Freida Pinto
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, 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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Freida Pinto, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Daily Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
All Movies (30)
- Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender2026 · as Avatar Sonam (voice)
- Asteroid2025
- My Mother's Wedding2025 · as Jack
- Bondi Boy2025 · as Herself
- Mr Malcolm's List2022 · as Selina Dalton
- A Christmas Number One2021 · as Meghna Rai
- Needle in a Timestack2021 · as Alex Leslie
- Intrusion2021 · as Meera Parsons
- Hillbilly Elegy2020 · as Usha Chilukuri
- Love Wedding Repeat2020 · as Amanda
- Only2020 · as Eva
- Mr. Malcolm's List2019 · as Selina
- Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle2018 · as Messua
- We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World2018 · as Self
- Love Sonia2018 · as Rashmi
- Yamasong: March of the Hollows2017 · as Geta (voice)
- Past Forward2016 · as Woman #2
- Blunt Force Trauma2015 · as Colt
- Knight of Cups2015 · as Helen
- Unity2015 · as Narrator (voice)
- Desert Dancer2014 · as Elaheh
- Girl Rising2013 · as Narrator (voice)
- Black Gold2011 · as Leyla
- Immortals2011 · as Phaedra
- Trishna2011 · as Trishna
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes2011 · as Caroline Aranha
- You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger2010 · as Dia
- Miral2010 · as Miral
- Slumdog Millionaire2008 · as Older Latika
- The Boy at the Back of the Class—
All TV Shows (19)
- Surface2022 · as Grace Daaveed
- The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
- Guerrilla2017 · as Jas Mitra
- Chelsea2016 · as Self
- The Path2016 · as Vera
- India: Nature's Wonderland2015 · as Herself - Presenter
- The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
- Off Camera with Sam Jones2014 · as Self
- The Frame2013 · as Caroline Aranha
- The Mindy Project2012 · as Freida Pinto
- India's Most Desirable2011 · as Herself
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2005 · as Self
- Koffee with Karan2004 · as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
- The Daily Show1996 · as Self
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
- Unaccustomed Earth— · as Parul Chaudhury