Malini Fonseka
Born: 1947-04-30 in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Died: 2025-05-24
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Malaki Duwe Numba as Chanuli's Grandmother
- Ayu as Nishmi's Mother
2021
2020
- Little Miss Puppet as School Principal
2016
- Sarigama as Nun
2009
- Dancing Star as Self - Cameo Appearance
2008
- Flowers of the Sky as Sandya Rani
- Abá as Baddhakachchana
2006
- Elegy For A Mother as Sumanawathie
2002
- Little Angel as Sinhala Teacher
- Mansion by the Lake as Sujata Rajasuriya, the widow
1998
1989
- Siri Medura as Nirmala
1982
1981
- Soldadu Unnahe
- Aradhana as Jinadari
1980
- Baddegama as Punchi Menika
1979
- Muwan Pelessa as Namali
1978
- Bambaru Awith as Helen
- Apeksha
- Rebellion as Bandara Menike
- Pilot Premnath
1975
- How to Be an Adult as Katuwalagedera 'Susila' Susilawathie 'Susee'
1972
- The Treasure as Irene Abeynayake
1971
- The Secret as Lover