Frieda was born in Mumbai to Sylvia Pinto, a principal of St. John's
High School and Frederick Pinto, a senior branch manager at the Bank of
Baroda. Her family comes from the Manglorean Catholic community, a prominent Christian community in Bombay. Freida graduated from St Xavier's College, Mumbai. Her elder sister, Sharon Pinto is an associate producer at NDTV. Freida is trained in various forms of Indian classical dance as well as salsa.