Frieda Pinto who appeared first in the Academy Award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire is an Indian actress who primarily acts in British and American movies.
Pinto who won the award for the SAG Awards for her acting in Slumdog Millionaire has raised and become a common Indian face in English movies.
Pinto is known for her versatile acting and performance and is considered a global actress.
Frieda Pinto Bio, Career, Relationship With Dev Patel, Netflix, Age, Husband, Children, Nationality, Height, Net Worth, And More
But how did an Indian actress become familiar with American and British movies? How did she enter Hollywood? Which nationality is Frieda Pinto? Here are all your answers.
Frieda Pinto Biography And Early Life
Frieda Pinto was born on 18 October 1984 to parents Sylvia Pinto and Frederick Pinto. Her mother, Sylvia Pinto was a principal of St.John’s Universal School, Mumbai and her father Frederick Pinto was a senior branch manager in Bank of Boroda, Mumbai.
Frieda Pinto is a descendant of Mangalorean Catholics and was born and raised in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Frieda Pinto has an elder sister named Sharon Pinto who is working for NDTV.
Frieda Pinto attended the Carmel of St.Joseph School, Mumbai, and completing her primary education, Frieda Pinto joined St.Xaviers’s College, Mumbai.
Frieda Pinto earned her degree in English literature from St.Xavier’s College. Frieda Pinto had always wanted to become an actress and was a member of amateur theatre while doing her bachelor’s degree.
Gaining her degree from college, Frieda Pinto joined the Elite Model Management in India and started her modeling career. She worked for about two years with Elite Model Management and during her time with the management, she also auditioned for many movies but didn’t land on anyone.
Frieda Pinto’s Indian And Hollywood Cinematic Career
After trying for years and facing multiple rejections, Frieda Pinto finally got her first-ever movie project in 2007. The actress attended the audition for the movie Slumdog Millionaire directed by Danny Boyle and the film was released in 2008.
In the movie, Frieda Pinto played the character named Lalita, the love interest of the main character of the movie. Slumdog Millionaire was a sleeper hit and grossed over $377.9m worldwide. The film was the most successful film at the Academy Awards 2008 earning 10 nominations and winning eight of them.
Frieda Pinto’s debut acting was a successful one and she won the award of Springs International Festival Breakthrough Performance Award and SAG Awards for Outstanding by a Cast in a Motion Picture. After appearing in Slumdog Millionaire, Frieda Pinto was seen in movies such as You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger, Miral, Rise of Planet of Apes, Trishna, and Day of Falcon.
These movies gave Frieda Pinto only negative and mixed reviews. After staying away from the movie industry for one year, in 2013, Frieda Pinto appeared in Bruno Mars’ video song Gorilla.
In the following years, Frieda Pinto appeared in many movies including Knight of Cups, Desert Dancer, Unity, Blunt Force Trauma, Love Sonia, and Needless in a Timesack.
Frieda Pinto received mixed reviews after her appearance in Slumdog Millionaire and she was last critically acclaimed by the 2018 movie Love Sonia. She won the award for the best supporting actress at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne for Love Sonia. Frieda Pinto’s upcoming movies are Mr.Malcom’s List and Noor Inayat Khan.
Did Frieda Pinto Date Dev Patel?
Frieda Pinto and Dev Patel met on the sets of Slumdog Millionaire in which Dev Patel played the main character, Jamal Malik in the movie. The couple dated shortly after meeting each other and they dated for six years.
The couple ended things in 2014 and the reason for their breakup hasn’t been disclosed by either Frieda Pinto or Dev Patel. Before Dev Patel, Frieda Pinto was engaged to a man named Rohan Antao who has been her publicist and she ended her relationship with Rohan in 2009.
Is Frieda Pinto Married?
Frieda Pinto is married to the photographer and VR expert Cory Tran in 2020 at the Honda Centre in California. She got engaged to Cory Train in 2019. The couple welcomed their first child in the marriage in November 2021 and named him Rumi Ray.
Frieda Pinto Net Worth
As of last year, Frieda Pinto has an estimated net worth of $16 million. Born and raised in a middle-class Indian family, Frieda Pinto built all her fortunes primarily through her acting profession.
Is Frieda Pinto tall?
Frieda Pinto stands at a height of 5 feet 5 inches and weighs approximately 115lbs. Frieda Pinto has hazel brown eyes and black hair.
Does Frieda Pinto Have An Instagram?
Frieda Pinto is active on both Instagram and Twitter. On Instagram, Frieda Pinto has 405k followers and on Twitter, she has 55.2k followers.
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