[2] One of the earliest pillars in Sri Lankan television drama industry, Nanayakkara has involved more than 140 serials across a career spanning more than six decades.
Then she joined with Fordsroad Accounting Institute in Colombo as an auditor and worked for 30 years.
[9] The couple has one son - Ravi - and four daughters - Renuka, Shamika and twins Chandika and Indika.
[6] She met his future husband during this period, where Wally joined the radio dramas in the 1960s.
[11][8] The couple first acted together in the 1962 radio play Muwan Palessa as "Ukku Banda" and "Binari".