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 nominati...
Known For
Complete Filmography
My Mother’s Wedding
2025
Three sisters return to their home for the third wedding of their twice-widowed mother. But the mother and daughters are forced to revisit the past an...
Bondi Boy
2025
as Herself
Radhesh, a high school student in Sydney’s affluent Bondi, betrays close relationships and his own self worth in order to claw his way up the social l...
Mr. Malcolm's List
2022
as Selina Dalton
When she fails to meet an item on his list of requirements for a bride, Julia Thistlewaite is jilted by London’s most eligible bachelor, Mr. Malcolm. ...
Mr. Malcolm's List
2022
Executive Producer
When she fails to meet an item on his list of requirements for a bride, Julia Thistlewaite is jilted by London’s most eligible bachelor, Mr. Malcolm. ...
A Christmas Number One
2021
as Meghna Rai
Meg, a music manager, travels from New York to London to manage a boy band, Five Together, and find them a Christmas number one to bolster their flagg...
Needle in a Timestack
2021
as Alex Leslie
Nick and Janine live in bliss until her ex warps time to try to tear them apart by using Nick's old girlfriend. As Nick's memories and reality disappe...
Intrusion
2021
as Meera Parsons
When a husband and wife move to a small town, a home invasion leaves the wife traumatized and suspicious that those around her might not be who they s...
Hillbilly Elegy
2020
as Usha Chilukuri
An urgent phone call pulls a Yale Law student back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of family history and his own future.
Love Wedding Repeat
2020
as Amanda
While trying to make his sister's wedding day go smoothly, Jack finds himself juggling an angry ex-girlfriend, an uninvited guest with a secret, a mis...
Only
2020
as Eva
After a comet releases a mysterious virus that begins to kill all of the women in the world, a young couple's relationship is severely tested. They hi...
Mr. Malcolm's List
2019
as Selina
Set in early 1800s England, a young lady (Gemma Chan) engages in courtship with a mysterious wealthy suitor, Mr. Malcolm (Sope Dirisu), unaware of his...
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
2018
as Messua
A human child raised by wolves, must face off against a menacing tiger named Shere Khan, as well as his own origins.
We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World
2018
as Self
Michelle Obama, Meryl Streep, Freida Pinto and CNN's Isha Sesay take a journey to Morocco and Liberia, where they meet young women overcoming incredib...
Love Sonia
2018
as Rashmi
Inspired by a real story of young girl's journey escape from the world of international sex trafficking.
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
2017
as Geta (voice)
An automated girl and tortoise warrior journey with a band of outlaws on an incredible quest. Their one hope is to find a legendary relic to defeat a ...
Past Forward
2016
as Woman #2
A surreal, futuristic silent dreamscape with multiple actors replaying scenes in shifting combinations.
Blunt Force Trauma
2015
as Colt
Follows the journey of John and Colt, gunfighters and sometime lovers, on parallel but very different journeys through an underground dueling culture.
Knight of Cups
2015
as Helen
Rick is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles. While successful in his career, his life feels empty. Haunted and confused, he finds temporary solace in...
Unity
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Despite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy, religion, and so on -- none of these has assuaged humankind from killing one anothe...
Desert Dancer
2014
as Elaheh
Inspirational true story of Iranian dancer Afshin Ghaffarian, who risked his life for his dream to become a dancer despite a nationwide dancing ban.
Girl Rising
2013
as Narrator (voice)
Nine filmmakers each profile a young girl from a different part of the world to weave a global tapestry of youth in the 21st century.
Black Gold
2011
as Leyla
On the Arabian Peninsula in the 1930s, two warring leaders come face to face. The victorious Nesib, Emir of Hobeika, lays down his peace terms to riva...
Immortals
2011
as Phaedra
Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that...
Trishna
2011
as Trishna
When her father is killed in a road accident, Trishna's family expect her to provide for them. The rich son of an entrepreneur starts to restlessly pu...
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011
as Caroline Aranha
A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primat...
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010
as Dia
Two married couples find only trouble and heartache as their complicated lives unfold. After 40 years of marriage, Alfie leaves his wife to pursue wha...
Miral
2010
as Miral
A drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of the first Arab-Israeli war who finds herself drawn into the conflict.
Slumdog Millionaire
2008
as Older Latika
A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".
The Boy at the Back of the Class
N/A
Based on the best selling novel by Onjali Q.Rauf. The Boy At The Back Of The Class is an adventure-filled drama about friendship, family, and the refu...