Freida Pinto

Freida Pinto

actress, producer, soundtrack

Freida Pinto was born on Oct 18, 1984 in India]. Freida Pinto's big-screen debut came with Slumdog Millionaire directed by Danny Boyle in 2008. Freida Pinto is known for Mira, Royal Detective directed by Sue Perrotto, Leela Ladnier stars as Mira and Utkarsh Ambudkar as Chikku. Freida Pinto has got 4 awards and 8 nominations so far. The most recent award Freida Pinto achieved is Elle Women in Hollywood Awards. The upcoming new movie Freida Pinto plays is Mr. Malcolm's List which will be released on Jul 01, 2022.

Freida Selena Pinto was born in Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India, to Sylvia, a school principal, and Frederick Pinto, a senior bank branch manager. She is from a Mangalorean family.Pinto traversed the modeling circuit in Mumbai (represented by Elite Model Management India) for two years before gaining her big break when director Danny Boyle picked her out in the audition process to play the female lead, Latika, for his project Slumdog Millionaire (2008). In a promo interview, Boyle likened spotting her to his discovery of Kelly Macdonald for Trainspotting.Surprisingly, Freida, who studied at Mumbai's St. Xaviers College, began taking acting classes (she has done amateur theater before) only after completing her debut film -- when she attended a three-month workshop by Barry John, the veteran theater guru.Between 2006 and 2007, she anchored Full Circle, a travel show that was telecast on Zee International Asia Pacific. She went on assignments to Afghanistan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Fiji, among other countries.

  • Birthday

    Oct 18, 1984
  • Place of Birth

    Bombay, Maharashtra, India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]
  • Also known

    Freida Selena Pinto, 프리다 핀토

Known For

Awards

4 wins & 8 nominations

Elle Women in Hollywood Awards
2011
Winner - Woman of the Year
GQ Awards, India
2011
Woman of the Year
Winner - GQ Award
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