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Thushari Jayasekera – actress, writer, emcee, and performance artist; with her role on NBC's Outsourced (2010-2011), she is the first American actress of Sri Lankan origin to play a principal role in a primetime show on a major American TV network; Chandran Rutnam – film director, producer, screenwriter; Fabianne Therese – actress, director
The following is a list of notable Sri Lankan actors This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
This category page lists notable citizens of the United States of Sri Lankan ethnic or national origin or descent, whether partial or full. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Muslim feminist, professor of politics and women's studies, member of the British House of Lords [120] 1940–1999: Leila Ahmed: Egypt: 1940 – Writer on Islamic feminism [121] 1940–1999: Sara Ahmed: United Kingdom: 1969 – British-Australian academic working at the intersection of feminist theory, queer theory, critical race theory and ...
For instance, in a Nov. 7, 1989, Variety story headlined, “Report Shows That TV Shortchanges Women,” the National Commission on Working Women said network television had taken two steps back ...
Yamuna Sangarasivam is a Sri Lankan-American dancer, academic and writer. [1] She was well known for dancing with Michael Jackson during the shooting of the video song Black or White (1991). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] She works as a professor of Sociology & Anthropology at Nazareth University in New York . [ 4 ]
An interest in hip-hop and spoken word was the early motivation for D'Lo to start doing work on the stage. He dealt with complex issues such as war, AIDS, Sri Lankan politics, and police brutality. After graduating from college, he moved to New York City. In 2002, he began working with theater artist Susana Cook.
Since then, the American actor has brought his imposing presence and classic good looks to more than 50 films, including notable roles in 1992’s “Malcolm X,” 2001’s “Training Day” and ...