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

• 2025Ayu — Nishmi's Mother
• 2025Malaki Duwe Numba — Chanuli's Grandmother
• 2021Bhavatharana
• 2020Little Miss Puppet — School Principal
• 2016Sarigama — Nun
• 2008Abá — Baddhakachchana
• 2008Flowers of the Sky — Sandya Rani
• 2006Elegy For A Mother — Sumanawathie
• 2002Little Angel — Sinhala Teacher
• 2002Mansion by the Lake — Sujata Rajasuriya, the widow
• 1998Night of Destiny
• 1989Siri Medura — Nirmala
• 1982Mihidum Sihina
• 1981Aradhana — Jinadari
• 1981Soldadu Unnahe
• 1980Baddegama — Punchi Menika
• 1979Muwan Pelessa — Namali
• 1978Apeksha
• 1978Bambaru Awith — Helen
• 1978Pilot Premnath
• 1978Rebellion — Bandara Menike
• 1975How to Be an Adult — Katuwalagedera 'Susila' Susilawathie 'Susee'
• 1973Hathdinnath Tharu
• 1973Thushara
• 1972The Treasure — Irene Abeynayake
• 1971The Secret — Lover
• 1968Thousand Thoughts
• 1963Changes in the Village

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2009Dancing Star — Self - Cameo Appearance