Freida Pinto

In February 2009, Pinto appeared along with Slumdog Millionaire co-star Dev Patel on the cover of People magazine. She also graced the March 2009 cover of Vogue (India) and did photoshoots for Cosmopolitan, Vanity Fair, and Maxim in 2009.

Freida has been living with her sister Nikita in an apartment in New York City. (July 2009)

She auditioned for the role of Camille, the Bond Girl in Quantum of Solace, which starred Daniel Craig, but she lost the part to Olga Kurylenko.

Aside from being trained in various forms of classical dance, Freida also knows how to dance the Salsa.

If given the opportunity, Pinto would want to work with Leonardo diCaprio and Johnny Depp, preferably in a dark romantic film.

In 2009, she started dating Slumdog Millionaire co-star Dev Patel. Freida broke her engagement with Rohan Antao in late 2008.

Freida is 5' 6" (1.68 m) tall. She has black hair and dark brown eyes.

She collects boarding passes and shoes. Bally and Sergio Rossi are among those that she loves. She's also into bags, with Lady Dior and Chanel's Bandana as her favorites.

In May 2009, Freida, along with actresses Evangeline Lilly and Elizabeth Banks, became a spokeswoman for L'Oreal beauty products.

Her father is Frederick Pinto, a senior branch manager of Bank of Baroda, and her mother is Sylvia Pinto, a principal at St. John's St. John's High School in Goregaon, Mumbai. She has a sister, Sharon, who works as Associate Producer for NDTV.

Awards and Nominations: • 2008 (N) - Best Ensemble, Black Reel Awards, for Slumdog Millionaire, shared with cast • 2009 (N) - Best Supporting Actress, BAFTA Awards, for Slumdog Millionaire • 2009 (W) - Best Kiss, MTV Movie Awards, for Slumdog Millionaire, shared with Dev Patel • 2009 (N) - Breakthrough Performance Female, MTV Movie Awards, for Slumdog Millionaire • 2009 (W) - Breakthrough Performance Award, Palm Springs International Film Festival, for Slumdog Millionaire • 2009 (W) - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Screen Actors Guild Awards, for Slumdog Millionaire, shared with castmates • 2009 (N) - Choice Movie Actress: Drama, Teen Choice Awards, for Slumdog Millionaire • 2009 (N) - Choice Movie Fresh Face Female, Teen Choice Awards, for Slumdog Millionaire • 2009 (N) - Choice Movie Liplock, Teen Choice Awards, for Slumdog Millionaire, shared with Dev Patel

List Appearances and Rankings: • 2009 - listed, People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People • 2009 - No.10, FHM's Sexiest Women in the World • 2009 - No.49, Maxim's Hot 100 • 2009 - No.07, Maxim (India)'s Hot 100 • 2009 - No.02, Premiere's 40 Most Beautiful Hollywood Women • 2009 - listed, People magazine's Top 10 Best-Dressed Women (Best Use of Color)

Aside from being an actress, Freida's other goals include putting up a school for street children with her mother, designing shoes, and writing a great script.

In 2009, she was featured as the love interest of Canadian-born Daljit Hothi in his music video, "I Promise You".

Freida and her family are Catholic.

Her favorite actors are: Charlize Theron, Irrfan Khan, Rajat Kapoor, Aamir Khan, Jack Nicholson, Anthony Hopkins, Marilyn Monroe, Nicole Kidman, Shabana Azmi, Kevin Bacon, Johnny Depp, Smita Patil. Freida's favorite daytime show is The Tyra Banks Show.