Dona Girley Grace Gunawardana (born 15 November 1935 â€" died 11 March
2012 as ගර්ලà·' ගà·"ණවර්ධන) [Sinhala]),
popularly as Girley Gunawardana, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema.
She is the mother of popular actress Sabeetha Perera.Gunawardana was
born on 15 November 1935 in Mount Lavinia as the fifth child of the
family. She had three elder brothers - Titus, Lionel, Erwin - and one
elder sister and one younger sister, Rose. She was educated at Girls
High School Mount Lavinia.Gunawardana was married to popular film
actor Stanley Perera. She identified Stanley through her friends
Bhadra Marapana and A.J. De Zoysa. On 21 July 1956, they secretly got
engaged. It was a secret, even though both were acting together. The
couple have four daughters - Sandya, Sadna and Sabeetha and Chandima.
Third daughter Sabeetha Perera is a popular actress in Sinhala cinema,
who acted in more than 70 films. Sabeetha also won Sarasaviya Award
for the best actress in 1985.She died on 11 March 2012 at the age of
76.[n 1] Her remains were kept at no: 286, Sri Jayewardenepura
Mawatha, Kottte her residence. The funeral took place at Borella
Cemetery at 6.30 pm on 13 March 2012.
2012 as ගර්ලà·' ගà·"ණවර්ධන) [Sinhala]),
popularly as Girley Gunawardana, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema.
She is the mother of popular actress Sabeetha Perera.Gunawardana was
born on 15 November 1935 in Mount Lavinia as the fifth child of the
family. She had three elder brothers - Titus, Lionel, Erwin - and one
elder sister and one younger sister, Rose. She was educated at Girls
High School Mount Lavinia.Gunawardana was married to popular film
actor Stanley Perera. She identified Stanley through her friends
Bhadra Marapana and A.J. De Zoysa. On 21 July 1956, they secretly got
engaged. It was a secret, even though both were acting together. The
couple have four daughters - Sandya, Sadna and Sabeetha and Chandima.
Third daughter Sabeetha Perera is a popular actress in Sinhala cinema,
who acted in more than 70 films. Sabeetha also won Sarasaviya Award
for the best actress in 1985.She died on 11 March 2012 at the age of
76.[n 1] Her remains were kept at no: 286, Sri Jayewardenepura
Mawatha, Kottte her residence. The funeral took place at Borella
Cemetery at 6.30 pm on 13 March 2012.
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