Wanniarachchige Senali Koshila Fonseka () (born 18 September 1992), popularly known as Senali Fonseka, is an

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. Her first appeared film was ''

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'' as ''Sirimal Ethana.'' Senali became more popular with her role as ''Paatali'' "Sudu Chooti" in Sri Lankan television series ''

Nadagamkarayo ''Nadagamkarayo'' (), is a 2021 Sri Lankan comedy-drama thriller romantic television series broadcast on Swarnavahini TV. It is directed by Jayaprakash Sivagurunathan, produced by Chamara Samarawickrama and written by Saddha Mangala Sooriyabanda ...

.''

Personal life

Senali Koshila Fonseka was born on 18 September 1992 in

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. Her father Upali Fonseka was one of the brothers of Sri Lankan famous actress

Malini Fonseka Wanniarachchige Malini Senehelatha Fonseka, popularly as Malini Fonseka ( Sinhala:මාලිනී ෆොන්සේකා) (born 30 April 1947, in Kelaniya) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television as well as a director. ...

, who known as Queen of Sinhalese cinema. She attended with

Visakha Vidyalaya Visakha Vidyalaya () is a girls' school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is a National School managed by the central government providing primary and secondary education. History The school was established in 1917 by Celestina Dias as the Buddhist ...

and then her family moved to

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and she got her higher education from

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. In 2020 Senali's father died due to the effect of COVID-19 in

Career

In 2013 Senali began her acting career in '' Sri Parakum'' as the role of ''Sirimal Ethana,'' directed by

Somaratne Dissanayake Somaratne Dissanayake is a Sri Lankan film director, Screenwriter and Producer. He is the Chairman of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation and the president of the Film Makers Guild of Sri Lanka (FMG). He won the Peace prize of Chicago Internation ...

. The film became the highest-grossing film in Sri Lankan cinema history. She made her first television appearance in ''"Sellam Gedara"'', telecasted on

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. Later in 2014 she was taken into the TV Mini Series ''"Kalu Sewanella"''. In 2018 she acted ''"Doowili Ahasa"'' television series telecasted on

Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation The Sri Lanka Rūpavāhinī Corporation ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා රූපවාහිනී සංස්ථාව; ta, இலங்கை ரூபவாகினி கூட்டுத்தாபனம்), also known as Jathika R ...

. In the year 2021 she was more popular with the role of ''"Paatali"'' alias ''"Sudu Chooti"'' in Sri Lankan famous television series,

. She became known through the role of ''"Paatali"'' and later was awarded Most Popular Teledrama Actress in

Sumathi Awards ''Sumathi Awards'' ( si, සුමති සම්මාන) is an award bestowed to distinguished individuals involved with Sri Lanka's television screen, each year by the Sumathi Group of Company, Sri Lanka in recognition of the contributions m ...

in 2021. She has received acclaim from critics and audiences for the acting performances in

teledrama.

Television serials

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{Sinhala Cinema, state=collapsed Sri Lankan actresses Sri Lankan television actresses 1992 births Living people