Swarna Kahawita

Swarna Kahawita
ස්වර්ණා කහවිට
Born
Kahawitage Dona Leena Swarnalatha

(1946-11-01)1 November 1946
Colombo, British Ceylon
Died23 May 2022(2022-05-23) (aged 75)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationKotahena Central College
Buddhist Ladies' College
OccupationActress
Years active1967–1981
Parents
  • Alfred Perera (father)
  • Adeline Winifried Abeysekera (mother)
RelativesAriyaratne Kahawita (brother)
Mallika de Silva (sister-in-law)

Kahawitage Dona Leena Swarnalatha (ස්වර්ණා කහවිට; 1 November 1946 – 23 May 2022), popularly as Swarna Kahawita, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema.[1] One of the most popular film actresses in 1960s and 1970s of Sinhala cinema, Kahawita made award-winning appearances in the films such as Binaramalee, Onna Mame Kella Panapi and Suraya Surayamai.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Swarna Kahawita - National Film Corporation". www.nfc.gov.lk. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Swarna Kahawita - ස්වර්ණා කහවිට - Sinhala Cinema Database". www.films.lk. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Swarna Kahawita passes away". ITN News (in Sinhala). 23 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.