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Freida Pinto
Freida Pinto’s screen credits include Avatar Sonam (voice) in Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, Older Latika in Slumdog Millionaire, and Caroline Aranha in Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
Born October 18, 1984 Bombay, Maharashtra, India3 movies on MoviHero
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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, 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. …
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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).
Although the Indian press 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 been featured in prominent productions in India. Along with her film career, she promotes humanitarian causes and is vocal about women's empowerment.
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- 2025AsteroidActor
- 2025My Mother's WeddingJack
- 2025Bondi BoyHerself
- 2022Mr Malcolm's ListProducer · Selina Dalton
- 2021A Christmas Number OneMeghna Rai
- 2021Needle in a TimestackAlex Leslie
- 2021IntrusionMeera Parsons
- 2020Hillbilly ElegyUsha
- 2020Love Wedding RepeatAmanda
- 2020OnlyEva
- 2019Mr. Malcolm's ListSelina
- 2018Mowgli: Legend of the JungleMessua
- 2018We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the WorldSelf
- 2018Love SoniaRashmi
- 2017Yamasong: March of the HollowsGeta (voice)
- 2015Blunt Force TraumaColt
- 2015Knight of CupsHelen
- 2015UnityNarrator (voice)
- 2014Desert DancerElaheh
- 2013Girl RisingNarrator (voice)
- 2011Black GoldLeyla
- 2011ImmortalsPhaedra
- 2011TrishnaTrishna
- 2010You Will Meet a Tall Dark StrangerDia
- 2010MiralMiral
- The Boy at the Back of the ClassActor
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Slumdog Millionaire
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