Kaushalya Fernando (Sinhala: කෞෂල්යා ප්රනාන්දු), is a Sri Lankan actress, director, producer and civil activist.
[3] She had the talent for theater from childhood, where she first wrote and directed stage plays at the age of 8 with the encouragement of her teacher, Sunethra Sarachchandra.
[5][6] In 1994 she acted in the play Antigony produced by her mother, where Kaushalya won the Best Actress award at the 1995 State Drama Festival.
Her performance in this role was commended for winning the Best Actress award at the 1996 State Drama Festival.
[9] Later she acted in a number of teledramas including Diyaketa Pahana, Wanaspahti, Isuru Gira, Sedona and Thaththa.
[11] Kaushalya along with her husband produced a stage play for children, titled Walas Paula, written by her mother.
[23] She is a clever sitarist, and studied Indian classical singing, Kandyan and Low Country dance forms.
[4] She rose to prominence and critically acclaimed through the films such as Sulanga Enu Pinisa, Bora Diya Pokuna and Akasa Kusum.