Popularly known as the Golden Star of Sinhalese Cinema, Swarna Mallawarachchi is a Sri Lankan actress, who has won the Best Actress Award 26 times in a career spanning 40 years. Some of her famous works can be seen in films such as Dadayama (1984), Kadapathaka Chayava (1989), Suddhilage Kathawa (1985), Sagara Jalaya (1988), and Anantha Rathriya (1996). Since 2004, she has served the UNHCR ambassador for women's rights in Sri Lanka.