There was a 17 year age gap between the two.
She was then married to fellow actor Winston Serasinghe, during playing English stage plays. She was first married to a contemporary student at the university and later became a specialist dentist, Professor S. There with the help of actresses Flora Robson and Sybil Thorndike, Meedeniya attended Bristol Old Vic Theatre School for a year and the London School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art for two years. She eventually graduated with an Arts degree and traveled to London with letters of recommendation from Ludowyk following a marriage to Professor Dissanayake (they divorced some time later). She was the first student to study drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and The Bristol Old Vic Theate School under the guidance of Professor Ludowyk. Ludowyk she also became a proficient dancer with lessons from Chitrasena. She immersed herself in the Ceylon theater scene while there under the guidance of Professor E.
He died in her first year away at a time when Marxist ideas were the norm. Against her father a Rate Mahatthaya's wishes, Meedeniya entered the University of Ceylon in 1947 with the support of her cousins. While attending Bishop's College she played in several end-of-term plays at Girls' High School, Kandy whilst pursuing a HSC Meedeniya took a leading role in Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion. Her early touches with nature later led her to become an environmental activist. She had three siblings, Indrani Meedeniya, Kamani Vitharana who married Professor Tissa Vitharana and Mahinda Meedeniya. Her mother was the sister of Nanda Ellawala's father who was a Member of Parliament for Ratnapura. Meedeniya Adigar was elected unopposed to the Ruwanwella seat in the State Council and her uncles included D. She was born on 9 June 1927 in Mudungomuwa, Ruwanwella, Sri Lanka to Joseph Hercules Meedeniya, Rate Mahatmaya of Ratnapura and Violet Ellawela. She is the aunt of President Ranil Wickramasinghe. Since her debut in Rekava, Serasinghe has become recognized for playing motherly figures in various films and television serials. Kala Keerthi Iranganie Roxanna Meedeniya, (9 June 1927 ), popularly as Iranganie Serasinghe, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television.
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