Isuri Wijesundara
Isuri Wijesundara is a Sri Lankan-American actress. She is known for her role as Sachini on the Apple TV+ series Little America.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Wijesundara is fluent in Sinhala and English.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Whittaker, Richard (December 17, 2022). "Finding Little America in Austin". Austin Chronicle. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ 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.