2020Nominee
Best Performance
Paangshu
Nita Fernando
Actor · Producer
September 5, 1947
Biography
Nita Fernando is a legendary, award-winning Sri Lankan film actress and producer who has been a prominent figure in Sinhala cinema since the 1960s. She achieved major international acclaim for her powerful performance as Violet in Prasanna Vithanage's 1998 film Pavuru Walalu (Walls Within), which won her the Best Actress award at the 1998 Singapore International Film Festival.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2023Nominee
Best Performance
Stigma
2014Nominee
Best Performance
Metamorphosis
Career Highlights
2009Highlight
Best Performance
Joseph Vaz, The Priest
2014Highlight
Best Performance
Thanha Rathi Ranga
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Paangshu
Stigma
Metamorphosis