Michelle Dilhara

Michelle Dilhara
Born
Hatharasinghege Michelle Dilhara

(1996-05-01) 1 May 1996 (age 28)
Ragama, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationNegombo South International School
Newstead Girls College
Occupation(s)Actress, environmental activist, author, social activist, philanthropist
Years active2016-present
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Parents
  • H. Premawardena (father)
  • E. Jean Stella Fernando (mother)
AwardsMost Popular Actress
Best Upcoming Actress
Websitemichelledilhara.lk

Hatharasinghege Michelle Dilhara (Sinhala: මිෂෙල් දිල්හාරා; born 1 May 1996) is a Sri Lankan actress and an Environmentalist.[1][2] One of the most popular television actresses in Sri Lanka, Dilhara is best known for playing the role of "Ayoma" in the popular television series Sudu Andagena Kalu Awidin[3][4][5][6] Apart from acting, she also engages in various philanthropic activities and is a social activist and an author.[7]

In 2019 Dilhara received the National Youth Icon Award at the World Youth Summit held in New Delhi, India for her book "Social Invisibility is not a Fiction, it Exists" and for her "Theory of Alternative Social Cogwheel".[8][9][10] In 2020 Dilhara won the Best Upcoming Actress award at the Raigam Tele'es awards ceremony for her role in the critically acclaimed serial Sudu Andagena Kalu Awidin.[11] For the same role, she also won the Best Upcoming Actress award at the 2019 Sumathi Awards,[12] as well as won the 15th Sri Lankan Television State Awards in 2021. In 2020, Dilhara was nominated as the Best Actress at the 26th Sumathi Awards for her role "Mahimi" in the television series Can You Hear Me . In 2021, she was nominated as the Best Supporting Actress at the Raigam Tele'es awards ceremony for the television series Pork Veediya. In 2022, she was once again nominated for the best Supporting Actress award at the Raigam Tele'es for the serial Lokaa.

Currently, she performs her role as the Earth Day Network Ambassador for Sri Lanka.[13] She is also an advocate and promoter of Net zero and Carbon neutrality. She collaborated with the Korean Ambassador Santhuth Woonjin Jeong to create a framework to implement Sustainable Development Goal 13, the net zero initiative within the Korean Embassy in Sri Lanka.[14][15][16]

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  2. ^ "Actress Michelle Dilhara films". IMDb. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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  5. ^ "I like to become a Film Actress". Silumina. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Chose me for a non-dialogue main character Michelle Dilhara". sarasaviya. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  7. ^ "A request letter that Michelle received". Silumina. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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  10. ^ "My life is also like Arthur Fleck's in Joker Film". Deshaya. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Michelle Dilhara: A many faceted gem". Sunday Observer. 11 October 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  12. ^ "'Veeraya Gedara Awaith' won big at Sumathi Awards 2020". Sarasaviya. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Actress Michelle Dilhara Becomes 'Earth Day Network' Ambassador for Sri Lanka". Sunday Observer. 6 June 2020. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Korean ambassador Santhush Woonjin Jeong joined hands with Earth Day network ambassador Michelle Dilhara for a green initiative". www.wtnzfox43.com. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Go Green Embassy Initiative 상세보기|Embassy Notice Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka". overseas.mofa.go.kr. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  16. ^ Times, Pawtucket. "Korean ambassador Santhush Woonjin Jeong joined hands with Earth Day network ambassador Michelle Dilhara for a green initiative". Pawtucket Times. Retrieved 28 September 2021.