Geetha Kumarasinghe | |
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| ගීතා කුමාරසිංහ கீதா குமாரசிங்க | |
| Minister of State for Women and Child Affairs | |
| Assumed office 8 September 2022 | |
| President | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Prime Minister | Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Minister of State for Cultural and Performing Arts | |
| In office 18 April 2022 – 9 May 2022 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Member of Parliament for Galle District | |
| Assumed office 20 August 2020 | |
| Majority | 63,357 Preferential Votes |
| In office 1 September 2015 – 3 May 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Piyasena Gamage |
| Majority | 63,955 Preferential Votes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kumara Vidugalage Dona Geetha Samanmalee Kumarasinghe 5 July 1955 Badulla, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Spouse | Chris Fuhrer Ferdinand (m 1977; div 2018) |
| Residence | Galle |
| Alma mater | Sangamitta Girls College |
| Occupation | Film actress |
| Awards | Sarasaviya Best Actress Award Sarasaviya Most Popular Actress Award |
Kumara Vidugalage Dona Geetha Samanmalee Kumarasinghe (born 5 July 1955: Sinhala: ගීතා කුමාරසිංහ), popularly known as Geetha Kumarasinghe, is a Sri Lankan film actress and Member of a Parliament. She is the current State Minister of Women and Child Affairs.[1]
She made her debut in veteran director K. A. W. Perera's 1975 film, Wasana but it was Neil Rupasinghe's Lassana Kella which was released first. Since then, She is often referred to as "the prettiest girl ( සිංහල සිනමාවේ ලස්සන කෙල්ල)" on Sri Lankan silver screen and she has appeared in over 80 movies, winning the Sarasaviya Best Actress Award four times, in 1991, 1996, 2000 and 2004. She has also received the Sarasaviya Most Popular Actress Award several times.