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Sabeetha Perera
Sabeetha Perera
සබීතා පෙරේරා
Born	Warnakulasuriya Uswattha Liyanage Sabeetha Janaki Perera; 1 December 1962 (age 61); Wennappuwa, Sri Lanka
Education	Visakha Vidyalaya
Occupation	Film actress
Years active	1967 – present
Spouse	Don Upali Jayasinghe (m. 1998)
Children	1
Parents	Stanley Perera (father); Girley Gunawardana (mother);
Awards	Sarasaviya Best Actress Award ; Sarasaviya Most Popular Actress Award
Website	Sabeetha Perera on Facebook

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 Sarasaviya, OCIC, Presidential and the Swarna Shanka.^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

She is married to Upali Jayasinghe, the managing director of D.P. Jayasinghe and the company.^[4]

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.^[3] 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.^[3]

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.^[5] 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.^[5]

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.^[5]

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.^[5]

Filmography

No. denotes the Number of Sri Lankan film in the Sri Lankan cinema.^[6]

Year	No.	Film	Role	Ref.
1967	157	Hathara Kendare	Daughter
1967	174	Iwasana Dana	Daughter
1968	Kannada	Goa Dalli CID 999
1977	379	Tom Pachaya	Young Chaminda
1979	Tamil	Nangooram	Meena
1980	464	Sabeetha	Sabeetha
1981	500	Bangali Walalu	Yaso
1982	505	Sanda	Sanda
1982	510	Sakvithi Suwaya	Violet
1982	519	Sanasanna Ma
1982	526	Kiri Suwanda	Secretary
1982	537	Paramitha	Chammi
1982	539	Nawatha Hamuwemu	Neetha
1983	545	Chandira	Chandira
1983	549	Siv Ranga Sena
1983	560	Hasthi Viyaruwa	Yaso
1983	571	Monara Thenna 2
1984	580	Adare Geethaya	Iresha
1984	581	Deveni Gamana	Sujatha
1984	592	Podi Ralahami
1984	Pakistani	Bobby
1984	598	Ammai Duwai
1984	605	Ara Soysa	Shanthi
1985	612	Mihidum Salu	Sumedha
1985	616	Araliya Mal	Nangi
1985	617	Raththaran Kanda
1985	633	Sadakal Randewa
1985	620	Channai Kello Dennai
1985	626	Rosy
1985	634	Kiri Maduwal
1986	635	Yali Hamuwennai	Ranji
1986	641	Dushyanthi	Dushyanthi
1987	654	Hitha Honda Chandiya	Kusala
1987	658	Podi Wije
1987	663	Kawuluwa
1987	667	Viragaya	Bathee	^[7]
1987	669	Dhonkaraya
1988	671	Rasa Rahasak	Ruvini
1988	672	Ayya Nago
1988	684	Wana Rajina
1989	685	Mamai Raja	Ruwanika
1989	695	Sebaliyo
1989	691	Nommara 17	Vasanthi / Vasanthi's mother (Double Acting)
1990	697	Dase Mal Pipila
1990	698	Thanha Asha	Lalani
1990	711	Chandi Raja
1991	717	Uthura Dakuna	Sabeetha
1991	723	Obata Pamanai Adare
1991	730	Love In Bangkok	Roshen, Shalika
1991	734	Cheriyo Doctor	Surangi
1991	739	Bambara Kalpaya
1991	743	Sisila Gini Gani	Annette
1992	746	Raja Daruwo	Sharine Jayasekara
1992	747	Bajar Eke Chandiya
1992	749	Sakvithi Raja
1992	750	Sakkara Suththara
1992	753	Chandi Rajina
1992	758	Okkoma Kanapita	Manika
1992	765	Sinhayangeth Sinhaya	Neetha	^[8]
1992	767	Rajek Wage Puthek
1993	768	Ottui Baruwata
1993	769	Chaya	Chaya Jayasinghe
1993	776	Sasara Sarisarana Thek Oba Mage
1993	778	Surayan Athara Veeraya	Nirmala
1993	780	Come O Go Chicago	Mali
1993	784	Bambasara Bisaw
1993	791	Madara Parasathu
1994	Pakistani	Zameen Aasmaan	Sabeetha
1994	804	Sujatha
1994	813	Athma	Athma / Subha
1994	818	Hello My Darling
1994	Pakistani	Sab Ke Baap
1995	829	Wairayen Wairaya
1995	823	Chandi Kello
1995	830	Demodara Palama	Manori	^[9]
1995	832	Chitti
1995	839	Cheriyo Captain	Varuni
1996	852	Veediye Veeraya
1996	855	Saba Mihtura
1996		Mana Mohini	Mohini 'Sangeetha' / Rajiv's Aunt
1996	854	Bawa Sasara
1997	English	Blendings
1997	Tamil	Isai Payanam
1998	896	Vimukthi
1999	925	Mandakini		^[10]
1999	927	Okkoma Kapatiyo
2000	942	Sanda Yahanata	Viveka	^[11]
2001	950	Oba Koheda Priye	Nilmini and Nimmi	^[12]
2001	951	Oba Magema Wewa	Poornaa
2002	993	Sathkampa	Kumari	^[13]
2003	1002	Vala In London	Nayomi
2007	1091	Hai Master
2008	1111	Aba	Princess Unmaada Chithra
2009	1120	Dancing Star
2010		Kawulu Dora		^[14]
2015	1233	Maharaja Ajasath	Kosala Devi
2015	1238	Address Na	Mudukkuwe Sandya