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Ruby de Mel

  • Name: Ruby de Mel
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  • Also known as: Ruby Jasmine de Mel
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Biography: Ruby Jasmine de Mel was a popular Sri Lankan actress. She often played bullying motherly characters. de Mel was born in Moratuwa to an anglicized Sinhala family and attended Princess of Wales College, Moratuwa and Newstead Balika, Negombo. She was an announcer for Radio Ceylon at its inception. de Mel broke into acting with a role in the theatrical play Handahana directed by T. B. Ilangaratne. This performance drew the attention of leading playwright and filmmaker B. A. W. Jayamanne who asked her to play a part in his film Mathabedaya to be shot in India. Under the pretense of a vacation with friends, de Mel travelled to India and made her film debut in the film under the alias Vinodha... Read More

Movies:

Title Release date
Keli Madala - කෙළිමඩල 1991-04-05
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom   as  Village Woman 1984-05-23
The Wasps Are Here   as  Helen's Mother 1978-08-11