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|caption = Freida Pinto attending the premiere of Slumdog Millionaire at the Toronto International Film Festival (2008)
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|10|18}}
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Freida Pinto
Pinto at the 18th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival
Born
Freida Selena Pinto

(1984-10-18) 18 October 1984 (age 39)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2006–present
PartnerDev Patel (2009–present)

Freida Selena Pinto[1] (born 18 October 1984) is an Indian actress and model best known for her portrayal of Latika in the 2008 Academy Award winning film Slumdog Millionaire, for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. After the success of the film she went on to star in the films such as You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Miral—in which she played the title character—and the box-office hit Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

Early life

Pinto was born into a Mangalorean Catholic family in Mumbai.[2][3][4][5] Her surname is of Portuguese origin as the result of her ancestors' conversion to Catholicism by missionaries.[6][7] Her mother, Sylvia, is the principal of St. John's High School (Goregaon), and her father, Frederick, is a senior branch manager at the Bank of Baroda. Her elder sister, Sharon, is an associate producer for the NDTV news channel.[8] Pinto dreamed of becoming an actress since she was five years old.[9] When Freida was ten, Sushmita Sen won Miss Universe 1994, which turned out to be a defining point in Freida's life.[2] She studied at Carmel of St. Joseph School in Malad, Mumbai and completed a degree in arts with a major in English Literature, and minors in Psychology and Economics, from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.[9][10][11] She had also acted in plays and amateur theatre while attending St. Xavier's.[2] She later joined Elite Model Management and modelled for two and a half years.[9]

Acting career

Pinto at the 2012 Cannes 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 modelled for four years and appeared in runway shows and magazine covers.[8] She learned acting from The Barry John's Acting Studio in Andheri and was trained by theatre director Barry John.[12][13] 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.[10]

Pinto made her feature film debut in 2008 in Slumdog Millionaire playing 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.[14] 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,[15] She won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture alongside other cast members from Slumdog Millionaire.[16]

In 2009 Pinto was featured in People magazine's "Most Beautiful People List",[17] and "List of World's Best Dressed Women".[18] That same year, the Daily Telegraph reported that she was the highest paid Indian actress (she is not considered a Bollywood star as she never appeared in a Bollywood film).[19] She was also included in Vogue's 2009 list of the top ten most stylish women.[20] On 13 May 2009, Pinto became a new spokesmodel for L'Oréal.[21] People named her one of 2012 Most Beautiful at Every Age.[22]

In 2010 she was featured in the "Top 99 Most Desirable Women" poll conducted by Askmen.com in 2010.[23]

Pinto co-starred in Woody Allen's comedy-drama film You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, with Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Anupam Kher and Naomi Watts, which premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[24] Pinto appeared in the 2011 science fiction film Rise of the Planet of the Apes, a reboot of the Planet of the Apes series, opposite James Franco. She played Caroline, a primatologist, in the film. She also appeared in the 2011 fantasy-action-drama film, Immortals, in which she played the oracle priestess Phaedra.[25] Also in 2011, she played Princess Lailah in the 1930s set Black Gold.[26]

She has worked in Michael Winterbottom's British drama Trishna in 2011 alongside Riz Ahmed.

Charity work

Pinto joined Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf in support of their philanthropic organisation "Agassi Foundation". She is the only Indian actress to have participated in their annual fund raiser titled, "The 15th Grand Slam for Children", that aims at raising funds for education of underprivileged children.[27]

Personal life

Pinto was engaged to her former publicist Rohan Antao, before ending that relationship in January 2009.[28]
She has been in a relationship with Slumdog Millionaire co-star Dev Patel since 2009 with whom she lives in Los Angeles.[29]

Filmography

Movies
Year Film Role Notes and Awards
2008 Slumdog Millionaire Latika Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Palm Springs International Film Festival – Breakthrough Performance Award
Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated – Black Reel Awards of 2008 – Best Ensemble
Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Female Breakthrough Performance
Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss
2010 You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger Dia
Miral Miral
2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes Caroline Aranha
Immortals Phaedra
2012 Day of the Falcon Princess Leyla also referred to as Black Gold
Trishna Trishna
2013 Knight Of Cups Post-Production
Desert Dancer Mentor Post-Production

References

  1. ^ InStyle Magazine, May 2012, page 108
  2. ^ a b c "Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto's amazing rise to fame". Daily Mirror. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Slumdog has done India proud, says Frieda's father". Daily News and Analysis (DNA). 23 February 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  4. ^ "Where are the Slumdog kids now?". Channel 4 News. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  5. ^ "Freida Pinto" by Tim Blanks, Interview Magazine
  6. ^ Magazine "Destiny's Child", Audrey magazine, April/May 2009. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  7. ^ "Freida Pinto wants to undergo DNA test to prove she is Indian", The Telegraph, July 25, 2011. Retrieved 2012-1-11.
  8. ^ a b D'Mello, Gerry (25 November 2008). "The Newest Star on the Mangalorean Horizon-Freida Pinto". Daijiworld Media. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
  9. ^ a b c Sung, Helena. "Destiny's Child". Audrey Magazine (February – March 2009). Archived from the original on 12 January 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  10. ^ a b "It's natural to want to become an actress after living in Mumbai". Rediff News. Rediff. 16 June 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  11. ^ Rego, Norbert. "Unplugged: Freida Pinto". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 May 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ "Freida Pinto thanks mentor Barry John for success". Daily News and Analysis (DNA). 29 January 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "About Barry John's Acting Studio". The Barry John's Acting Studio. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  14. ^ Lacey, Liam (13 September 2008). "Slumdog Millionaire wins as audience favourite". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 19 January 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ "Film Nominations in 2009". BAFTA. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  16. ^ "Slumdog Millionaire bags 2 more US film awards as well as picking up 8 awards at the oscars". CNN IBN. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  17. ^ "Sneak Peek: World's Most Beautiful People". People. Retrieved 15 August 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ "Freida Pinto, Winslet in People's best dressed list". Daily News and Analysis (DNA). 17 September 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  19. ^ Nelson, Dean (26 March 2009). "Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto is Bollywood top earner". New Delhi: The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 October 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  20. ^ ""Stylish" pinto in Vogue's top 10 list!". Press Trust Of India. London: Hindustan Times. 24 December 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  21. ^ "Pinto thinks L'Oreal is worth it". Daily Express. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  22. ^ Karen J. Quan (20 April 2012). "2012 Most Beautiful at Every Age – Freida Pinto". People. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  23. ^ Singh, Prashant (22 January 2010). "4 Indian beauties among 'most desirable women'". India Today. Retrieved 1 October 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  24. ^ Speier, Michael; Siegel, Tatiana (23 February 2009). "Watts, Pinto join Woody Allen film". Variety. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  25. ^ "Freida Pinto takes on Immortals". The Indian Express. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  26. ^ "Antonio Banderas, Mark Strong and Freida Pinto Cast in ‘Black Gold’" 14 October 2010, Slash Film
  27. ^ Ganguly, Prithwish (30 September 2010). "Freida the ace in Agassi-Steffi game". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  28. ^ Susan Wloszczyna (29 March 2011). "Freida Pinto, Dev Patel: Like something out of a movie". USA Today. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  29. ^ Marcus Barnes (5 November 2011). "Dev Patel and Freida Pinto move their belongings in to a swish 1.5 million Santa Monica home". Daily Mail. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
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