Freida Pinto

First Name: Freida
Last Name: Pinto
Nationality: Indian
Nick Name :Fro
Date of Birth: 18 October 1984
Birthplace: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Eye Color: Brown-Dark
Hair Color: Black
Star Sign: Libra

Biography:
Freida Pinto was born on 18 October 1984 in Mumbai to a Mangalorean Catholic family. Her mother, Sylvia, is a
principal of St John's Universal High School (Goregaon), and her father, Frederick, is a senior branch manager at
the Bank of Baroda. Her older sister Sharon is an associate producer for the NDTV news channel. Freida studied at
Carmel of St. Joseph School in Malad, Mumbai and completed her Bachelor of Arts (BA) with a major in English
Literature, and minors in Psychology and Economics, from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. She also acted in plays
and amateur theater while studying. She later joined Elite Model Management and modeled for two and a half years.
Before starring in Slumdog Millionaire, Pinto anchored the international travel show, Full Circle, between
2006-08. Pinto was also featured in several television and print advertisements. Pinto modeled for four years and
appeared in runway shows and magazine covers. Due to her performances she got a call to audition for Slumdog
Millionaire.

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. The movie received high appraisal and a number of awards. The actress was nominated
for "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" at the 2009 BAFTA Awards, She won the Screen Actors Guild Award for
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
Pinto has joined hands with Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf to support 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.

According to The Daily Telegraph, she is currently the highest paid Indian actress (although she does not
currently count as a Bollywood star as she has yet to appear in a Bollywood film). On 13 May 2009, Pinto became a
new spokesmodel for L'Oréal. Near the end of 2010, Pinto was ranked #6 in TC Candler's list of "Most Beautiful
Faces".
Pinto was engaged to her former publicist and boyfriend of two years, Rohan Antao. In January 2009, Pinto called
off her engagement to Rohan and started dating her Slumdog Millionaire co-star Dev Patel.

Filmography:

2012 Trishna
2011 Immortals
2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011/II Black Gold
2010 Miral
2010 Ich sehe den Mann deiner Träume
2008 Slumdog Millionär

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