As an English-speaking anchor for the travel show "Full Circle," Pinto circled the globe in 2006, making stops in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, the Fiji Islands and Afghanistan.
But it was British director Danny Boyle's decision to cast Pinto, then a virtual unknown, in his critically acclaimed Slumdog Millionaire (2008) that jump-started her acting career and won her international notice. Her breakout performance earned her a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and a SAG Award as part of the film's ensemble cast, and pointed the way toward future big-screen opportunities.
Slumdog MillionaireAfter coming within one question of winning it all on the Indian version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?," 18-year-old Mumbai "slumdog" Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) is arrested on suspicion that he cheated his way to the top. While in custody, he regales a jaded inspector (Irfan Khan) with remarkable... Read More
MiralAfter she rescues dozens of children who survived a massacre in Jerusalem in 1948, Palestinian Hind Husseini (Hiam Abbass) establishes an orphanage that helps thousands of other children left homeless by violence. But the success of her peace-through-education institution is tested when pupil Miral... Read More
