{{short description|Sri Lankan actress and dancer}} {{Infobox person | name = Anusha Damayanthi | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Pussallage Anusha Damayanthi Gunathilake | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1978|2|11}} | birth_place = Colombo, Sri Lanka | education = Visakha Vidyalaya | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actress, Dancer | years_active = 1996–present | spouse = Amila Jayathilake (m. 2022) | website = | awards = }} '''Pussallage Anusha Damayanthi Gunathilake''', popularly as '''Anusha Damayanthi''' ({{langx|si|අනූෂා දමයන්ති}}) (born February 11, 1978), is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. She started her career in 1996 from Cheriyo Darling and won ''Dance Stars Dance'' reality show title in 2011 which was telecast on Swarnavahini.<ref name=st>{{cite web|last=Weerasuriya |first= Sanath |title=Anusha D. crowned ‘Dancing Queen’|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110814/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_1.html|access-date=15 April 2017|publisher=The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|date=14 August 2011}}</ref>

==Theater work== She has acted few stage dramas. Her first stage acting came through ''Indian Sagare'' drama directed by Sisil Gunasekara. She then acted on ''Vaniciye Twinsla'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2011/11/17/_art.asp?fn=sa1111177&pn=07 |title=Anusha on to Stage |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=17 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031506/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2011/11/17/_art.asp?fn=sa1111177&pn=07 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and ''Dancing Super Star''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2017/11/30/?fn=sa1711308 |title=Anusha with reality stage drama |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=3 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203165544/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2017/11/30/?fn=sa1711308 |archive-date=3 December 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Television== She contested for the reality dance program ''Dance Stars Dance'' and won the competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110814/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_1.html |title=Anusha D. crowned ‘Dancing Queen’ |publisher=Sunday Times |access-date=30 December 2019}}</ref>

===Selected Television series=== * ''Asirimath Daladagamanaya'' * ''Mahaviru Pandu'' * ''Ranthaliya Walawwa'' * ''Sanda Saavi''

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" |- style="text-align:center;" ! Year !! Film !! Role !! class="unsortable" |Notes |- | 1996 || ''Cheriyo Darling'' || Prostitute || Her cinema debut |- | 1997 || ''Ege Vairaya 2'' || || |- | 1997 || ''Ragaye Unusuma'' || || |- | 1997 || ''Viyaru Geheniyak '' || || |- | 1998 || ''Sexy Girl'' || || |- | 1998 || ''Girl Friend'' || || |- | 1998 || ''Ege Vairaya 3'' ||Rasadari 'Rasa' || |- | 1998 || ''Akkai Nangiyi'' ||Dancer ("Ha Ha Harida") || |- | 1999 || ''Koti Sana'' || || |- | 2000 || ''Dadabima'' || || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/000625/tv2.html#2LABEL1 |title='Dadabima' shows how the drug rings operate |publisher=Sunday Times |access-date=30 November 2019}}</ref> |- | 2000 || ''Ege Vairaya 4'' ||Surangi || |- | 2000 || ''Ginigath Madusamaya'' || Ruchirani ||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/000625/tv2.html#2LABEL1 |title='Ginigath Madhusamaya': Story out of the ordinary |publisher=Sunday Times |access-date=31 October 2019}}</ref> |- | 2001 || ''Balakaamaya'' || ||Best Performances - 2002 Sarasaviya Awards<ref name=nfc>{{cite web|title=Anusha Damayanthi|url=http://www.nfc.gov.lk/artist/anusha-damayanthi-152/|access-date=15 April 2017|publisher=National Film Corporation Of Sri Lanka}}</ref> |- | 2001 || ''Sellam Kukka'' || || |- | 2002 || ''Kamasutra'' || Nelum || |- | 2003 || ''Pissu Trible'' || Surangana || |- | 2003 || ''Hitha Honda Pisso'' || Ranitha || |- | 2003 || ''One Shot'' || Table Dancer || |- | 2004 || ''Clean Out'' || Rosalyn || |- | 2004 || ''Ohoma Harida'' || Thushari || |- | 2004 || ''Jolly Boys'' || Sanda || |- | 2006 || ''Samu Noganna Sugandika'' || || |- | 2006 || ''Dharma Puthra '' || Maduri || Merit Awards - 31st Sarasaviya Awards<ref name=sara>{{cite web|title=සරසවිය චිත්‍රපට උළෙල - 2007 (In Sinhala)|url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/awards/?fn=2007|access-date=15 April 2017|publisher=Sarasaviya|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607161632/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/awards/?fn=2007|archive-date=7 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | 2006 || ''Sonduru Wasanthe '' || Renuka || |- | 2007 || ''Mister Dana Rina'' || || |- | 2007 || ''First Love Pooja'' || || Choreographer |- | 2007 || ''No Problem Darling'' || || Choreographer |- | 2008 || ''Ali Pancha Mage Mithura '' || || |- | 2008 || ''Sura Sapa Soya '' || || |- | 2009 || ''Leader'' || || |- | 2009 || ''Sir Last Chance'' || Anu || |- | 2011 || ''Muthu Salamba'' || || |- | 2011 || ''Thank You Berty'' || Matilda, Norty's wife || |- | 2012 || ''Sakvithi Dadayama'' || Senuri || |- | 2014 || ''Siri Daladagamanaya'' || Naaga Queen || |- | 2015 || ''Sanjana'' || Priya || |- | 2015 || ''None Mage Sudu None '' || Pabalu || |- | 2015 || ''Aathma Warusha '' || || |- | 2015 || ''My Name Is Bandu '' || Sanju || |- | 2015 || ''Singa Machan Charlie '' ||Chami || |- | 2017 || ''Nilanjana '' || Ayesha || |- | 2019 || ''Sikuru Yogaya '' || || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2018/05/31/?fn=sa1805312 |title=Sikuru Yogaya coming tomorrow |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=21 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180605034500/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2018/05/31/?fn=sa1805312 |archive-date=5 June 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | TBD || ''Seethala Yuddhaya''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2017/09/07/?fn=sa17090705 |title=කීර්තිගේ සීතල යුද්ධය වැඩ ඇරඹේ |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=7 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907123318/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2017/09/07/?fn=sa17090705 |archive-date=7 September 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || || |- | TBD || ''Ayyai Nangyi '' || || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2018/09/13/?fn=sa1809132 | title=Tale of Sayuri - plot of Ayyai Nangyi | publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=14 September 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915130250/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2018/09/13/?fn=sa1809132 | archive-date=15 September 2018 | url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | TBD || ''Elakandiye Marcus'' || ||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-local/2019/05/30/5548/යුක්තිගරුක-සමාජයක්-සොයා-සටන්-වදින-ඇළකණ්ඩියේ-මාකස් |title=Tale of Elakandiye Marcus |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=31 May 2019}}</ref> |}

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== External links == *{{IMDb name|id=8358488|name=Anusha Damayanthi}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030929/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2011/10/06/_art.asp?fn=sa1110062&pn=*03 අනූෂා දමයන්ති ගේ ළමාවිය අම්මා - අයිරාංගනී ගුණතිලක හෙළි කරයි]

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