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Malini Fonseka

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.


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Born:
Apr 30, 1947
Movie/TV Credits:
12
First Appeared:
In the movie Mihidum Sihina
Latest Project:
Movie Ayu 2020-07-19
Known For
Poster of Ayu
Poster of Abá
Poster of Little Angel
Poster of The Treasure
Filmography
Movie Mihidum Sihina 2025
Movie Ayu Nishmi's Mother 2020-07-19
Movie Flowers of the Sky Sandya Rani 2008-01-01
Movie Abá Baddhakachchana 2008-08-08
Movie Little Angel Sinhala Teacher 2002-07-19
Movie Mansion by the Lake Sujata Rajasuriya, the widow 2002-09-25
Movie Village in the Jungle Punchi Menika 1980-01-01
Movie Pilot Premnath 1978-10-29
Movie The Wasps Are Here Helen 1978-08-11
Movie The Treasure Irene Abeynayake 1973-01-01
Movie The Secret Lover 1971-08-04
Movie Changes in the Village 1963-07-21