Sarasaviya Best Actress Award

The Sarasaviya Best Actress Award is presented annually by the weekly Sarasaviya newspaper in collaboration with the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited at the Sarasaviya Awards Festival.

The award was first given in 1964. Frequent winners include Swarna Mallawarachchi (5), Anoja Weerasinghe (4) and Geetha Kumarasinghe (4).

Following is a list of the winners of this prestigious title since then.

Year Actress Film
2020 Nita Fernando Paanshu
2019 Samadhi Laksiri Dekala Purudu Kenek
2018 Not Awarded '
2017 Samanalee Fonseka Premaya Nam
2016 Pooja Umashankar Sarigama
2015 Anjali Patil Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka [1]
2008 Dulani Anuradha Aba
2007 Sangeetha Weeraratne Uppalawanna
2006 Chandani Seneviratne Uduganyamaya
2005 Dilhani Asokamala Sudu Kalu Saha Alu
2004 Geetha Kumarasinghe Ran Diya Dahara
2003 Damitha Abeyratne Sulang Kirilli
2002 Nithyawani Kandasami Punchi Suranganawi
2001 Sangeetha Weeraratne Aswesuma
2000 Geetha Kumarasinghe Rajya Sevaya Pinisai
1999
1998 Swarna Mallawarachchi Channa Kinnari
1997 Swarna Mallawarachchi Bawa Duka
1996 Geetha Kumarasinghe Loku Duwa
1995 Irangani Serasinghe Pawana Ralu Wiya
1994 Anoja Weerasinghe Surabi Dena
1993 Sriyani Amarasena Kula Geya
1992 Anoja Weerasinghe Keli Madala
1991 Geetha Kumarasinghe Palama Yata
1990 Anoja Weerasinghe Siri Medura
1989 Swarna Mallawarachchi Sagara Jalaya
1988 Sabeetha Perera Podi Wije
1987 Anoja Weerasinghe Maldeniye Simion
1986 Swarna Mallawarachchi Suddilage Kathawa
1985 Sabeetha Perera Deweni Gamani
1984 Swarna Mallawarachchi Dadayama
1983 Malini Fonseka Yasa Isuru
1982 Malini Fonseka Aradhana
1981 Vasanthi Chathurani Ganga Addara
1980 Malini Fonseka Hingana Kolla
1970 Swarna Kahawita Binaramalee
1969 Anula Karunathilake Golu Hadawatha
1968 Punya Heendeniya Ran Salu
1967 Irangani Serasinghe Oba Dutu Da
1966
1965 Sobani Amarasinghe Getawarayo
1964 Punya Heendeniya Gamperaliya
  1. ^ Inayathullah, Husna. "The 33rd Sarasaviya Film Awards 2016 culminates with : A star-studded night | Sunday Observer". Sundayobserver.lk. Retrieved 2016-12-20.