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Freida.Selena.Pinto born 18 October 1984) is an Indian actress and
model. From a Mangalorean Catholic family, she wanted to become an
actress from a young age Prior to making her cinematic debut, she
worked as a model and television presenter, and acted in plays while
attending college. Pinto continued modeling for four years and enrolled
herself in an acting course at the "Barry John's Acting Studio" in
Mumbai, where she was trained by Barry John.Pinto rose to prominence by
playing the leading lady in the 2008 British drama film Slumdog
Millionaire a film that marked her debut. Her performance was well
received, and she won the "Breakthrough Performance Award" at the Palm
Springs International Film Festival and Screen Actors Guild Award for
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. In addition, she
was nominated at various award ceremonies such as British Academy Film
Awards (BAFTA) and MTV Movie Awards. Since then she has starred in a
number of British and American productions, notably You Will Meet a Tall
Dark Stranger (2010) Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Immortals
(2011), and Trishna (2011), where she played the titular character.