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.

Filmography

• 2026Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender — Avatar Sonam (voice)
• Unaccustomed Earth — Parul Chaudhury
• 2025Asteroid
• 2025My Mother's Wedding — Jack
• 2022Mr Malcolm's List — Selina Dalton, Executive Producer
• Surface — Grace Daaveed
• 2021A Christmas Number One — Meghna Rai
• 2021Intrusion — Meera Parsons
• 2021Needle in a Timestack — Alex Leslie
• 2020Hillbilly Elegy — Usha
• 2020Love Wedding Repeat — Amanda
• 2020Only — Eva
• 2019Mr. Malcolm's List — Selina
• 2018Love Sonia — Rashmi
• 2018Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle — Messua
• Guerrilla — Jas Mitra
• 2017Yamasong: March of the Hollows — Geta (voice)
• The Path — Vera
• 2015Blunt Force Trauma — Colt
• 2015Knight of Cups — Helen
• 2015Unity — Narrator (voice)
• 2014Desert Dancer — Elaheh
• 2013Girl Rising — Narrator (voice)
• The Frame — Caroline Aranha
• The Mindy Project — Freida Pinto
• 2011Black Gold — Leyla
• 2011Immortals — Phaedra
• 2011Rise of the Planet of the Apes — Caroline Aranha
• 2011Trishna — Trishna
• 2010Miral — Miral
• 2010You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger — Dia
• 2008Slumdog Millionaire — Older Latika
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• The Boy at the Back of the Class

Appearances as themselves (15)

• 2025Bondi Boy — Herself
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• 2018We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World — Self
• Chelsea — Self
• India: Nature's Wonderland — Herself - Presenter
• The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• Off Camera with Sam Jones — Self
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors — Self
• India's Most Desirable — Herself
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self
• Koffee with Karan — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• The Daily Show — Self