Umayangana Wickramasinghe
{{short description|Sri Lankan actress and presenter}}
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| name = Umayangana Wickramasinghe
උමයංගනා වික්රමසිංහ
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|10|24}}
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| birth_place = Borella, Sri Lanka
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| nationality = Sri Lankan
| education = Ragama Basilica Maha Vidyalaya
St. Paul's Girls School, Milagiriya
| years_active = 2002–present
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| father = Sunil Wickramasinghe
| mother = Anula Kanthi Kumari
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| awards = Most Popular Actress
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| occupation = Actress, Dramatist, TV host
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Umayangana Wickramasinghe (born 24 October 1980 {{langx|si|උමයංගනා වික්රමසිංහ}}) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television as well as a television host.{{cite web | url=http://www.nfc.gov.lk/artist/umayangana-wickramasinghe-235/ | title=Actresses in Sinhala cinema - Umayangana Wickramasinghe | publisher=National Film Corporation Of Sri Lanka | access-date=30 October 2019}}{{cite web | url=https://srilankamirror.com/entertainment-mirror/12555-society-drifting-away-from-tv-umayangana | title=Society drifting away from TV - Umayangana | publisher=srilankamirror | access-date=30 October 2019}} She is best known for the role in television serials Ithin Ita Passe{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090215/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_04.html | title='Ithin Eeta Passe' telecast hundredth episode | publisher=Sunday Times| access-date=25 April 2019}} and Jeewithe Lassanai.{{cite web | url=http://gossip.hirufm.lk/36571/2019/08/umayangana-wickramasinghe.html | title=Chat with Umayangana Wickramasinghe | publisher=uslanka | access-date=30 October 2019}}{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8910982/ | title=Umayangana Wickramasinghe films | publisher=IMDb | access-date=30 October 2019}}
Personal life
She was born on 24 October 1980 in Borella as the eldest of the family. Her father Sunil Wickramasinghe worked at the Sri Lanka Railways and mother Anula Kanthi Kumari worked at the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.{{cite web | url=http://uslanka.net/2015/02/12/umayangana-unraveled/ | title=Umayangana Unraveled | publisher=uslanka | access-date=30 October 2019}} She has one younger brother, Mahesh Wickramasinghe.
She completed primary education at Basilica Maha Vidyalaya, Ragama and then secondary education at St. Paul's Girls School in the Milagiriya district of Colombo. After finishing school times, she followed a course in medicine conducted by The Ministry of Health Care and Nutrition. and began her career as a news presenter for Derana TV and then as a news presenter at Sri Satellite TV.{{cite web |title=News presenter turned actress |url=https://www.nation.lk/2010/03/07/enter.htm |access-date=25 April 2019 |publisher=The Nation}}
Career
She started to act in stage dramas such as Daya Wayaman's 2002 production Neinage Suduwa{{cite web | url=http://gossip.hirufm.lk/27284/2018/10/umayangana-wickramasinghe.html | title=අම්මා නැතිවෙච්ච මුල් කාලයේ ඒ දුක - Umayangana | publisher=Hiru FM | access-date=25 April 2019}} conducted by the Sudarshi Institute and acted in Shakespeare dramas as "Desdemona" in Othello and as "Gertrude" in Hamlet.
Her first television appearance came through the television drama Katu Imbula, directed by Sudath Rohana. She became popular with the role "Dhananjana" in serial Jeewithe Lassanai{{cite web | url=http://papper.gossiplankahotnews.com/2015/08/umayangana-wickrama-singhe.html?m=1 | title=No regrets | publisher=gossiplankahotnews | access-date=25 April 2019}}{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/071111/TV/tv-times000013.html | title='Jeewithaya Lassanai' records 250th episode | publisher=Sunday Times | access-date=30 October 2019}} and role "Dedunu" in serial Ithin Ita Passe.{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/081005/TV/sundaytvtimes_08.html | title=Dedunu-Kelum love story in miniscreen | publisher=Sunday Times| access-date=25 April 2019}} In 2010, she won the Most Popular Tele Drama Actress award at the Sumathi award ceremony for that role.{{cite web | url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2010/10/20/art12.asp | title=Star studded tele night| work=Daily News| access-date=25 April 2019}}
Her maiden cinema appearance came through film Uyanata Mal Genna directed by Chandrarathna Mapitigama. However, the film is not yet released. Her first screened film is 2012 film Wassane Senehasa directed by Densil Jayaweera.{{cite web | url=http://www.films.lk/ArtistDetails.php?id=3554 | title=Umayangana Wickramasinghe films | publisher=Sinhala Cinema Database| access-date=25 April 2019}}{{cite web | url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2011/02/07/fea10.asp | title=Umayangana and Sandali enter reel | work=Daily News | access-date=25 April 2019}}
She hosted the television reality program Ranaviru Real Star telecast by Rupavahini.{{cite web | url=http://gossips.lkactress.com/2011/03/01/i-like-it-but-no-time-umayangana-wickramasinghe/ | title=I like it, but No time | publisher=lkactress | access-date=25 April 2019}}
= Selected stage dramas=
- Maraka Linde Sawariyak (Director - Chalaka Ranasooriya){{cite web | url=http://rangahala.lk/maraka-lide-sawariyak/ | title=Maraka Lide Sawariyak | publisher=rangahala | access-date=25 April 2019}}
- Raja Man Wahala (Director - Chamika Hathlahawatta ){{cite web | url=https://www.lionelwendt.org/archive-singlepage.html?show_id=110 | title=Raja Man Wahala (King, I am the Slave) | publisher=Lionel Wendt | access-date=25 April 2019}}
- Thunsiya Heta Eka (361) (Director - Udayasiri Wikramarathna){{cite web | url=https://www.pressreader.com/sri-lanka/sunday-times-sri-lanka/20180624/284395559937469 | title=Play on media in Punchi Theater | publisher=Sunday Times | access-date=25 July 2019}}
- Rathu Wes Muhuna - Oedipus (Director - Priyankara Rathnayaka)
= Selected television serials=
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- Ahanna Kenek Na {{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/news/2020/07/30/18137/සුනිල්-කොස්තා-අහන්න-කෙනෙක්-නෑ-අරඹයි |title='Ahanna Kenek Na' by Sunil Costa |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=26 September 2019}}
- Arumawanthi
- Dewana Maw {{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/070916/TV/tv-times000016.html |title='Dewana Maw': A campaign against cruelty to animals |publisher=Sunday Times |access-date=11 December 2019}}
- Fenshui Gedara
- Gamane Ya
- Hadawathe Kathawa
- Ithin Eta Passe{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/080803/TV/sundaytvtimes_06.html | title=Comic story comes to miniscreen | publisher=Sunday Times| access-date=25 April 2019}}
- Jeewithe Lassanai{{cite web | url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2008/03/25/fea15.asp | title=Life is beautiful indeed! | work=Daily News| access-date=25 April 2019}}
- Kota Uda Mandira
- Maya Sakmana
- Nadu Ahana Walawwa{{cite web | url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2009/09/16/art18.asp | title=Mapitigama brings Nadu Ahana Walawwa | work=Daily News | access-date=25 April 2019}}
- Nisala Sanda Numba{{cite web | url=http://gossip.hirufm.lk/13767/2017/02/umayangana-wickramasinghe.html | title=I never care about gossips | publisher=Hiru FM | access-date=25 April 2019}}
- Nodath Desheka Arumawanthi{{cite web | url=https://www.pressreader.com/sri-lanka/sunday-times-sri-lanka/20161030/284107795951153 | title=A mystery house and mystery tale | publisher=Sunday Times| access-date=25 April 2019}}
- Pathini {{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/080427/TV/tv-times00008.html |title=Lal back in the saddle again |publisher=Sunday Times |access-date=12 December 2019}}
- Peramaga Salakunu {{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/070429/TV/010tv.html |title='Peramaga Salakunu'; a voice to women |publisher=Sunday Times |access-date=10 December 2019}}
- Pingala Danawwa
- Piyavi {{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/120513/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_7.html | title='Piyavi' brings a fresh plot | access-date=31 December 2019}}
- Sewwandi{{cite web |url=http://archives.sarasaviya.lk/2012/04/05/_art.asp?fn=sa12040519&pn=20 |title=සෙව්වන්දි රුවන්පුරේ දී ඇරැඹේ |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=29 March 2019}}
- Sihina Samagama
- Sil{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/070916/TV/tv-times000017.html | title='Sil' tells the tale of the good and the bad | publisher=Sunday Times| access-date=25 April 2019}}
- Sudu Andagena Kalu Awidin{{cite web |url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/news-features/Sudu-andagena-kalu-awidin-99-episodes-of-reality/131-174995 |title='Sudu andagena kalu awidin' 99 episodes of realityේ |publisher=Daily Mirror |access-date=29 March 2019}}
- Sundarai Premaya
- Suriya Sunera
- Thriloka
- Udu Sulanga
- Uthuwankande Sura Saradiel{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060416/tv/4.html | title=Sudath seeks new talent for 'Saradiel' | work=Sunday Times | access-date=September 20, 2019}}
- Veeduru Malak
- Walakulu {{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/070107/TV/007tv.html |title='Walakulu' make a move on Rupavahini |publisher=Sunday Times |access-date=10 November 2019}}
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Filmography
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External links
- {{cite news | url=http://www.island.lk/2010/02/09/news14.html | title=Visiting celebrities add spice to Sri Lankan I-Day celebrations | date=9 February 2010 | newspaper=The Island | access-date=4 November 2019 }}
- {{cite news | url=http://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2014/08/24/spo21.asp | title=Battle Zone on air on CSN from 30th August | date=24 August 2014 | newspaper=Sunday Observer | access-date=4 November 2019 }}
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