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Freida Selena Pinto (born 18 October 1984) is an Indian actress who has appeared mainly in American and British films. She was born and raised in Mumbai, India, and decided to become an actress at a young age. 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 through the 2008 British drama film ''Slumdog Millionaire'', her first appearance in a film. Her performance was well received by critics, and she won the Breakthrough Performance Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. She was also nominated for various awards at the British Academy Film Awards, MTV Movie Awards, and Teen Choice Awards. Pinto has subsequently appeared in a number of British and American productions including ''You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger'' (2010), ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' (2011), ''Immortals'' (2011), and ''Trishna'' (2011). Although the Indian media credited Pinto with breaking the stereotypical image of an Indian woman in foreign films, it criticised her for not acting in Indian films. In addition to her acting career, she engages in philanthropic activities and promotes humanitarian causes that include her duties as a global ambassador of the Because I Am a Girl campaign. ==Early life and background== Pinto was born on 18 October 1984 in Bombay (now Mumbai), into a family from the Mangalorean Catholic community that originates in the former Portuguese colony of Goa. Her mother, Sylvia, was the principal of St. John's Universal School in Goregaon, Mumbai, and her father, Frederick, was a senior branch manager for the Bank of Baroda. Her elder sister, Sharon, works as an associate producer for NDTV.〔 Pinto had a middle class upbringing in the suburb of Malad. She first wanted to be an actress when she was five years old, often dressing up and imitating television actors during her childhood.〔 She later recalled being inspired by Sushmita Sen's victory in the 1994 Miss Universe competition, explaining that "the country was really proud of her, and I was like, One day, I want to do the same". Pinto attended the Carmel of St. Joseph School in Malad, and then studied at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, graduating in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Her major was in English literature, with minors in psychology and economics.〔 During her time at college, she participated in amateur theatre.〔 Despite her interest in acting from an early age, Pinto was undecided on which career path to take until watching ''Monster'' (2003) while at college: "I guess it was when I watched ''Monster'' ... And then I pretty much knew. I had to find a way. I had to do something like that, something completely transformational." In 2005, Pinto began a modeling career and joined Elite Model Management India,〔 with whom she worked for two and a half years.〔 She was featured in several television and print advertisements for products such as Wrigley's Chewing Gum, Škoda, Vodafone India, Airtel, Visa, eBay, and De Beers. Around the same time, Pinto also began going to auditions for films and television shows. She was chosen to host ''Full Circle'', an international travel show that aired on Zee International Asia Pacific between 2006 and 2008.〔 The show took her to countries all over the world, including Afghanistan, Fiji, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Her auditions for both Bollywood and Hollywood productions, including for the role of Bond girl Camille Montes in Marc Forster's ''Quantum of Solace'' (2008), were largely unsuccessful.〔〔〔 Pinto later stated it was good learning experience, stating that she was "glad things happened the way they happened. I needed to be rejected, and I needed to learn that it's part of the game... I can have 100 rejections, but I'm sure there's going to be one particular thing that is almost destined for me to have." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Freida Pinto」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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