[4] Her father Jackson Anthony is a popular actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television.
Her mother Kumari Sandalatha Munasinghe is also a popular singer and actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television.
[8] Her uncle Senaka Titus Anthony was a popular actor and journalist who died on 23 October 2017 in Singapore due to kidney and liver failure.
Younger brother Sajitha is also a popular actor and singer who started his career as a child artist.
Sajitha made several popular roles in the films Sooriya Arana, Kurulu Pihatu, Aba as well as award-winning television serials Bohimiyanuwa and Nadagamkarayo.
[15] She is then married to Milan Silva, a flight attendant affiliated to Sri Lankan Airlines until divorced in 2023.
In 1994, at the age of six, she became an A-grade child vocalist at Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) under the guidance of her mother Kumari Munasinghe.
[8] In 1999, she appeared in an episode Jeewithayata Ida Denna in the Poya day television serial Sitha Nivana Katha directed by Ananda Abenayake.
[22] She made a comeback with the blockbuster film Address Na directed by her father Jackson Anthony with the supportive role 'Janaki'.
[24] Madhavee later won the award for the Best Upcoming Actress at Raigam Tele'es for her critically acclaimed role 'Palingu Achchi'.
[28] Apart from acting, she continued to work as a singer primarily with two theme songs in the television serials Daskon and See Raja.
[31] In January 2021, she released her first music video single Adare Onakere featuring Raj Thillaiyampalam.