Samantha Epasinghe (Sinhala: සමන්තා ඈපාසිංහ; 11 April 1967 – 3 October 2021), also known as Samantha Diyasena Liyanage, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television.[1]
Samantha Epasinghe | |
|---|---|
| සමන්තා ඈපාසිංහ | |
| Born | 11 April 1967 |
| Died | 3 October 2021 (aged 54) Horana Base Hospital, Horana, Sri Lanka |
| Education | Dharmapala College, Pannipitiya |
| Occupation | Actress |
Career
editEpasinghe began her acting career with the play 'Muhuda Mudra' and was joined on the small screen by Lucien Bulathsinhala and Bandula Vithanage.[2] She acted in teledramas and few films in her career. She won the Best Emerging Award at the 21st Sarasaviya Awards in 1993 for her performance in the film Rajek Wage Puthek (1992).[3]
Filmography
edit- 1990 - Walavuve Hanu
- 1991 - Kelimadala
- 1992 - Sathya
- 1992 - Sayanaye Shihinaya
- 1992 - Rajek Wage Puthek
- 1994 - Vijaya Geetha
- 1996 - Thunweni Aha
- 1996 - Loku Duwa
- 1996 - Sihina Vimane Raja Kumari
- 1997 - Puthuni Mata Wasana
- 1997 - Raththaran Minihek
- 2008 - Ai Oba Thaniwela
Death
editShe died on 3 October 2021, at the age of 54 from COVID-19.[4] She underwent treatment at the Horona Base Hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19 and illness.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sinhala Cinema Database". www.films.lk. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ Chinthaka (3 October 2021). "සිනමා, ටෙලි නිළි සමන්තා ඈපාසිංහ කොවිඞ් ආසාදිතව මියයයි". Divaina. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Sinhala Cinema Database". www.films.lk. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ kelum. "Actress Samantha Epasinghe succumbs to Covid-19". www.srilankamirror.com. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "රංගන ශිල්පිනී සමන්තා ඈපාසිංහ දිවි රඟ මඩලෙන් බැස යයි". www.lankadeepa.lk (in Sinhala). Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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