About

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Birthday:
1947-04-30
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Malini Fonseka

Overview

Wanniarachchige Malini Senehelatha Fonseka, popularly as Malini Fonseka (Sinhala:මාලිනී ෆොන්සේකා) (born 30 April 1947, in Kelaniya) is a Sri Lankan film actress and former member of Sri Lanka Parliament, who became known as the "Queen of Sinhalese cinema". Her cinema career that has spanned seven decades began with Tissa Liyansooriya's Punchi Baba in 1968.

She first became widely known when she won the 'Best Actress Award' at the 1969 National State Drama Festival This was followed by Sarasaviya Best Actress Awards for Hingana Kolla in 1980, Aradhana in 1982 and Yasa Isuru in 1983. In 2010, she was named by CNN as one of Asia's 25 greatest film actors of all time.

Known for

Acting
2020 Ayu Actor Nishmi's Mother N/A
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2008 Abá Actor Baddhakachchana 59
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2008 Flowers of the Sky Actor Sandya Rani 59
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2002 Mansion by the Lake Actor Sujata Rajasuriya, the widow 59
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2002 Little Angel Actor Sinhala Teacher N/A
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1980 Village in the Jungle Actor Punchi Menika 59
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1978 Pilot Premnath Actor N/A
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1978 The Wasps Are Here Actor Helen 59
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1973 The Treasure Actor Irene Abeynayake 59
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1971 The Secret Actor Lover N/A
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1963 Changes in the Village Actor 58
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Mihidum Sihina Actor N/A
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