Isuri Wijesundara

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Isuri Wijesundara is a Sri Lankan-American actress. She is known for her role as Sachini on the Apple TV+ series Little America.

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Early life

Wijesundara grew up in Colombo. [1] She studied at Gateway College. [2]

Wijesundara moved to the U.S. in 2015. [1] She majored in theater at Adelphi University [3] [1] and completed a master's degree at David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University. [4]

Career

Wijesundara participated in a March 2019 performance of Marjana and the Forty Thieves, an adaptation of One Thousand and One Nights . [5] [6] Abigail Weil of The Theatre Times wrote that Wijesundara "was simultaneously seductive and approachable, a real Scheherazade." [6]

In December 2022, Wijesundara starred as Sachini in "The 9th Caller", an episode in the second season of the Apple TV+ series Little America. [7] Craig Matheson of The Sydney Morning Herald described the episode as "an alternately bittersweet and blithe struggle for recognition in a Sri Lankan clan." [8]

Personal life

Wijesundara is fluent in Sinhala and English. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Nyary, Sasha (December 7, 2022). "Rising Star: Isuri Wijesundara '18 Plays Lead Role in Season 2 of Little America From Apple TV+". Adelphi University. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Gateway students off to US to participate at Harvard MUN". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) . January 27, 2013. Archived from the original on January 9, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  3. ↑ Hayman, Amanda (May 22, 2018). "Adelphi's 122nd Commencement Ceremony Took Place Friday, May 18". Patch Media . Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  4. ↑ "From Adelphi to Yale Drama and a Starring Role in "Little America": A Theatre Alum's Ascent". Adelphi University. January 10, 2023. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  5. ↑ Soloski, Alexis (March 21, 2019). "12 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend". The New York Times . Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  6. 1 2 Weil, Abigail (March 31, 2019). "David Herskovits' "Marjana And The Forty Thieves"". The Theatre Times. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  7. ↑ Whittaker, Richard (December 17, 2022). "Finding Little America in Austin". Austin Chronicle . Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  8. ↑ Mathieson, Craig (December 28, 2022). "Billie Piper returns in I Hate Suzie Too, and it's a punch in the guts". The Sydney Morning Herald . Archived from the original on March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
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