---
name: "Freida Pinto"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/freida-pinto"
fi1m_id: "freida-pinto"
imdb_id: "nm2951768"
tmdb_id: 76792
wikidata_id: "Q188744"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 October 1984"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 60
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-19T04:31:14.492655+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Freida Pinto

## Identity

Freida Pinto

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/freida-pinto
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** freida-pinto
- **IMDb ID:** nm2951768
- **TMDB ID:** 76792
- **Wikidata ID:** Q188744
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freida_Pinto, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188744, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2951768/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/76792

Actor. Born 18 October 1984 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 October 1984, Bombay, Maharashtra, India
- **Active:** 2008–present
- **Also known as:** 프리다 핀토, Freida Selena Pinto, 芙蕾达·平托, 芙蕾達·蘋托, فریدا پینتو
- **SAG Awards:** 1 SAG Award (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 60, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 78 (1), 2010s 80 (1), 2020s 48 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 60 to 59 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Action 2, Romance 2, Adventure 1, Animation 1, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $860m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freida_Pinto, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188744, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2951768/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/76792

## Coming up

- *Unaccustomed Earth*, as Parul Chaudhury — [page](https://film.one/tv/unaccustomed-earth.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Love Wedding Repeat*](https://film.one/film/love-wedding-repeat.md) (42), [*Hillbilly Elegy*](https://film.one/film/hillbilly-elegy.md) (38)
- **Disney+:** [*Rise of the Planet of the Apes*](https://film.one/film/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md) (80)
- **Apple TV:** [*Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender*](https://film.one/film/avatar-aang-the-last-airbender.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Freida Pinto

> Freida Pinto is appealing in *Slumdog Millionaire*, even when the writing confines her to being important to its hero. We like her warmth, but her early parts leave us wanting a fuller sense of what she can do.

In *Slumdog Millionaire* (2008), Freida Pinto’s older Latika matters enormously to Jamal, but gets little room for a life of her own. Pinto makes her appealing enough for us to want that life filled in. We were frustrated by how little we got to know her, because our interest in Latika extended beyond whether the romance would work out. Danny Boyle’s quick, warm film allows coincidences to do too much of the work that might have been left to its characters. We would have welcomed a slower stretch that gave Latika more to do.

That difficulty in separating the actor from the limitations of the part recurs in Pinto’s early work. Supporting roles followed in *You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger* (2010), *Rise of the Planet of the Apes* (2011) and *Immortals* (2011). Repeated casting as love interests and women accompanying someone else’s story left little room to establish what else she might do. We would be wary of calling that evidence of limited ability when the parts themselves offered so few opportunities.

Michael Winterbottom’s *Trishna* (2011) gave her the title role and a more substantial dramatic part, so those early years were never entirely confined to supporting turns. After typecasting and reduced offers, she began focusing on producing around 2012. Later choices include Rashmi, a sex worker in *Love Sonia* (2018), and Selina Dalton in the Regency romance *Mr. Malcolm’s List* (2022), which she produced through Freebird. We welcome the search for fuller characters, without treating the size or seriousness of a role as proof of a better performance.

Our view remains qualified by *Slumdog Millionaire*: Pinto is appealing, but Dev Patel does more than the writing to convince us of Latika’s importance. We cannot credit her with everything the romance achieves, any more than we should blame her for everything it leaves out. What stays with us is the wish to spend longer with Latika outside Jamal’s hopes for her. We would start with Boyle’s film, then look to the parts Pinto has had a hand in choosing.

## Biography

Freida Pinto is an Indian actress who has appeared mainly in American and British films. Born on 18 October 1984 in Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, she studied at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, where she took part in amateur plays. After graduation she briefly worked as a model and then as a television presenter.

Pinto made her film debut as Older Latika in *Slumdog Millionaire* (2008). She won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress. Subsequent roles include *You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger* (2010), *Rise of the Planet of the Apes* (2011), *Immortals* (2011), *Hillbilly Elegy* (2020) and *Intrusion* (2021).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender* (2026), Fi1m 64, as Avatar Sonam (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/avatar-aang-the-last-airbender.md)
- *Hillbilly Elegy* (2020), Fi1m 38, as Usha — [page](https://film.one/film/hillbilly-elegy.md)
- *Love Wedding Repeat* (2020), Fi1m 42, as Amanda — [page](https://film.one/film/love-wedding-repeat.md)
- *Rise of the Planet of the Apes* (2011), Fi1m 80, as Caroline Aranha — [page](https://film.one/film/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Slumdog Millionaire* (2008), Fi1m 78, as Older Latika — [page](https://film.one/film/slumdog-millionaire.md)

## Complete filmography (33)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender* (2026), as Avatar Sonam (voice) — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/avatar-aang-the-last-airbender.md)
- *Asteroid* (2025), Actor
- *My Mother's Wedding* (2025), as Jack
- *Surface* (2022), series, as Grace Daaveed
- *Mr Malcolm's List* (2022), as Selina Dalton · Executive Producer
- *A Christmas Number One* (2021), as Meghna Rai
- *Needle in a Timestack* (2021), as Alex Leslie
- *Intrusion* (2021), as Meera Parsons
- *Hillbilly Elegy* (2020), as Usha — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/hillbilly-elegy.md)
- *Love Wedding Repeat* (2020), as Amanda — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/love-wedding-repeat.md)
- *Only* (2020), as Eva
- *Mr. Malcolm's List* (2019), as Selina
- *Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle* (2018), as Messua
- *Love Sonia* (2018), as Rashmi
- *Yamasong: March of the Hollows* (2017), as Geta (voice)
- *Guerrilla* (2017), series, as Jas Mitra
- *Past Forward* (2016), as Woman #2
- *The Path* (2016), series, as Vera
- *Blunt Force Trauma* (2015), as Colt
- *Knight of Cups* (2015), as Helen
- *Unity* (2015), as Narrator (voice)
- *Desert Dancer* (2014), as Elaheh
- *Girl Rising* (2013), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Mindy Project* (2012), series, as Freida Pinto — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md)
- *Black Gold* (2011), as Leyla
- *Immortals* (2011), as Phaedra
- *Trishna* (2011), as Trishna
- *Rise of the Planet of the Apes* (2011), as Caroline Aranha — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger* (2010), as Dia
- *Miral* (2010), as Miral
- *Slumdog Millionaire* (2008), as Older Latika — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/slumdog-millionaire.md)
- *The Boy at the Back of the Class*, Actor
- *Unaccustomed Earth*, series, as Parul Chaudhury — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/unaccustomed-earth.md)

## Gallery

- ![Freida Pinto](https://film.one/media/person/99936/gallery-8e46b08768bc.jpg) Freida Pinto — Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Freida-Pinto-celebrates-LoveScotch-6_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Freida Pinto, Indian actress and Plan International Girls Rights Ambassador, pictured with International Development Minister Lynne Featherstone and Youth For C](https://film.one/media/person/99936/gallery-ee70e58d9b7e.jpg) Freida Pinto, Indian actress and Plan International Girls Rights Ambassador, pictured with International Development Minister Lynne Featherstone and Youth For C — Russell Watkins/Department for International Development, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Freida_Pinto%2C_Lynne_Featherstone_and_the_Youth_For_Change_Youth_Panel_%2814710787093%29.jpg/1280px-Freida_Pinto%2C_Lynne_Featherstone_and_the_Youth_For_Change_Youth_Panel_%2814710787093%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- !["Let's educate the girl and make her independent, she can become whatever she wants to," inspiring words from Malala at the Girl Summit. She's seen here with ac (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/99936/gallery-96c574e844bd.jpg) "Let's educate the girl and make her independent, she can become whatever she wants to," inspiring words from Malala at the Girl Summit. She's seen here with ac (2014) — DFID - UK Department for International Development, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Freida_Pinto_-_Youth_For_Change_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Freida_Pinto_-_Youth_For_Change_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Freida Pinto at the special screening of Woody Allen's film 'You will meet a tall dark stranger' during the 41st International Film Festival of India, Goa 2010](https://film.one/media/person/99936/gallery-ada60a39c9ee.jpg) Freida Pinto at the special screening of Woody Allen's film 'You will meet a tall dark stranger' during the 41st International Film Festival of India, Goa 2010 — Capitalg, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Freida_Pinto_Goa_2010.jpg/1280px-Freida_Pinto_Goa_2010.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Freida Pinto](https://film.one/media/person/99936/gallery-5df91c69ab11.jpg) Freida Pinto — Image via TMDB
- ![Freida Pinto](https://film.one/media/person/99936/gallery-83df226e7f0e.jpg) Freida Pinto — Image via TMDB
- ![Freida Pinto](https://film.one/media/person/99936/gallery-43138e5ce4a8.jpg) Freida Pinto — Image via TMDB
- ![Freida Pinto at the special screening of Woody Allen's film 'You will meet a tall dark stranger' during the 41st International Film Festival of India, Goa 2010](https://film.one/media/person/99936/gallery-eecbf9975b31.jpg) Freida Pinto at the special screening of Woody Allen's film 'You will meet a tall dark stranger' during the 41st International Film Festival of India, Goa 2010 — Capitalg, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Freida_Pinto_Goa_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Picture: Marisol Grandon/Department for International Development. Available free under the terms of Crown Copyright/Open Government License/Creative Commons -  (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/99936/gallery-5f5778b40d0a.jpg) Picture: Marisol Grandon/Department for International Development. Available free under the terms of Crown Copyright/Open Government License/Creative Commons -  (2014) — DFID - UK Department for International Development, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/International_actress_and_Plan_International_Girls%27_Rights_Ambassador%2C_Freida_Pinto%2C_speaking_at_Girl_Summit_2014_%2814721738191%29.jpg/1280px-International_actress_and_Plan_International_Girls%27_Rights_Ambassador%2C_Freida_Pinto%2C_speaking_at_Girl_Summit_2014_%2814721738191%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Freida Pinto](https://film.one/media/person/99936/gallery-ac39d8ab48ff.jpg) Freida Pinto — Image via TMDB
- ![Freida Pinto](https://film.one/media/person/99936/gallery-de6fc507b432.jpg) Freida Pinto — Image via TMDB
- ![Freida Pinto](https://film.one/media/person/99936/gallery-940fc2b02772.jpg) Freida Pinto — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### BAFTA Film Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2009: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (nominated), for *Slumdog Millionaire*

### SAG Awards — 1 won

- 2009: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (won), for *Slumdog Millionaire*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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