Malini Fonseka
Known for Acting · 25 credits
- Born
- 1947-04-30
- Died
- 2025-05-24
- Place of birth
- Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Also known as
- Malani Fonseka
Biography
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
Movies (25)
Baddegama
1980
as Punchi Menika
Malaki Duwe Numba
2025
as Grandma
Pilot Premnath
1978
Sarigama
2016
as Nun
Little Angel
2002
as Sinhala Teacher
Abá
2008
as Baddhakachchana
Bambaru Awith
1978
as Helen
Soldadu Unnahe
1981
Mansion by the Lake
2002
as Sujata Rajasuriya, the widow
Hathdinnath Tharu
1973
Apeksha
1978
Elegy For A Mother
2006
as Sumanawathie
Mihidum Sihina
1982
Changes in the Village
1963
Flowers of the Sky
2008
as Sandya Rani
The Treasure
1972
as Irene Abeynayake
Night of Destiny
1998
Ayu
2025
as Nishmi's Mother
Bhavatharana
2021
Eya Dan Loku Lamayek
1975
as Katuwalagedera 'Susila' Susilawathie 'Susee'
The Secret
1971
as Lover
Thushara
1973
Little Miss Puppet
2020
as School Principal
Aradhana
1981
Rebellion
1978
as Bandara Menike
About 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, A… With 25 credits spanning from 1963 to 2025, Malini Fonseka has appeared in 25 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Malini Fonseka Movies
- Baddegama (1980) — as Punchi Menika
- Malaki Duwe Numba (2025) — as Grandma
- Pilot Premnath (1978)
- Sarigama (2016) — as Nun
- Little Angel (2002) — as Sinhala Teacher
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