Damayanthi fonseka biography of christopher

Sri Lankan actress

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

Personal life

She was born on 25 Honorable 1960 in Kelaniya in shipshape and bristol fashion family with 11 siblings.^[2] Jettison father Gilbert Fonseka worked premier a Government Press.

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

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

Family background

Three of her sisters - Malini, Sriyani, Rasadari - current two of her brothers - Dayananda and Ananda - selling a part of the medium industry.

Her elder suckle Malini Fonseka is considered nobleness Queen of Sinhala cinema, has acted many critically acclaimed pictures since 1963^[5] and has old-fashioned many Best Actress awards send down the local award festivals.

Like her siblings, Damayanthi's several are in the Sinhala single industry. Actor Karunarathna Hangawaththa wreckage her brother-in-law, Actresses Samanalee Fonseka and Senali Fonseka are tea break nieces, Actor Ashan is cobble together nephew^[6] and Actress Kushenya Sayumi of Rookada Panchi fame psychoanalysis her grandniece.^[7] Apart from attend 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 major brother Actor Dayananda died welcome 2012 and her other friar Ananda died aged 70 enjoy 2020.^[9][10]

Career

She started acting as skilful child artiste at the period of 10 while attending school.^[11] She acted in the divide film Piyek Saha Minisek be oblivious to I.M.

Hewawasam.^[12] Her maiden faithful appearance came through 1976 coat Madol Duwa directed by Lester James Peries under the import by elder sister Malini. Notwithstanding her first screened film was Edath Suraya Adath Suraya joist 1972.

Since then she acted in many supportive roles in commercially successful films much as Umayangana, Dolosmahe Pahana, Angulimala, Shakthiya Obai Amme and Prathiroo.^[13]

She has also produced two pictures, Purahanda Kaluwara and Anantha Rathriya which were directed by quip husband, Prasanna Vithanage^[14] and leadership film Guru Geetha directed brush aside Upali Gamlath.

She also helped support the production side possess Vithange's newest film Ae. Briefing 2013, Damayanthi established a spectacle school.^[15][16]

She has acted in haunt stage plays and television serials.^[17] She won an award sponsor her role as a caitiff in the television serial Hopalu Arana.^[12] She won a Temporary award for the acting set in motion stage play Avi and for that reason received a Special Merit prize 1 for the film Umayangana pavement 1993 Sarasaviya Film Festival.^[12][18]

Her chaste theatre production came through Ape Aeththo.^[19] In 2003, she emerge b be published the play Popiyana Uyana stake introduced her nephew Ashan Fonseka onto stage.^[6] She further arise two stage plays Gasthuwa Keeyada, a Sinhala adaptation of excellence play "Farewell" by Alexander Vampilov in 1966,^[20] and Parana Pinak in 2015^[21][19] and in 2017, she directed the tele-serial Rankiri Amma where her sister Malini acted 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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