Malata Noena Bambaru | |
| 1983 | Sandamali | Sandamali |
| 1983 | Thuththiri Mal | |
| 1984 | Jaya Sikurui | |
| 1984 | Sathi Pooja | Mrs. Wijesekara |
| 1985 | Yuganthaya | Nalika, Kabilana's wife |
| 1985 | Channai Kello Dennai | |
| 1987 | Janelaya | Mrs. Fernando |
| 1997 | Bawa Duka | Arachchi hamine |
| 1997 | Bawa Karma | Arachchi hamine |
| 1998 | Dehena | |
| 2000 | Hansa Vilapaya | |
| 2000 | Pem Kekula | |
| 2001 | Daru Upatha | |
| 2004 | Mille Soya | Maxi's Mother |
| 2004 | Rajjumala | |
| 2010 | Ira Handa Yata | Herath Manike |
| 2017 | Bandhanaya | Selestina |
| 2018 | Wassanaye Sanda | Sandesh's mother |
| TBD | Sihina Lowak Soya | |

## Awards
### Presidential Film Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1985 | Sathi Pooja | Merit Award | Won |