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Ruby de Mel(1917-2004)

  • Actress
  • Writer
  • Director
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Ruby de Mel was born on 4 December 1917 in Kaldemulla, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. She was an actress and writer, known for Pipena kumudu (1967), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Sonduru Yuwala (1965). She died on 9 November 2004 in Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka.
BornDecember 4, 1917
DiedNovember 9, 2004(86)
BornDecember 4, 1917
DiedNovember 9, 2004(86)
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Pipena kumudu
  • Actress
  • 1967
Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
7.5
  • Village Woman(as Ruby De Mel)
  • 1984
Sonduru Yuwala
  • Actress
  • 1965
Harimaga
  • Actress
  • 1969

Credits

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Actress

  • Rendez-moi mon enfant (1994)
    Des héros ordinaires
    TV Series
    • Père de Nambiar
    • 1994
  • Keli Madala (1991)
    Keli Madala
    • 1991
  • Hima Gira
    • 1990
  • Vasanthi Chathurani, Sanath Gunathilake, Ravindra Randeniya, and Sriyantha Mendis in Mangala Thegga (1988)
    Mangala Thegga
    7.2
    • Boarding Mistress
    • 1988
  • Kamal Addaraarachchi and Jeevan Kumarathunga in Gedara Budun Amma (1988)
    Gedara Budun Amma
    • 1988
  • Geetha Kumarasinghe and Vijaya Kumaratunga in Obatai Priye Adare (1987)
    Obatai Priye Adare
    • Rita Madam
    • Grand mother
    • 1987
  • Aadara Hasuna
    7.7
    • (as Ruby De Mel)
    • 1986
  • Pooja
    • 1986
  • Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
    7.5
    • Village Woman (as Ruby De Mel)
    • 1984
  • Welle Thenu Maliga
    • 1984
  • Monarathenna 2 (1983)
    Monarathenna 2
    • 1983
  • Sister Mary
    • Mother Superior
    • 1983
  • Biththi Hathara
    • 1982
  • Ran Ethana
    • 1981
  • Joe Abeywickrama, Malini Fonseka, and Vijaya Kumaratunga in The Wasps Are Here (1978)
    The Wasps Are Here
    7.6
    • Helen's Mother
    • 1978

Writer

  • Pipena kumudu
    • dialogues
    • story
    • 1967

Director

  • Pipena kumudu
    • Director
    • 1967

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Ruby De Mel
  • Born
    • December 4, 1917
    • Kaldemulla, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
  • Died
    • November 9, 2004
    • Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    She branched out as a director in 1967 with "Pipene Kumudu" which featured the maiden role of actress Sumana Amarasinghe.

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