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 Freida
Pinto (born October 18, 1984) is an Indian actress and professional model,
known for her performance as Latika in her debut film Slumdog Millionaire
(2008), for which she has won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding
Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and has been nominated for the BAFTA
Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
Biography
Freida Pinto was born in Mumbai to Sylvia Pinto, now a principal of St. John’s
Universal High School (Goregaon), and Frederick Pinto, a senior branch manager
at the Bank of Baroda. Her family hails from the Mangalorean Catholic community,
a Christian community in Bombay. Her elder sister Sharon Pinto is an associate
producer on the NDTV news channel.Pinto completed her Bachelor of Arts (BA)
degree in English Literature from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.She currently
resides in the Malad suburb of Mumbai.
Career
Before starring in Slumdog Millionaire, Freida anchored the international travel
show, Full Circle on Zee International Asia Pacific in English between 2006-07.
Pinto was also featured in several television and print commercials for products
such as Wrigleys Chewing Gum, Škoda, Hutch, Airtel, and De Beers. Pinto modeled
for two years and appeared in runway shows and magazine covers.After six months
of auditions, she received a call to audition for Slumdog Millionaire. Pinto was
auditioned for Danny Boyle and was short-listed and finally selected to star in
Slumdog Millionaire.
Pinto made her 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.At the 2009 Golden
Globe Awards, the movie won four awards. Pinto has also been nominated for "Best
Actress in a Supporting Role" at the 2009 BAFTA Awards,and has won the Screen
Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
alongside ten other cast members from Slumdog Millionaire.
Awards and honours
Won
* 2009: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a
Motion Picture for Slumdog Millionaire
Nominated
* 2009: 62nd BAFTA Awards - Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Slumdog
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