Biographic - Sunday July 31, 2011 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

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Friedo Pinto was born in Mumbai, India, on October 18, 1984. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at college before embarking on a very successful modeling career. She also anchored a TV travel show for two years, all while trying to break into movie acting. Her big break came when director Danny Boyle cast her as Latika in 2008 worldwide hit "Slumdog Millionaire." the movie generated 8 Oscars and Freida earned huge critical acclaim for her screen debut. She also found Romance with her leading man, British actor Dev Patel. Her next role was opposite Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, and Anthony Hopkins, in Woody Allen's 2010 comedy "You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger." She followed that with a complete change of pace, starring in the title role of "Miral" Julian Schnabel's controversial drama about Palestinian refugees and orphans. 2011 sees Freida star in two big-budget Hollwyood movies, when "Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes" in which she co-stars with James Franco- is followed by the action fantasy "Immortals" with Henry Cavill and Mickey Rourke.

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