Known For
Acting
Known Credits
26
Gender
Female
Birthday
April 30, 1947 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Colombo, Sri Lanka
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.
| 2025 | Malaki Duwe Numbaas Grandma | |
| 2025 | Ayuas Nishmi's Mother | |
| 2021 | Bhavatharanaas | |
| 2020 | Little Miss Puppetas School Principal | |
| 2016 | Sarigamaas Nun | |
| 2008 | Abáas Baddhakachchana | |
| 2008 | Flowers of the Skyas Sandya Rani | |
| 2006 | Elegy For A Motheras Sumanawathie | |
| 2002 | Mansion by the Lakeas Sujata Rajasuriya, the widow | |
| 2002 | Little Angelas Sinhala Teacher | |
| 1998 | Night of Destinyas | |
| 1982 | Mihidum Sihinaas | |
| 1981 | Aradhanaas | |
| 1981 | Soldadu Unnaheas | |
| 1980 | Baddegamaas Punchi Menika | |
| 1978 | Apekshaas | |
| 1978 | Pilot Premnathas | |
| 1978 | Bambaru Awithas Helen | |
| 1978 | Rebellionas Bandara Menike | |
| 1975 | Eya Dan Loku Lamayekas Katuwalagedera 'Susila' Susilawathie 'Susee' | |
| 1973 | Hathdinnath Tharuas | |
| 1973 | Thusharaas | |
| 1972 | The Treasureas Irene Abeynayake | |
| 1971 | The Secretas Lover | |
| 1963 | Changes in the Villageas | |
| 1889 | Siri Meduraas Nirmala |