Freida Selena Pinto (born 18 October 1984) is an Indian actress who has appeared mainly in American and British films. Born and raised in Mumbai, Maharashtra, she resolved at a young age to become an actress. As a student at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai she took part in amateur plays. After graduation, she briefly worked as a model and then as a television presenter.
Pinto rose to prominence with her film debut in the drama Slumdog Millionaire (2008), winning a SAG Award and earning a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress. She earned critical acclaim for her roles in Miral (2010), Trishna (2011), and Desert Dancer (2014). She also saw commercial success with the science fiction film Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), and the epic fantasy action film Immortals (2011). Pinto's other notable roles include You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), Love Sonia (2018), Hillbilly Elegy (2020), and Mr. Malcolm's List (2022). She also starred in the Showtime miniseries Guerrilla (2017), and had a recurring role in the Hulu series The Path (2018).
Along with her film career, she promotes humanitarian causes.
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Freida Selena Pinto (born 18 October 1984) is an Indian actress who has appeared mainly in American and British films. Born and raised in Mumbai, Maharashtra...
overall. The film stars Andy Serkis as Caesar, alongside James Franco, FreidaPinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, and David Oyelowo. In the film...
newcomer Mrunal Thakur as the title character along with Riya Sisodiya, FreidaPinto, Demi Moore, Manoj Bajpayee, Richa Chadda, Anupam Kher, Adil Hussain...
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middle Jamal FreidaPinto as Latika, a girl from the streets who joins Jamal and Salim, then disappears; Jamal spends years hunting for her. Pinto was an Indian...
directed by Danny Boyle and written by Simon Beaufoy. It stars Dev Patel, FreidaPinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor, and Irrfan Khan. Based on Vikas Swarup's...
Richard Raymond and written by Jon Croker. Starring Reece Ritchie and FreidaPinto, the film is based on the true story of Afshin Ghaffarian, a young, self-taught...
starring Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Gemma Jones, FreidaPinto, Lucy Punch, and Naomi Watts. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival...
saying "Now Rupert's not a part of it so my guess is I won't be in it." FreidaPinto, who played primatologist Caroline Aranha in Rise, confirmed that she...
the same name by Robert Silverberg. The film stars Leslie Odom Jr., FreidaPinto, Cynthia Erivo, Orlando Bloom, and Jadyn Wong. Needle in a Timestack...
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grows to almost 2,000, and the Dar Al-Tifel Institute is born. Miral (FreidaPinto) is sent to the Institute by her father in 1978, at the age of 5 following...
languages and is being made into a TV adaptation by Netflix, starring FreidaPinto. In 2021, Joshi published her second novel The Secret Keeper of Jaipur...
The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. "FreidaPinto speaks at girls' rights summit in UK". The Houston Chronicle. Associated...