Priyanka Chopra Jonas (pronounced
[pɾɪˈjəŋka ˈtʃoːpɽa]) (born 18 July 1982) is an Indian actress and producer. The winner of the
Miss World 2000 pageant, Chopra is one of India's highest-paid actresses and has received
numerous accolades, including two
National Film Awards and five
Filmfare Awards. In 2016, the
Government of India honoured her with the
Padma Shri, and
Time named her one of the
100 most influential people in the world. In the next two years,
Forbes listed her among the
World's 100 Most Powerful Women, and in 2022, she was named in the
BBC 100 Women list.
Chopra accepted offers to join the Indian film industry following her pageant wins. Her acting debut came in the
Tamil film
Thamizhan (2002), followed by her first
Bollywood feature in
The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003). She played the leading lady in the box-office hits
Andaaz (2003) and
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) and had her
breakout role in the 2004 romantic thriller
Aitraaz. Chopra established herself with starring roles in the top-grossing productions
Krrish and
Don (both 2006), and later reprised her role in their sequels. For playing a troubled model in the drama
Fashion (2008), Chopra won a
National Film Award and a
Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Chopra gained further praise for portraying a range of characters in the films
Kaminey (2009),
7 Khoon Maaf (2011),
Barfi! (2012),
Mary Kom (2014), and
Bajirao Mastani (2015).
From 2015 to 2018, Chopra starred as
Alex Parrish in the
ABC thriller series
Quantico, becoming the first South Asian to headline an American network drama series. Founding the production company
Purple Pebble Pictures in 2015, she produced several films under it, including the
Marathi films
Ventilator (2016) and
Paani (2019), and the Hindi biopic
The Sky Is Pink (2019). Chopra has also appeared in Hollywood films, such as
Baywatch (2017),
Isn't It Romantic (2019),
The White Tiger (2021), and
The Matrix Resurrections (2021), and starred in the action thriller series
Citadel (2023).
Chopra ventured into music by releasing three
singles and into writing with her memoir
Unfinished (2021), which reached
The New York Times Best Seller list. Her other ventures include tech investments, a haircare brand, a restaurant, and a homeware line. She promotes social causes such as environment and women's rights and is vocal about gender equality, the gender pay gap, and feminism. She has worked with
UNICEF since 2006 and was appointed as the national and global
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for child rights in 2010 and 2016, respectively. Her namesake foundation for health and education works towards providing support to underprivileged Indian children. Despite maintaining privacy, Chopra's off-screen life, including her marriage to American singer and actor
Nick Jonas, is the subject of substantial media coverage. The couple has one daughter. On
Instagram, Chopra is the
most-followed Indian actor.
