Yashoda Wimaladharma is an award-winning Sri Lankan film and teledrama actress.
Biography
Yashoda Wimaladharma was born on 28 October 1970 in Sri Lanka to Ravilal Wimaladharma, a Hindi language teacher at University of Kelaniya and Mallika Wimaladharma, a former dancer and school teacher. Her sister Thusitha, now a school teacher, is seven years older than Yashoda. She has a Masters degree in Hindi and fluent in the language.
Wimaladharma attended St. Paul’s Girls School, Milagiriya in Colombo.
Career
Yashoda made her cinema debut in 1990 from the film titled Gurugedara (Teacher’s home) directed by Vijaya Dharmasiri, and also won the merit award for this film at Sarasaviya Film Festival in 1993.
Yashoda hosted her personal website (www.yashodaw.com) on 18 June 2003 the ceremony held at Galadari hotel, Colombo. This was the first ever website hosted by a Sri Lankan actress.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Language | Role | Note |
| 1992 | Guru Gedara | Ashokan | Sinhala | Neela | |
| 1992 | Aacharyan (Guru) | Ashokan | Malayalam | Rekha | |
| 1993 | Le Prix d’une Femme (The price of a woman) | Gerard Krawazyk | French | Kusum | |
| 1995 | Maruthaya | Vasantha Obeysekera | Sinhala | Renuka | |
| 1996 | Mother Teresa: In the Name of God’s Poor | Kevin Connor | English | Sister Maria | |
| 1996 | Tea Garden, Music Garden, Flower Garden | Samy Pavel | French | ||
| 1996 | Sihina Deshayen | Boodee Keerthisena | Sinhala | Theatre actress | |
| 1997 | Duwata Mawaka Misa | Sumitra Peries | Sinhala | Kusum | |
| 1997 | Iqbal (Carpet weaver) | Cynthia TH Torrini | Italy | Fathima | |
| 1999 | Theertha Yatra | Vasantha Obeysekera | Sinhala | Menaka | |
| 2000 | Return to Bangalore | Maurizio Zaccaro | Pakistan | Radha | |
| 2001 | Anantha Rathriya | Prasanna Vithanage | Sinhala | Narmada | |
| 2002 | Agnidahaya | Jayantha Chandrasiri | Sinhala | Kirimanike | |
| 2002 | Kalu Sudu Mal | Mohan Niyas | Sinhala | Pushpa | |
| 2005 | Guerilla Marketing | Jayantha Chandrasiri | Sinhala | Suramya | |
| 2010 | Kshema Bhoomi | Vijaya Dharmasri | Sinhala | Damayanthi | |
| 2013 | Samanala Sandhawaniya | Jayantha Chandrasiri | Sinhala | Punya | |
| 2015 | Maharaja Gemunu | Jayantha Chandrasiri | Sinhala | Queen Dharithri | |
| 2016 | Vaishnaavi | Sumithra Peries | Sinhala | Goddess called Vaishnaavi | Pre Production |
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