Thesara Jayawardane


Thesara Jayawardane is a Sri Lankan film and teledrama actress, singer, dancer
, TV Presenter and author.

Personal life

Thesara is married to Jeeth Sumedha Samarasekara. The wedding was celebrated at Eagles Lake Side Banquet & Conventional Hall in Attidiya, Ratmalana.

Beyond acting

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, Edulink Campus, Imperial Institute of Higher Education, Saegis Campus and CFPS Law School.
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.

Career

She won OCIC / SIGNIS tele Award for Best Actress 2008 and the Best Supporting Actress Award in the State National Tele Drama Awards for her outstanding role as Fathima in "East is Calling".

Television

Her maiden teledrama acting came through Athbhutha Laampuwa directed by Bennette Ratnayake.

Selected television serials

Her maiden cinema acting came through 2006 film Sihina Devduwa directed by Suresh Kumarasinghe.
YearFilmRoleRef.
2006Sihina DevduwaNatasha
2006AmmawaruneDoctor's wife
2007YahaluvoMeera
2008MaanKethiswaree
2009Sanda TharakaTharushi
2010San Sun InnApsara
2011Kara & SaraTeesha
2014Jal & BariInspector Nisha
2014Sam’s StoryCaptain Elmo's daughter
2018VaishnaveeLaxmi's friend
2018Nidahase Piya DSDoctor Perera