She continued to take medication from Cancer Hospital, Maharagama. On 31 May 2019, Wakishta died while receiving treatments at National Hospital, Colombo. Her remains were laid at a Borella private parlour on 1 June 2019 and final rites were carried out on 2 June at the Borella General Cemetery. Filmography Wakishta started her film career with Sirisena Wimalaweera's 1955 film Podi Putha. Then she acted in more than 75 films. Some of her popular films include, Golu Hadawatha, Ahas Gawwa, Gehenu Lamai and Yuganthaya. In 1979, she won Best Supporting Actress award for the role in Gehenu Lamai at Presidential Film Festival and then in OCIC Signis Festival. No. denotes the Number of Sri Lankan film in the Sri Lankan cinema. Awards Presidential Film Festival |- || 1979 ||| Gehenu Lamai || Best Supporting Actress || References External links Chitra Wakishta on Sinhala Cinema Database Visiting celebrities add spice to Sri Lankan I-Day celebrations Memories of Sri lanken Drama Actor Asela Jayakody's Funeral Twenty teledramas:Tribute to writers Sri Lankan film actresses 1936 births 2019 deaths