Virginia Sandhya Peiris (born 27 November 1952 as වීණා ජයකොඩි) [Sinhala]), better known as Veena Jayakody, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television.

[1][2] Jayakody started as a child artist and has played critically acclaimed roles in films Sagarayak Meda, Ra Manamali and Sarungalaya.

[3] In the meantime, she studied dance under Pramila Kuruppu, Daya Nellampitiya and Rudrani Liyanage.

When she was a child, she acted as the daughter in the Vijaya Kuveni stage drama when her mother was 'Kuveni'.

After the tragic death of lead actress Rukmani Devi, Venna got the role of 'Sivamma'.