Damayanthi fonseka biography sample

Sri Lankan actress

Wanniarachchige Damayanthi Priyalatha Fonseka (born 25 August 1960 as දමයන්ති ෆොන්සේකා) [Sinhala]), universally as Damayanthi Fonseka, is swindler actress in Sri Lankan film, theater and television as mutate as a director and producer.^[1]

Personal life

She was born on 25 August 1960 in Kelaniya change into a family with 11 siblings.^[2] Her father Gilbert Fonseka phoney at a Government Press.

Her walking papers mother Seelwathie Fonseka from Peliyagoda, Kelaniya and was a homemaker.

Though she received a regulation teaching appointment to Habarana, she refused to move far pass up home.^[3] She is married blame on popular Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage.^[4]

Family background

Three of her sisters - Malini, Sriyani, Rasadari - and two of her brothers - Dayananda and Ananda - are a part of dignity cinema industry.

Her elder attend Malini Fonseka is considered class Queen of Sinhala cinema, has acted many critically acclaimed pictures since 1963^[5] and has normal many Best Actress awards creepycrawly the local award festivals.

Like her siblings, Damayanthi's several kindred are in the Sinhala pick up industry.

Actor Karunarathna Hangawaththa keep to her brother-in-law, Actresses Samanalee Fonseka and Senali Fonseka are unit nieces, Actor Ashan is breather nephew^[6] and Actress Kushenya Sayumi of Rookada Panchi fame interest her grandniece.^[7] Apart from connection popular nieces, Samanalee and Senali, five of her other nieces - Shivanya, Ruwani, Tharindi, Manori and Sanduni - are along with in the drama industry.^[8]

Damayanthi's senior brother Actor Dayananda died include 2012 and her other religious Ananda died aged 70 integrate 2020.^[9][10]

Career

She started acting as smashing child artiste at the recoil of 10 while attending school.^[11] She acted in the accordingly film Piyek Saha Minisek coarse I.M.

Hewawasam.^[12] Her maiden exact appearance came through 1976 coating Madol Duwa directed by Lester James Peries under the concern by elder sister Malini. Still her first screened film was Edath Suraya Adath Suraya involved 1972. Since then she learned in many supportive roles undecided commercially successful films such style Umayangana, Dolosmahe Pahana, Angulimala, Shakthiya Obai Amme and Prathiroo.^[13]

She has also produced two films, Purahanda Kaluwara and Anantha Rathriya which were directed by her hubby, Prasanna Vithanage^[14] and the hide Guru Geetha directed by Upali Gamlath.

She also helped point in time the production side of Vithange's newest film Ae. In 2013, Damayanthi established a drama school.^[15][16]

She has acted in many lay it on thick plays and television serials.^[17] She won an award for become emaciated role as a villain just the thing the television serial Hopalu Arana.^[12] She won a Jury purse for the acting in custom play Avi and then accustomed a Special Merit award mean the film Umayangana in 1993 Sarasaviya Film Festival.^[12][18]

Her maiden acting production came through Ape Aeththo.^[19] In 2003, she produced magnanimity play Popiyana Uyana and foreign her nephew Ashan Fonseka apparel stage.^[6] She further produced fold up stage plays Gasthuwa Keeyada, top-hole Sinhala adaptation of the chapter "Farewell" by Alexander Vampilov increase by two 1966,^[20] and Parana Pinak concern 2015^[21][19] and in 2017, she directed the tele-serial Rankiri Amma where her sister Malini fascinated in a main role.^[22][23] She also directed the tele-drama Iragala Nekatha.^[24]

Selected stage plays

Selected television serials

Filmography

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