Pearl Vasudevi
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Pearl Vasudevi was an early Sri Lanka
n actress.
Vasudevi was born Pearl Peries in Galle
on March 30, 1915 to a Burgher family. She studied at the Good Sheperd Convent in Kotahena and became interested in theatre at a young age. Vasudevi made her debut as an actress in 1930 playing the role of a princess in the play Aparikshakari Nadu Theenduwa. With her fluency in English, she also secured a leading role in an adaption of Merchant of Venice.
Vasudevi joined Eddie Master's troupe shortly after acting in the role of Seetha in Ramayanaya. The dramatist's son Eddie Junior
composed the music for the play. Through their work together, Pearl and Eddie Junior would fall in love and got married in 1940.
Vasudevi made her film debut with Eddie Junior in Sirisena Wimalaweera
's 1949 movie Amma
. She would subsequently appear in over 150 films including Sithijaya with her daughter Sujeewa Lalee.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n actress.
Vasudevi was born Pearl Peries in Galle
Galle
Galle is a city situated on the southwestern tip of Sri Lanka, 119 km from Colombo. Galle is the capital city of Southern Province of Sri Lanka and it lies in Galle District....
on March 30, 1915 to a Burgher family. She studied at the Good Sheperd Convent in Kotahena and became interested in theatre at a young age. Vasudevi made her debut as an actress in 1930 playing the role of a princess in the play Aparikshakari Nadu Theenduwa. With her fluency in English, she also secured a leading role in an adaption of Merchant of Venice.
Vasudevi joined Eddie Master's troupe shortly after acting in the role of Seetha in Ramayanaya. The dramatist's son Eddie Junior
Eddie Junior
Eddie Junior was a Sri Lankan actor.Junior was born in Negombo to musician Eddie Master. In time, he joined his father's theater troupe as a composer and actor. There he met actress Pearl Vasudevi; they married in 1940....
composed the music for the play. Through their work together, Pearl and Eddie Junior would fall in love and got married in 1940.
Vasudevi made her film debut with Eddie Junior in Sirisena Wimalaweera
Sirisena Wimalaweera
Sirisena Wimalaweera was an early Sri Lankan director. He made some of the first Sinhala films after the industry was begun by B. A. W. Jayamanne's Kadawunu Poronduwa....
's 1949 movie Amma
Amma (film)
Amma is a 1949 Sri Lankan film directed by Sirisena Wimalaweera. It was adapted from one of his plays that bore the same name. The cast included Eddie Junior, Pearl Vasudevi, D. R. Nanayakkara and N. R. Dias and was filmed at the Neptune Studio in Madras....
. She would subsequently appear in over 150 films including Sithijaya with her daughter Sujeewa Lalee.
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Amma | Nila | film debut |
| 1968 | Amathikama Amathikama Amathikama is a 1968 Sri Lankan film directed by Nihal Jayasinghe.-Cast:*Joe Abeywickrama ... Mudalali*Hugo Fernando ... Arachchi*Sandhya Kumari*D.R. Nanayakkara*Pearl Vasudevi*Ione Weerasinghe*Jessica Wickramasinghe... |
||
| 1974 | Susie | ||
| 1984 | Bambara Patikki | ||