Freida Pinto (born 18 October 1984) is an Indian actress and model best known for her portrayal of Latika in the 2008 Academy Award winning film Slumdog Millionaire, for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Her older sister Sharon is an associate producer for the NDTV news channel. When Freida was ten, Sushmita Sen won Miss Universe 1994, which turned out to be a defining point in Freida’s life. She also acted in plays and amateur theatre while attending St. Xavier ‘s. She later joined Elite Model Management and modelled for two and a half years. Pinto modelled for four years and appeared in runway shows and magazine covers. She learned acting from The Barry John’s Acting Studio in Andheri and was trained by theatre director Barry John.
