Freida Pinto

Freida Pinto

  • Birthday: 1984-10-18
  • Place of birth: Bombay, Maharashtra, India
  • Also know as: 프리다 핀토

Biography

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, India, Pinto gained an interest in acting at an early age and took part in amateur theatre while she was a student at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, where she majored in English literature and minored in psychology and economics. Following graduation, she worked as a model and hosted the international travel show Full Circle (2006) on Zee TV. Pinto rose to prominence with her film debut in the British drama Slumdog Millionaire (2008), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, and Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress - Drama, and won the Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Breakthrough Performance. Her biggest commercial success came with the science fiction film Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011). Her performance as the title character in Michael Winterbottom's Trishna (2011) garnered her widespread recognition and praise. She portrayed Cretan princess Phaedra in the epic fantasy action film Immortals (2011), narrated the documentary Girl Rising (2013), and starred in the biographical drama Desert Dancer (2014), for which she received critical acclaim. In 2017, she starred in the Showtime miniseries Guerrilla, and in 2018 she had starring roles in the Indian drama Love Sonia and the fantasy adventure film Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. Although the Indian media has credited Pinto with breaking the stereotypical image of an Indian woman in foreign films, she has been a lesser-known figure in Indian cinema and has rarely featured in prominent productions in India. Along with her film career, she promotes humanitarian causes and is vocal about women's empowerment.

Filmography

Miral

2010

As Miral

Trishna

2011

As Trishna

Desert Dancer

2014

As Elaheh

Only

2020

As Eva

Mr. Malcolm's List

2022

As Selina Dalton

Intrusion

2021

As Meera Parsons

A Christmas Number One

2021

As Meghna Rai

Blunt Force Trauma

2015

As Colt

Girl Rising

2013

As Narrator (voice)

Slumdog Millionaire

2008

As Older Latika

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

2011

As Caroline Aranha

Black Gold

2011

As Leyla

Past Forward

2016

As Woman #2

Love Sonia

2018

As Rashmi

Needle in a Timestack

2021

As Alex Leslie

Immortals

2011

As Phaedra

Mr. Malcolm's List

2019

As Selina

Love Wedding Repeat

2020

As Amanda

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

As Usha Chilukuri

North Star

2023

As

Knight of Cups

2015

As Helen

Unity

2015

As Narrator (voice)

Production

Mr. Malcolm's List

2022

As Executive Producer

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