Senali Fonseka

Senali Koshila Fonseka was born on 18 September 1992 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.^[11][12][13] Her father Upali Fonseka was one of the brothers of Sri Lankan famous actress Malini Fonseka, known as Queen of Sinhalese cinema.^[14][15][16]

She attended Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Then her family moved to England, and she got her higher education from University of Cambridge in Biomedical Sciences.^[17][18][19]

In 2020, Fonseka's father died due to the effect of COVID-19 in England.^[20][21]

In 2013, Fonseka began her acting career in Siri Parakum, directed by Somaratne Dissanayake. It became the highest-grossing film in Sri Lankan cinema history.^{[citation needed]} She made her first television appearance in Sellam Gedara, telecasted on ITN, Sri Lanka.^{[22][23][24][25][26]} In 2014 she appeared in the TV miniseries Kalu Sewanella.^{[27][28][29][30][31]}

In 2018, she acted in the Doowili Ahasa television series telecasted on Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation. In 2021, she became more popular with the role of Paatali aka Sudu Chooti in the Sri Lankan television series Nadagamkarayo. She became known through the role of Paatali, and later won Most Popular Teledrama Actress at the Sumathi Awards in 2021.^{[32][33][34][35]} Fonseka has been acclaimed critics and audiences for her performance in Nadagamkarayo.^{[36][37][38][39]}