Sarasaviya Best Actress Award

The Sarasaviya Best Actress Award is presented annually by the weekly Sarasaviya newspaper in collaboration with the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited at the Sarasaviya Awards Festival.

The award was first given in 1964. Frequent winners include Swarna Mallawarachchi (5), Anoja Weerasinghe (4) and Geetha Kumarasinghe (4).

Following is a list of the winners of this prestigious title since then.

Year	Actress	Film
2020	Nita Fernando	Paanshu
2019	Samadhi Laksiri	Dekala Purudu Kenek
2018	Not Awarded	'
2017	Samanalee Fonseka	Premaya Nam
2016	Pooja Umashankar	Sarigama
2015	Anjali Patil	Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka
2008	Dulani Anuradha	Aba
2007	Sangeetha Weeraratne	Uppalawanna
2006	Chandani Seneviratne	Uduganyamaya
2005	Dilhani Asokamala	Sudu Kalu Saha Alu
2004	Geetha Kumarasinghe	Ran Diya Dahara
2003	Damitha Abeyratne	Sulang Kirilli
2002	Nithyawani Kandasami	Punchi Suranganawi
2001	Sangeetha Weeraratne	Aswesuma
2000	Geetha Kumarasinghe	Rajya Sevaya Pinisai
1999
1998	Swarna Mallawarachchi	Channa Kinnari
1997	Swarna Mallawarachchi	Bawa Duka
1996	Geetha Kumarasinghe	Loku Duwa
1995	Irangani Serasinghe	Pawana Ralu Wiya
1994	Anoja Weerasinghe	Surabi Dena
1993	Sriyani Amarasena	Kula Geya
1992	Anoja Weerasinghe	Keli Madala
1991	Geetha Kumarasinghe	Palama Yata
1990	Anoja Weerasinghe	Siri Medura
1989	Swarna Mallawarachchi	Sagara Jalaya
1988	Sabeetha Perera	Podi Wije
1987	Anoja Weerasinghe	Maldeniye Simion
1986	Swarna Mallawarachchi	Suddilage Kathawa
1985	Sabeetha Perera	Deweni Gamani
1984	Swarna Mallawarachchi	Dadayama
1983	Malini Fonseka	Yasa Isuru
1982	Malini Fonseka	Aradhana
1981	Vasanthi Chathurani	Ganga Addara
1980	Malini Fonseka	Hingana Kolla
1970	Swarna Kahawita	Binaramalee
1969	Anula Karunathilake	Golu Hadawatha
1968	Punya Heendeniya	Ran Salu
1967	Irangani Serasinghe	Oba Dutu Da
1966
1965	Sobani Amarasinghe	Getawarayo
1964	Punya Heendeniya	Gamperaliya