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Born October 18, 1984 (1984-10-18)
(age 24) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Actress
Years active 2008 — present |
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 Mumbai.
Freida Pinto's father is from Neerude and mother
from Derebail, both towns in Mangalore. Her elder
sister Sharon Pinto is an associate producer on
the NDTV news channel.
Pinto studied at Carmel of St. Joseph School
in Malad and completed her Bachelor of Arts (BA)
degree in English Literature from St. Xavier's
College, Mumbai. She currently resides in Malad,
a suburb of Mumbai.
She is also trained in different forms of Indian
classical dance as well as Salsa.
Pinto met Rohan Antao while attending St Xavier's
College in Mumbai. The two began dating and got
engaged in 2008, but Pinto called off the engagement
in January 2009.[6][7]
Awards and honours
Won
2009: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding
Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for
Slumdog Millionaire
Nominated
2008: Black Reel Awards of 2008 - Best Ensemble
for Slumdog Millionaire
2009: 62nd BAFTA Awards - Best Actress in a Supporting
Role for Slumdog Millionaire
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