Suvineetha Weerasinghe

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. 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. • 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=== ==References==