Number 25 - Freida Pinto

We have an awful lot to thank Danny Boyle for. Not only for his generally excellent movies, but the acclaimed director also brought Freida Pinto into our lives in Slumdog Millionaire.

Prior to her role in one of the biggest flicks of 2009, the impossibly beautiful actress worked as a model, shilling stuff like cheap cars and chewing gum to the good folks of India. After an extended stint on a travel show, Freida persisted with film casting sessions for two years before Mr Boyle decided she should fall in love with a lad with an uncanny knack for TV quiz shows.

On the back of her award winning turn in Slumdog, she has signed up with behemoth talent agency CAA, so we can expect to see a lot more of her in the future.