Thesara Jayawardane (Sinhala:තෙසාරා ජයවර්ධන) is a Sri Lankan film and teledrama actress,[6] singer, dancer[3] ,[7] TV Presenter[8] and author.[9][10][11]
Thesara Jayawardane | |
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Nationality | Sri Lankan, New Zealand citizen[1] |
Education | Phd, MPhil, Bsc(Eng.) NZ, LLB(Hons) (London), MA (Kelaniya), MCIM (UK), MSLIM (SL), AMA (USA), AMIE (SL), Dip.M (UK), Chartered Marketer (UK), Attorney-at-law(SL), Notary Public (SL), Commissioner for Oaths (SL), company secretary (SL)[2] |
Occupation | Engineer,[3]Actress,[1] Author[1] |
Known for | Film and teledrama actress,Singer,Dancer , TV Presenter , author, Lecturer and Senior Lecturer UOM |
Children | Jehara, Satara[4] |
Parent(s) | Amara[5] Jayanthi[5] |
Website | FaceBook Page |
Thesara is married to Jeeth Sumedha Samarasekara. The wedding was celebrated at Eagles Lake Side Banquet & Conventional Hall in Attidiya, Ratmalana.[12]
Thesara is a full-time Senior Lecturer at the University of Moratuwa and is also a visiting Lecturer at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CASL), Edulink Campus, Imperial Institute of Higher Education, Saegis Campus and CFPS Law School.[5]
She has won the World Prize for her academic achievements in marketing in 2012. This award was presented to her for the outstanding Performance at the Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing conducted by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK).[1][13]
She won OCIC / SIGNIS tele Award for Best Actress 2008 and the Best Supporting Actress Award in the State National Tele Drama Awards (Rajya Sammana Ulela) for her outstanding role as Fathima in "East is Calling". (Sinhala:නැගෙනහිර වෙරළෙන් ඇසෙනා) .[14]
Her maiden teledrama acting came through Athbhutha Laampuwa directed by Bennette Ratnayake.
Her maiden cinema acting came through 2006 film Sihina Devduwa directed by Suresh Kumarasinghe.[24]
Year | Film | Role | Ref. |
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2006 | Sihina Devduwa | Natasha | [25] |
2006 | Ammawarune | Doctor's wife | |
2007 | Yahaluvo | Meera | |
2008 | Maan | Kethiswaree | |
2009 | Sanda Tharaka | Tharushi | |
2010 | San Sun Inn | Apsara | |
2011 | Kara & Sara | Teesha | |
2014 | Jal & Bari | Inspector Nisha | |
2014 | Sam's Story | Captain Elmo's daughter | [26][27] |
2018 | Vaishnavee | Laxmi's friend | |
2018 | Nidahase Piya DS | Doctor Perera |
Year | Title | ISBN | Notes |
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2011[28] | Sanda Nodutu Tharaka (Sinhala:සඳ නොදුටු තාරකා)[29] | ISBN 978-955-671-462-3 | Sarasavi Publishers |
2014 | Hiru Nodutu Dedunu (Sinhala:හිරු නොදුටු දේදුනු )[29] | ISBN 978-955-671-866-9 | Sarasavi Publishers |
2013 | Hunger Games (Sinhala:කුසගිනි ක්රීඩාව – 1 )[29] | ISBN 978-955-671-795-2 | Sarasavi Publishers Sinhala translation of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins[29] |
2015 | Catching Fire (Sinhala:කුසගිනි ක්රීඩාව – 2 )[29] | ISBN 978-955-671-980-2 | Sarasavi Publishers Sinhala translation of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins[29] |
2016 | Mockingjay (Sinhala:කුසගිනි ක්රීඩාව – 3 )[29] | ISBN 978-955-31-0129-7 | Sarasavi Publishers Sinhala translation of Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins[30] |
2019 | Kalu Samanallu (Sinhala:කළු සමනල්ලු)[29] | ISBN 978-955-46-3543-2 | KBOOKS Publishing (Sinhala:කේබුක්ස් ප්රකාශන)[31] |
2020 | Meherunnisa The Twentieth Wife (Sinhala:මෙහෙරුනීසා ද ට්වෙන්ටියත් වයිෆ්)[29] | ISBN 978-955-46-3538-8 | KBOOKS Publishing (Sinhala:කේබුක්ස් ප්රකාශන)[32] |