- She has also made her mark as a teledrama director, with successful creations such as "Sanasili Suwanda". She even had the honor of being the first female teledrama director in the history of Sri Lanka teledrama history, when she, both directed and acted in her first teledrama "Nirupamala".
- Malini Fonseka is often considered the "Queen of Sri Lankan Cinema".
- She is a former Minister of the Sri Lankan Parliament, a position offered in appreciation for her strong support for Mahinda Rajapaksha.
- Fonseka was the first Sri Lankan actress to reach international heights and earn international recognition, winning a special Jury award at the Moscow International Film Festival in 1975.
- She has also made a record by winning the Slim Nielsen Peoples' Award for the Most Popular Actress twelve times in a row.
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