Upeksha Swarnamali

About Upeksha Swarnamali

an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television and a former member of the Sri Lanka Parliament. She gained popularity for her role on the television series "Paba" broadcast on Independent Television Network. She was born to Sri Lankan parents in Kuwait, where she lived for 20 years before returning to Sri Lanka in 2004. She studied at Indian International School in Kuwait and holds a Diploma in Dancing.Her mother is Nirmalee Swarnamali and her father is a Tamil citizen. She's stated that she never knew about her father due to her parents' divorce when she was 4 years old. Swarnamali has a brother from another mother named J. Shehan Fernando.

Swarnamali was first married to Mahesh Chaminda, but she was assaulted by him and was hospitalised with heavy bruises and other injuries. They divorced on 31 January 2013, by a court order from Colombo District Court.[4] She then married to a car sales dealer, Samantha Perera on March 13, 2016. The couple has one daughter. However, the couple divorced in 2021.