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==Personal life and background==
==Personal life and background==
Freida Pinto was born in [[Mumbai]] to Sylvia Pinto, a principal of St. John's Universal High School ([[Goregaon]]), and Frederick Pinto, a senior branch manager at the [[Bank of Baroda]]. Freida Pinto's father is from [[Neerude]] and mother from [[Derebail]], both towns in [[Mangalore]].<ref name="daj"> {{cite web |url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=53994 |title=The Newest Star on the Mangalorean Horizon—Freida Pinto |date=2008-11-25 |author=
Freida Pinto was born in [[Mumbai]] to Sylvia Pinto, a principal of St. John's Universal High School ([[Goregaon]]), and Frederick Pinto, a senior branch manager at the [[Bank of Baroda]]. Freida Pinto's father is from [[Neerude]] and mother from [[Derebail]], both towns in [[Mangalore]].<ref name="daj"> {{cite web |url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=53994 |title=The Newest Star on the Mangalorean Horizon—Freida Pinto |date=2008-11-25 |author=Gerry D’Mello |publisher=[[Daiji World|Daijiworld Media Pvt Ltd Mangalore]]|accessdate=2008-11-25}}</ref> She is a [[Mangalorean Catholic]] <ref>[http://www.masala.com/9954-where-did-freida-pinto-come-from Everyone is curious about 'Slumdog Millionaire' actress ], Masala.com</ref>{{Verify credibility|date=June 2009}} and in an interview, Pinto stated that she is "completely pure Indian", but her family is Catholic and some of her ancestors were probably of [[Portuguese People|Portuguese background]], which explains the origin of her surname [[Pinto]].<ref>{{cite journal
|url=http://www.audreymagazine.com/index.php?element=cover_story
|last=Sung
|title=Destiny's Child
|first=Helena
|issue=February - March 2009
|journal=[[Audrey Magazine]]
|accessdate=2009-04-29}}</ref>

Her elder sister Sharon Pinto is an associate producer on the [[NDTV]] news channel.<ref name="man">{{cite news |url=http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=94373 |title=Freida Pinto shines in Slum Dog Millionaire |date=2009-09-24 |author=Team Mangalorean, USA |publisher=Mangalorean.Com |accessdate=2009-02-01}}</ref>

Pinto studied at Carmel of St. Joseph School in Malad and completed her [[Bachelor of Arts]] (BA) degree in ''English Literature'' from [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]].<ref name="man"/><ref name="rd">{{cite web |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/16slid1.htm |title=It's natural to want to become an actress after living in Mumbai |publisher=[[Rediff.com]] |date=2008-06-16 |accessdate=2008-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Lifestyle/People/Unplugged-Freida-Pinto/articleshow/4379041.cms
|title=Unplugged: Freida Pinto
|author=Norbert Rego
|accessdate=2009-05-04
|publisher=''[[The Times of India]]''}}</ref> She currently resides in [[Malad]], a suburb of Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=CinemaSectionPage&id=bbef6154-d3a2-4122-830a-85bc90227790&MatchID1=4892&TeamID1=1&TeamID2=5&MatchType1=2&SeriesID1=1235&PrimaryID=4892&Headline=%e2%80%98I+would+like+to+work+with+Mr+Bachchan+some+day%e2%80%99
|title=‘I would be more than willing to work with Mr Bachchan some day’ |publisher=''[[Hindustan Times]]'' |author=Nikhil Taneja |date=2009-01-21 |accessdate=2009-02-01}}</ref>

She is also trained in different forms of [[Indian classical dance]] as well as [[Salsa (dance)|Salsa]].<ref name="rd2">{{cite web |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/16slid2.htm |title='Comedy is difficult' |publisher=[[Rediff.com]]
|date=2008-06-16 |accessdate=2008-02-23}}</ref>

She admitted that she was once engaged and was married to her former publicist, but got separated soon after the marriage.<ref>http://www.zeenews.com/news513374.html</ref> She is currently dating ''Slumdog Millionaire'' co-star, [[Dev Patel]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.indopia.in/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/559409/3/30/20/30 |title = Dev and Freida are a couple, Patel's mother says |year = 2009 |publisher = Indopia |accessdate = 2009-04-27 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.indianexpress.com/news/devs-mum-confirms-sons-offscreen-romance-with-freida/451708/ |title = Dev’s mum confirms son’s off-screen romance with Freida |year = 2009 |publisher = Indian Express |accessdate = 2009-04-27 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.hollyscoop.com/dev-patel/dev-patel-and-freida-pinto-romance-confirmed-by-family_20042.aspx |title = Dev Patel and Freida Pinto Romance Confirmed by Family|year = 2009 |publisher = Hollyscoop |accessdate = 2009-04-27 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/patels%20mum%20confirms%20pinto%20romance_1101751 |title = Dev Patel - Patel's mum confirms Pinto romance |year = 2009 |publisher = Contactmusic.com |accessdate = 2009-04-27 }}</ref> She was also featured in People Magazine's Most Beautiful People List.<ref>http://www.people.com/people/package/gallery/0,,20267544_20274176_20614653,00.html</ref>

==Career==
[[File:FreidaPintoDevPatel08TIFF.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Pinto with [[Dev Patel]] at the [[2008 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
Before starring in ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'', Pinto anchored the international travel show, ''Full Circle'' on [[Zee TV|Zee International Asia Pacific]] in English between 2006-08. Pinto was also featured in several television and print advertisements for products such as [[Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company|Wrigley's Chewing Gum]], [[Škoda Auto|Škoda]], [[Vodafone Essar|Vodafone India]], [[Bharti Airtel|Airtel]], and [[DeBeers]]. Pinto modeled for four years and appeared in runway shows and magazine covers.<ref name="daj"/> She learned acting from The Barry John's Acting Studio in [[Andheri]] and was trained by her mentor Barry John.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1225923 |title=Freida Pinto thanks mentor Barry John for success |publisher=''[[DNA (newspaper)|Daily News & Analysis]]'' |date=2009-01-29 |accessdate=2009-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.barryjohnactingstudio.com/about_us.php |title=About Barry John's Acting Studio |publisher=The Barry John's Acting Studio |accessdate=2009-02-23}}</ref> After six months of auditions, she received a call to audition for ''Slumdog Millionaire''. Pinto auditioned for [[Danny Boyle]] and was short-listed and finally selected to star in ''Slumdog Millionaire''.<ref name="rd"/>

Pinto made her first film debut in 2008. ''Slumdog Millionaire'' tells the story of a young man from the slums of Mumbai who appears on a game show and exceeds people's expectations, arousing the suspicions of the game show host and of law enforcement officials. In the movie, Pinto played the role of Latika, the girl with whom Jamal ([[Dev Patel]]) is in love. At the 2008 [[Toronto International Film Festival]], the movie won the Cadillac People's Choice Award.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080913.wtiff0913/BNStory/tiff2008/home?cid=al_gam_mostemail |title=Slumdog Millionaire wins as audience favourite |publisher=''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' |author=Liam Lacey |date=2008-09-13 |accessdate=2009-01-19}}</ref> At the [[66th Golden Globe Awards|2009 Golden Globe Awards]], the movie won four awards. Pinto herself was nominated for "[[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]" at the [[62nd British Academy Film Awards|2009 BAFTA Awards]],<ref name="bafta">{{cite web |url=http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/film-nominations-in-2009,657,BA.html
|title=Film Nominations in 2009 |publisher=''[[BAFTA]]'' |accessdate=2009-02-01}}</ref> and won the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]] alongside ten other cast members from ''Slumdog Millionaire''.<ref name="IBN">{{cite news |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/slumdog-millionaire-bags-2-more-us-film-awards/83700-8.html |title=Slumdog Millionaire bags 2 more US film awards as well as picking up 8 awards at the oscars. |publisher=[[CNN IBN]] |date=2009-01-26 |accessdate=2009-02-01}}</ref>

Pinto has been cast in [[Woody Allen]]'s next film set in London. Other cast members include [[Anupam Kher]], [[Josh Brolin]], [[Anthony Hopkins]], [[Antonio Banderas]], and [[Naomi Watts]]. Shooting for the film starts in July 2009.<ref name="Channel News Asia">{{cite news |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/411111/1/.html |title=Slumdog's Pinto lands role in Woody Allen film |publisher=[[Channel News Asia]] |date=2008-02-23 |accessdate=2008-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118000471.html?categoryid=13&cs=1|title=Watts, Pinto join Woody Allen film|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2009-02-23 |author=Michael Speier, Tatiana Siegel |accessdate=2009-02-28 }}</ref>

On [[13 May]], [[2009]] it was announced that Pinto was to become the new 'face' of [[L'Oréal]] in spite of rumours that she was due to sign a "six figure deal" with competitor [[Estee Lauder]].<ref name="LOrealExpress">{{cite web|url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/100775/Pinto-thinks-L-Oreal-is-worth-it|title=Pinto thinks L'Oreal is worth it|date=2009-05-13|publisher=[[Daily Express]]|accessdate=2009-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.limelife.com/blog-entry/Freida-Pinto-And-Evangeline-Lilly-Are-New-LOreal-Spokeswomen/5355.html |title=Freida Pinto And Evangeline Lilly Are New L'Oreal Spokeswomen. |publisher=[[LimeLife]] |date=2009-05-12 |accessdate=2009-05-12}}</ref>

==Awards and honours==
'''Won'''
*2009: [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]] for ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''<ref name="IBN"/>

'''Nominated'''
*2008: [[Black Reel Awards of 2008]] - [[Black Reel Awards of 2008#Best Ensemble|Best Ensemble]] for ''Slumdog Millionaire''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/75882/Cadillac,-Slumdog-&-Bees-are-triple-threats-at-Black-Reel-Awards/ |title=Cadillac, Slumdog & Bees are Triple Threats Black Reel Awards |publisher=''[[Daily Express]]'' |date=2008-12-15 |accessdate=2008-02-23}}</ref>
*2009: [[62nd British Academy Film Awards|62nd BAFTA Awards]] - [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]] for ''Slumdog Millionaire''<ref name="bafta"/>
*2009: [[MTV Movie Awards]] - [[MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance|Best Breakthrough Female Performance]] for ''Slumdog Millionaire''
*2009: [[MTV Movie Awards]] - [[MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss|Best Kiss]] for ''Slumdog Millionaire''

==Filmography==
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! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
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| 2008 || ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' || Latika || English || ''Slumdog Crorepati'' in [[Hindi]] <br>''Naanum Kodieswaran'' in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] <br>''Murikiwada Koteswarudu'' in [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
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| 2010 || '' [[Miral]]<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.apakistannews.com/freida-pinto-to-appear-in-film-on-israeli-palestanian-women-111464
|title=Freida Pinto to appear in film on Israeli-Palestanian women
|date=2009-13-25
|accessdate=2009-04-27
|publisher=A Pakistan News}}</ref> '' || || [[French language|French]]/[[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]/English ||
|-
| 2010 || ''Untitled Woody Allen London Project (2010)'' || || English ||
|-
|}

==References==
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== External links ==
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Revision as of 07:51, 22 June 2009

Freida Pinto
Pinto in November 2008
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Freida Pinto (born October 18, 1984) is an Indian actress and professional model, best known for her performance as Latika in her debut film Slumdog Millionaire, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2009. Pinto won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

Personal life and background

Freida Pinto was born in Mumbai to Sylvia Pinto, a principal of St. John's Universal High School (Goregaon), and Frederick Pinto, a senior branch manager at the Bank of Baroda. Freida Pinto's father is from Neerude and mother from Derebail, both towns in Mangalore.[1] She is a Mangalorean Catholic [2][unreliable source?] and in an interview, Pinto stated that she is "completely pure Indian", but her family is Catholic and some of her ancestors were probably of Portuguese background, which explains the origin of her surname Pinto.[3]

Her elder sister Sharon Pinto is an associate producer on the NDTV news channel.[4]

Pinto studied at Carmel of St. Joseph School in Malad and completed her Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in English Literature from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.[4][5][6] She currently resides in Malad, a suburb of Mumbai.[7]

She is also trained in different forms of Indian classical dance as well as Salsa.[8]

She admitted that she was once engaged and was married to her former publicist, but got separated soon after the marriage.[9] She is currently dating Slumdog Millionaire co-star, Dev Patel.[10][11][12][13] She was also featured in People Magazine's Most Beautiful People List.[14]

Career

Pinto with Dev Patel at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival

Before starring in Slumdog Millionaire, Pinto anchored the international travel show, Full Circle on Zee International Asia Pacific in English between 2006-08. Pinto was also featured in several television and print advertisements for products such as Wrigley's Chewing Gum, Škoda, Vodafone India, Airtel, and DeBeers. Pinto modeled for four years and appeared in runway shows and magazine covers.[1] She learned acting from The Barry John's Acting Studio in Andheri and was trained by her mentor Barry John.[15][16] After six months of auditions, she received a call to audition for Slumdog Millionaire. Pinto auditioned for Danny Boyle and was short-listed and finally selected to star in Slumdog Millionaire.[5]

Pinto made her first film debut in 2008. Slumdog Millionaire tells the story of a young man from the slums of Mumbai who appears on a game show and exceeds people's expectations, arousing the suspicions of the game show host and of law enforcement officials. In the movie, Pinto played the role of Latika, the girl with whom Jamal (Dev Patel) is in love. At the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, the movie won the Cadillac People's Choice Award.[17] At the 2009 Golden Globe Awards, the movie won four awards. Pinto herself was nominated for "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" at the 2009 BAFTA Awards,[18] and won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture alongside ten other cast members from Slumdog Millionaire.[19]

Pinto has been cast in Woody Allen's next film set in London. Other cast members include Anupam Kher, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Antonio Banderas, and Naomi Watts. Shooting for the film starts in July 2009.[20][21]

On 13 May, 2009 it was announced that Pinto was to become the new 'face' of L'Oréal in spite of rumours that she was due to sign a "six figure deal" with competitor Estee Lauder.[22][23]

Awards and honours

Won

Nominated

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2008 Slumdog Millionaire Latika English Slumdog Crorepati in Hindi
Naanum Kodieswaran in Tamil
Murikiwada Koteswarudu in Telugu
2010 Miral[25] French/Hebrew/English
2010 Untitled Woody Allen London Project (2010) English

References

  1. ^ a b Gerry D’Mello (2008-11-25). "The Newest Star on the Mangalorean Horizon—Freida Pinto". Daijiworld Media Pvt Ltd Mangalore. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  2. ^ Everyone is curious about 'Slumdog Millionaire' actress , Masala.com
  3. ^ Sung, Helena. "Destiny's Child". Audrey Magazine (February - March 2009). Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  4. ^ a b Team Mangalorean, USA (2009-09-24). "Freida Pinto shines in Slum Dog Millionaire". Mangalorean.Com. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
  5. ^ a b "It's natural to want to become an actress after living in Mumbai". Rediff.com. 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
  6. ^ Norbert Rego. "Unplugged: Freida Pinto". The Times of India. Retrieved 2009-05-04. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Nikhil Taneja (2009-01-21). "'I would be more than willing to work with Mr Bachchan some day'". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2009-02-01. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "'Comedy is difficult'". Rediff.com. 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
  9. ^ http://www.zeenews.com/news513374.html
  10. ^ "Dev and Freida are a couple, Patel's mother says". Indopia. 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  11. ^ "Dev's mum confirms son's off-screen romance with Freida". Indian Express. 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  12. ^ "Dev Patel and Freida Pinto Romance Confirmed by Family". Hollyscoop. 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  13. ^ "Dev Patel - Patel's mum confirms Pinto romance". Contactmusic.com. 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  14. ^ http://www.people.com/people/package/gallery/0,,20267544_20274176_20614653,00.html
  15. ^ "Freida Pinto thanks mentor Barry John for success". Daily News & Analysis. 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2009-02-23. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ "About Barry John's Acting Studio". The Barry John's Acting Studio. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  17. ^ Liam Lacey (2008-09-13). "Slumdog Millionaire wins as audience favourite". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2009-01-19. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ a b "Film Nominations in 2009". BAFTA. Retrieved 2009-02-01. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ a b "Slumdog Millionaire bags 2 more US film awards as well as picking up 8 awards at the oscars". CNN IBN. 2009-01-26. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
  20. ^ "Slumdog's Pinto lands role in Woody Allen film". Channel News Asia. 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
  21. ^ Michael Speier, Tatiana Siegel (2009-02-23). "Watts, Pinto join Woody Allen film". Variety. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
  22. ^ "Pinto thinks L'Oreal is worth it". Daily Express. 2009-05-13. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
  23. ^ "Freida Pinto And Evangeline Lilly Are New L'Oreal Spokeswomen". LimeLife. 2009-05-12. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
  24. ^ "Cadillac, Slumdog & Bees are Triple Threats Black Reel Awards". Daily Express. 2008-12-15. Retrieved 2008-02-23. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  25. ^ "Freida Pinto to appear in film on Israeli-Palestanian women". A Pakistan News. 2009-13-25. Retrieved 2009-04-27. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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