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Maureen Hingert Facts

Maureen Neliya Hingert (born January 9) is a Sri Lankan dancer, model and actress. She is the only Sri Lankan representative to win an award at a Miss Universe pageant after finishing as the runner-up at the 1955 event.

Maria Colombage Facts

Romanthi Maria Colombage (born May 19, 1984) is a model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Sri Lanka and represented Sri Lanka in Miss World 2007 in China. Colombage is one of the most successful model’s in Sri Lanka. She has done fashion shows in

Yolande Bavan Facts

Yolande Bavan (born June 1, 1942 in Ceylon) is a singer and actress.

Joe Abeywickrama Facts

Gammana Patabendige Don John “Joe” Abeywickrama (Sinhala:ජෝ අබේවික්‍රම) (22 June 1927 – 21 September 2011), known as Joe Abeywickrama, was an award-winning Sri Lankan actor. He began acting in 1955 and achieved fame as a com

Prasanna Vithanage Facts

Born in 1962, Prasanna Vithanage became involved in theatre on leaving school. He translated and directed Bernard Shaw’s “Arms and the Man” in 1986, and Dario Fo’s “Trumpets and Raspberries” in 1991. In 1992, he directed his first film “Sisila Gini G

Rosy Senanayake Facts

Bernadine Rose Senanayake (known as Rosy Senanayake) (née Ramanayake; born 5 January 1958), MP is a Sri Lankan politician, current Prime Minister’s Spokesperson and the Deputy Head of the Prime Minister’s Office for Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasing

Dav Whatmore Facts

Davenell Frederick “Dav” Whatmore (born 16 March 1954) is a Sri Lankan-born former Australian cricketer and current coach.

Chandrika Kumaratunga Facts

Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (Sinhalese: චන්ද්‍රිකා බණ්ඩාරනායක කුමාරතුංග,Tamil: சந்திரிகா பண்டாரநாயக்கே குமாரதுங்கா; bor

Yashoda Wimaladharma Facts

Yashoda Wimaladharma is an award-winning Sri Lankan film and teledrama actress.

Ranasinghe Premadasa Facts

Sri Lankabhimanya Ranasinghe Premadasa (Sinhala: රණසිංහ ප්‍රේමදාස,Tamil: ரணசிங்க பிரேமதாசா; 23 June 1924 – 1 May 1993) was the third President of Sri Lanka from 2 January 1989 to 1 May 1

Thenmozhi Rajaratnam Facts

Thenmozhi “Gayatri” Rajaratnam aka Dhanu (Tamil: தேன்மொழி “காயத்திரி” ராசரத்தினம்; died 21 May 1991) was the assassin who killed Rajiv Gandhi, herself, and 14 others in a suicide bombing on 21 M

Arjuna Ranatunga Facts

Arjuna Ranatunga (Sinhalese: අර්ජුන රණතුංග; born 1 December 1963) is a Sri Lankan politician, former international cricketer and cricket administrator. He served as the captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team for much of the 19