[4] Three of her sisters - Malini, Sriyani, Rasadari - and two of her brothers - Dayananda and Ananda - are a part of the cinema industry.
[12] Her maiden cinematic appearance came through 1976 film Madol Duwa directed by Lester James Peries under the influence by elder sister Malini.
Since then she acted in many supportive roles in commercially successful films such as Umayangana, Dolosmahe Pahana, Angulimala, Shakthiya Obai Amme and Prathiroo.
[19] In 2003, she produced the play Popiyana Uyana and introduced her nephew Ashan Fonseka onto stage.
[6] She further produced two stage plays Gasthuwa Keeyada, a Sinhala adaptation of the 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.