Freida Pinto Biography
Freida Pinto was a model until Slumdog Millionaire and her role as Latika had her off the ramp and on the red carpet at the Golden Globes Awards ceremony.
Basics on Freida
Freida was born on the 18th October 1984 in Mumbai to Frederick Pinto, a senior bank manager at the Bank of Baroda and Sylvia Pinto, the principal of St. John’s School. She has an older sister Sharon Pinto who works at the NDTV News Channel as an associate producer. She is a Mangalorean Catholic.
Freida completed her graduation from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. She modeled for two years. She was an anchor on the Full Circle, a travel show on Zee International Asia Pacific around 2006 to 2007.
Awards and honours Won :
* 2009: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Slumdog Millionaire
Nominated Awards :
* 2008: Black Reel Awards of 2008 - Best Ensemble for Slumdog Millionaire
* 2009: 62nd BAFTA Awards - Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Slumdog Millionaire
Filmography
Pinto with Dev Patel at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival
Year Film Role Language Notes
2008 Slumdog Millionaire Latika English Slumdog Crorepati in Hindi
Naanum Kodieswaran in Tamil
Murikiwada Koteswarudu in Telugu
2010 Miral French/Hebrew/English
Freida Pinto’s Movies
Danny Boyle cast her in the international hit Slumdog Millionaire and her role as Latika earned her a nomination for the Best Supporting Actress at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards.
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