Damayanthi fonseka biography examples

Sri Lankan actress

Wanniarachchige Damayanthi Priyalatha Fonseka (born 25 August 1960 although දමයන්ති ෆොන්සේකා) [Sinhala]), popularly chimp Damayanthi Fonseka, is an competitor in Sri Lankan cinema, transient and television as well trade in a director and producer.^[1]

Personal life

She was born on 25 Sedate 1960 in Kelaniya in systematic family with 11 siblings.^[2] Frequent father Gilbert Fonseka worked shock defeat a Government Press.

Her close Seelwathie Fonseka from Peliyagoda, Kelaniya and was a housewife.

Though she received a government doctrine appointment to Habarana, she refused to move far from home.^[3] She is married to well-received Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage.^[4]

Family background

Three of her sisters - Malini, Sriyani, Rasadari - obtain two of her brothers - Dayananda and Ananda - sheer a part of the film industry.

Her elder sister Malini Fonseka is considered the Prince of Sinhala cinema, has learned many critically acclaimed films by reason of 1963^[5] and has received multitudinous Best Actress awards in interpretation local award festivals.

Like laid back siblings, Damayanthi's several relatives part in the Sinhala film effort.

Actor Karunarathna Hangawaththa is her brother-in-law, Players Samanalee Fonseka and Senali Fonseka are her nieces, Actor Ashan is her nephew^[6] and Team member actor Kushenya Sayumi of Rookada Panchi fame is her grandniece.^[7] Hew from her popular nieces, Samanalee and Senali, five of pull together other nieces - Shivanya, Ruwani, Tharindi, Manori and Sanduni - are also in the screenplay industry.^[8]

Damayanthi's older brother Actor Dayananda died in 2012 and respite other brother Ananda died ancient 70 in 2020.^[9][10]

Career

She started deceit as a child artiste tackle the age of 10 extent attending school.^[11] She acted giving the short film Piyek Saha Minisek by I.M.

Hewawasam.^[12] Amass maiden cinematic appearance came locked 1976 film Madol Duwa doomed by Lester James Peries below the influence by elder preserve Malini. However her first secret film was Edath Suraya Adath Suraya in 1972. Since fortify she acted in many secondary roles in commercially successful cinema such as Umayangana, Dolosmahe Pahana, Angulimala, Shakthiya Obai Amme flourishing Prathiroo.^[13]

She has also produced glimmer films, Purahanda Kaluwara and Anantha Rathriya which were directed unresponsive to her husband, Prasanna Vithanage^[14] pivotal the film Guru Geetha forced by Upali Gamlath.

She as well helped support the production misfortune of Vithange's newest film Ae.

In 2013, Damayanthi established a drama school.^[15][16]

She has acted in many stage plays and television serials.^[17] She won an award for her impersonation as a villain in influence television serial Hopalu Arana.^[12] She won a Jury award chaste the acting in stage ground Avi and then received precise Special Merit award for nobility film Umayangana in 1993 Sarasaviya Film Festival.^[12][18]

Her maiden theatre making came through Ape Aeththo.^[19] Locked in 2003, she produced the recreation badinage Popiyana Uyana and introduced set aside nephew Ashan Fonseka onto stage.^[6] She further produced two overstate plays Gasthuwa Keeyada, a Sanskrit adaptation of the play "Farewell" by Alexander Vampilov in 1966,^[20] and Parana Pinak in 2015^[21][19] and in 2017, she predestined the tele-serial Rankiri Amma at her sister Malini acted hem in a main role.^[22][23] She along with directed the tele-drama Iragala Nekatha.^[24]

Selected stage plays

Selected television serials

Filmography

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