Malini Fonseka මාලිනී ෆොන්සේකා மாலினி பொன்சேகா | |
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 Malini Fonseka in 1976 | |
| Member of Parliament for National List | |
| In office 22 April 2010 – 26 June 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wanni Arachchige Malini Senehelatha Fonseka 30 April 1947 Peliyagoda, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka |
| Spouse(s) | Upali Senanayake (m. 1965 ; div. 1973) Lucky Dias (m. 1986 ; div. 2011) |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Damayanthi Fonseka (sister) Prasanna Vithanage (brother-in-law) Samanalee Fonseka (niece) Senali Fonseka (niece) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Awards | Sarasaviya Best Actress Award Sarasaviya Most Popular Actress Award |
| Website | malinifonseka |
Wanniarachchige Malini Senehelatha Fonseka, popularly known as Malini Fonseka (Sinhala:මාලිනී ෆොන්සේකා) (born 30 April 1947, in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka) is a Sri Lankan actress, theatre artist and a director. Often considered the "Queen of Sri Lankan Cinema",[1][2] Fonseka first became widely known when she won the 'Best Actress Award' at the 1969 National State Drama Festival, followed by Sarasaviya Best Actress Awards for Hingana Kolla in 1980, Aradhana in 1982 andYasa Isuru in 1983.[3]
A veteran actress acting for a span of seven decades, she began her career in Sri Lankan cinema with Tissa Liyansooriya's Punchi Baba in 1968. She has also made a record by winning the Slim Nielsen Peoples' Award for the Most Popular Actress twelve times in a row.[4] In 2010, she was named by CNN as one of Asia's 25 greatest film actors of all time.[5]
She is a former Minister of the Sri Lankan Parliament, a position offered in appreciation for her strong support for Mahinda Rajapaksha.
- ^ "Fans can never lie". සරසවිය. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ Malani leaves for London
- ^ "Biography for Malani Fonseka". IMDb. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
- ^ "Malini's unique record". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "CNNGo – Asia's 25 greatest actors of all time". Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2010.