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- Birth nameDaisy Daniels
- Rukmani Devi was born on January 15, 1923. She was an actress and producer, known for Siriyalatha (1957), Hadisi Winishchaya (1950) and Kele Handa (1953). She died on October 28, 1978 in Tudella, Ja Ela, Sri Lanka.
- The road on which the Rukmani Devi Museum in Negombo is located was also renamed 'Rukmani Devi Mawatha' by President Ranasinghe Premadasa on October 28, 1990.
- The second generation Toyota HiAce is known in Sri Lanka as the 'Rukmani Model', because she was travelling in one when she had her fatal accident.
- She was the most celebrated Sri Lankan artist, and a statue in her memory was erected at Kanuwana Junction.
- She was married to veteran dramatist, actor, and singer Eddie Jayamanne, whom she fell in love with as a result of her close association with him when performing in dramas produced by "Minerva Dramatic Club," founded by B. A. W. Jayamanne.
- She was the one and only Sri Lankan actress on the cover page of popular Indian Film Magazine "Filmfare" and was also featured in "My Likes and Dislikes" in 1958 in the Filmfare.
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