Sanoja Bibile

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Sanoja Bibile is a Sri Lankan actress who works in both cinema and television. Born Thiromi Sanoja Bibile on 27 December 1967 in Kandy, she studied at Girls' High School, Kandy. She began her career with dramatic roles and later moved into comedy. She is well known for Mali Nandani in Nonavaruni Mahathvaruni and Miss Kitty in the 1996 film Cheriyo Darling. She is also a noted netball player. She placed as 1st runner-up in Miss Working Girl 1996 and was 4th runner-up in Miss Asia 1993.

Her father, Sumith Bibile, was an actor who appeared in films such as Umathu Wishwasaya and Asoka. Sumith was born on 30 November 1930 in Kandy and died on 5 September 2017. Her mother is Nandanie Dehigama. Sanoja studied at Girls' High School in Kandy and has pursued acting alongside netball.

Sanoja began her cinema career with Mangala Thegga (1987), directed by H. D. Premaratne. Her notable films include Awaragira, Cheriyo Darling, Ra Daniel Dawal Migel 3, and Supiri Andare. In 2000, she started a film production project with Alu Yata Gini. She also appeared in the music video Ashokamala sung by Sunil Malawana. In 2012, an incident occurred where the husband of the Kataragama hospital’s Chief Medical Officer allegedly threatened her with a sword during a hospital visit. In 2015, while paying respects to actress Damitha Saluwadana in Boralesgamuwa, her car was burgled and valuables were stolen, prompting a police investigation. On 4 November 2019, she was in a minor accident on Deans Road, Maradana and was hospitalized briefly.