Priyanka Chopra

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Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra looking away from the camera

Chopra at the 2018 Global Education and Skills Forum

Born 18 July 1982 (age 40)

Jamshedpur, Bihar (now in Jharkhand), India

Other names Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Occupation

Actressproducersingermodel

Years active 2002–present

Works Full list

Title Miss World 2000

Spouse Nick Jonas (m. 2018)

Children 1

Relatives

Chopra family

Jonas family

Awards Full list

Honours Padma Shri (2016)

Signature

Signature Priyanka Chopra.png

Priyanka Chopra Jonas (pronounced [prɪˈjəŋka ˈtʃoːpɽa]; née Chopra; born 18 July 1982)[1] 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 Award 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, and in the next two years, Forbes listed her among the
World's 100 Most Powerful Women.

Chopra initially aspired to study aeronautical engineering but accepted offers to join the Indian film
industry, opportunities that arose as a result of 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 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 film Ventilator (2016)
and the Hindi biopic The Sky Is Pink (2019). Chopra has acted in Hollywood films, such as Baywatch
(2017), Isn't It Romantic (2019), The White Tiger (2021), and The Matrix Resurrections (2021). She
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.

Chopra 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 have one daughter.