Ramya Wanigasekara was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television.
11 Facts About Ramya Wanigasekara
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Ramya Wanigasekara's father, from Hettimulla, Kegalle was an estate superintendent and her mother was from Eheliyagoda.
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Ramya Wanigasekara had two elder sisters, two elder brothers and two younger brothers.
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Ramya Wanigasekara started primary education at Ampe Maha Vidyalaya, Kotiyakumbura.
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Ramya Wanigasekara started primary education at St Andrew's College, Nawalapitiya and secondary education at Kingswood College, Kandy.
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Ramya Wanigasekara entered drama as a stage playback singer with the 1974 stage play Hewayo produced by Chandi Gunathilake.
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Ramya Wanigasekara acted in that play in some accidental moments.
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Ramya Wanigasekara played the role "Matilda" in Kelani Palama for 41 consecutive years.
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In 1983, Ramya Wanigasekara was a member of the first drama group of Dharmasena Pathiraja's documentary Gangulen Egodata on epilepsy.
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In 2019, The Janabhimani or Hela Maha Rawana Rajabhimani Awards Ceremony was held at the Jasmine Auditorium at the BMICH where Ramya Wanigasekara won the Best Service Award.
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Ramya Wanigasekara died on 8 March 2024, at the age of 73, while undergoing treatment at the Colombo National Hospital.