Freida Pinto

Freida Pint is a famous model and actress. She traveled the modeling circuit in Dubai, and was represented at the time by Elite Model Management India. She modeled for two years before she got a huge break from the director Danny Boyle. Frieda played the female lead, Latika, in the movie Slumdog Millionaire, which was released in 2008.

In the Beginning

Freida Pinto was born on October 18, 1984 in Mumbai, India. Her mother worked as a principal of a high school, while her father worked as a banker. Her sister, Sharon, works as a producer for the Indian news channel called NDTV. Ever since she was young, Freida knew she wanted to be a model. She graduated from St. Xavier's College in Mumbai with a bachelor's degree in English. Soon after, she was recruited by the Elite Model agency in India when she was twenty years old. She went on to do campaigns for e-Bay, Chanel, and even Visa.

Career Accomplishments

In 2006 – 2007, she was the anchor for a TV travel show called Full Circle. The show involved her going to several Asian countries like Singapore, Afghanistan, Indonesia, and even Fiji. She had no acting experience at the time, but she auditioned for the film Slumdog Millionaire. The movie premiered for the first time at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival in 2008 in September. The movie was described by viewers as “one in a million” and “a masterpiece." Freida even received the People's Choice award, and was honored at the 2009 Palm Springs International Film Festival with the Breakthrough Performance award. She also received a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress.