Overview
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Birthday
Aug 01, 1948 (77 years old)
Swarna Mallawarachchi
Known For
3h
Movie
1997
Bawa Duka - The Sorrow of Existence - Part I
Set during the British colonial reign in Sri Lanka (1905),...
1h 53m
Movie
1994
Mee Haraka - මී හරකා
An illiterate and sexually frustrated young man finds himself attracted...
1h 54m
Movie
1988
Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba Handa
Voted for in Sight & Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of...
Biography
Swarna Mallawarachchi is a Sri Lankan film actress, also known as the "Golden star of Sinhalese cinema". She began her acting career whilst still a schoolgirl - starring in the 1966 released Sinhalese film Sath Samudura directed by Siri Gunasinghe. During a career that spans over 40 years, Swarna has won the 'Best Actress Award' 26 times.