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- Prior to making her cinematic debut, she worked as a
model and television presenter, and acted in plays while
attending college.
- She rose to prominence by playing the leading lady in
the 2008 British drama film Slumdog Millionaire, a film that
marked her debut.
- Her performance was well received, and she won the
"Breakthrough Performance Award" at the Palm Springs
International Film Festival and Screen Actors Guild Award
for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
- In addition, she was nominated at various award
ceremonies such as British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) and
MTV Movie Awards.
- Since then she has starred in a number of British and
American productions.
- Pinto is a part of the Agassi Foundation, a
philanthropic organization started by Andre Agassi and
Steffi Graf which looks after providing education for
deprived children.
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