Over the past few years, Priyanka Chopra Jonas has established herself as an A-list star in Hollywood.
Following the premiere of ABC drama "Quantico" in 2015, she got a lot of attention for becoming the first South Asian actress to lead an American series.
When the show first premiered, most Americans had no clue that she was already a big deal in India. Not only did Chopra Jonas place at the Miss India pageant, but she went on to win Miss World. She then had a successful career as a film actress in Bollywood.
In addition to playing Alex Parrish on "Quantico" until the show's cancellation in 2018, Chopra Jonas is involved in issues like education, hunger, and equal rights for women.
Chopra Jonas even attended the 10th grade in Boston, where she said she was bullied.
"It broke my spirit," she told Glamour. "It made me question who I was. Why was it so uncool being Indian?"
She then moved back to India and her mother recalled Chopra Jonas transforming from a "carefree tomboy" into a "gorgeous female." According to Vogue, the change in appearance led Chopra Jonas to attract boys, so her father put bars on the windows of the home.
"The house looked like a fortress," her mom said.
Originally, Chopra Jonas wanted to be an engineer.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas attended the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. Matt Carr/Getty Images
In 2003, Chopra Jonas made her first Bollywood movie, "The Hero: Love Story of a Spy."
Priyanka Chopra Jonas attended the Dubai International Film Festival in December 2013. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for DIFF
Chopra Jonas has starred in more than 50 Indian films, taking on the roles of a model, a boxer, and an autistic teenager.
In 2008's "Fashion," Chopra Jonas played a model and received backlash from the media, which accused her of trying to lose weight for the part.
She attended the grand opening of Atlantis, The Palm Resort, and the Palm Jumeirah in November 2008 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Atlantis, The Palm
She said that she actually had to gain weight and then lose it as the film progressed. Since then, Chopra Jonas has been an advocate for positive body image, telling InStyle, "I believe in a woman having curves."
She began writing an opinion column, "The Priyanka Chopra Column," for the Hindustan Times in 2009.
Chopra won the leading role female award for her role in the movie "Fashion" at the 2009 International Indian Film Academy Awards. Victor Fraile/Getty Images
"I'm not someone who looks for love," she said. "I don't believe in making it happen. My life has been shaped by so many serendipitous moments so far, I feel like, 'Why screw with a good thing?'"
Chopra Jonas' mother entered her in the Miss India pageant. She actually placed second, but went on to Miss World and won.
The Miss World 2009 finals took place in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2009. Michelly Rall/Getty Images
In July 2012, Chopra Jonas became the first Bollywood star signed by Creative Artists Agency.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas launched her celebrity milkshake, "The Exotic," at Millions of Milkshakes on July 25, 2013, in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Joe Kohen/Getty Images)
"I am an actor so it did make sense to have representation in terms of movies or entertainment in any way," Chopra Jonas told The Hollywood Reporter. "Everybody on my team thought that it made sense to be covered on the movie front as well. CAA was excited to come on board so we went with them."
One of her more notable American movie roles was voicing an airplane in the 2013 Disney animated movie "Planes."
Chopra at the "Planes" premiere in Los Angeles, California Angela Weiss/Getty Images
She voiced the character Ishani, and the cast included stars like Val Kilmer, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Brad Garrett.
In March 2015, it was revealed that Chopra Jonas landed the lead role in ABC's "Quantico," playing an FBI agent in training who finds herself in the middle of a terrorist attack in New York City.
The show premiered in September 2015. ABC/Eric Liebowitz
To prepare for her "Quantico" role and make sure that she played the role of an agent realistically, she worked with actual FBI agents.
In 2016, she received the People's Choice Award for favorite actress in a new TV Series for her role on "Quantico."
The event took place at Microsoft Theater on January 6, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
"My father always told me, 'You should not want to fit into someone else's glass slipper. You should shatter the glass ceiling,'" she told Glamour.
Chopra Jonas has been chosen as the face of many brands, including Pepsi, Nokia, Garnier, Nestlé, and Guess.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas attended an Entertainment Weekly celebration that honored SAG Award nominees in 2016. Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly
In January 2017, Chopra Jonas won another People's Choice Award.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas was beaming with joy when her name was announced. Christopher Polk/Getty Images for People's Choice Awards
As an established star on "Quantico," she won the award for favorite dramatic TV actress.
Chopra Jonas stunned at the 2017 Met Gala, with Nick Jonas by her side.
The theme was "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between." Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images For Entertainment Weekly
She wore a custom Ralph Lauren dress. People wondered if Chopra Jonas and Jonas were dating, but they were just friends at that point.
She appeared as villain Victoria Leeds in the 2017 "Baywatch" reboot movie.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas starred alongside Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Zac Efron. Paramount Pictures
"I loved 'Baywatch' so much growing up," Chopra Jonas told Marie Claire. "It was the quintessential American Dream. All those beautiful people in bathing suits, running slo-mo on the beach in Malibu — amazing!"
She started The Priyanka Chopra Foundation for Health and Education, which currently covers educational and medical expenses for children in India.
In September 2017, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and activist Muzoon Almellehan attended the Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards hosted by UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed and Melinda Gates. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
"I can't eradicate poverty, but at least for the people around me, I can help make sure no child is denied a dream," she said in an interview with Glamour.
She is a spokeswoman for the UN's Girl Up campaign and an ambassador for Girl Rising, the global campaign for female education.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas wants girls to achieve their goals. Getty Images
"I am joining Girl Up because I firmly believe in the campaign's mission, that every girl, no matter where she is born, should grow up safe, healthy and empowered," she said. "Every girl should have the opportunity to reach her full potential."
Chopra Jonas is a huge fan of Instagram, on which she has more than 54 million followers.
Chopra Jonas went to Ireland to film the latest season of "Quantico" — which premiered on ABC on April 26, 2018. The show was canceled after three seasons.
She also traveled to England to attend Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal wedding.
Priyanka Chopra at the royal wedding. Chris West/AP Images
According to Chopra Jonas, they met three or four years prior at an ELLE event and clicked right away. Since they both ended up in Canada filming shows, "Quantico" and Markle's "Suits," they would meet up and chat.
"I'm just really happy for a friend of mine," she said.
Chopra Jonas and Jonas started dating in May 2018.
They walked the red carpet of the Met Gala separately. Jamie McCarthy/Neilson Barnard/Getty Images
They started texting each other in September 2016 and met in real life in February 2017 at a Vanity Fair Oscars party, where Jonas recalled being so taken aback by her that he actually got down on one knee and said: "'You're real. Where have you been all my life?"
They attended the 2017 Met Gala together, but Chopra and Jonas' busy schedules meant that they didn't see each other again until the 2018 Met Gala. That's when their relationship really took off and after three dates, Jonas realized that he wanted to marry her.
They got engaged in July 2018, but didn't confirm it until August.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas often post comments about each other on social media. Jordan Strauss/Invision for Universal Music Group/AP Images
Jonas told Vogue that he popped the question in Crete, Greece while celebrating her 36th birthday. The singer also said that Chopra Jonas was speechless and stayed silent for about 45 seconds before responding to his proposal.
The couple got married at Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas at New York Fashion Week in September 2018. Rob Kim/Getty Images
The lavish palace has a five-star hotel and museum, and 347 rooms.
They had two ceremonies there, a traditional Indian ceremony and a Christian service led by Jonas' father.
For the Western ceremony, the actress wore a custom-made Ralph Lauren gown that included a high-neck, floral and scroll motifs, and a 75-foot-long veil.
Chopra Jonas also starred in the Jonas Brothers' music video for "Sucker."
Still from Jonas Brothers 'Sucker' video. Jonas Brothers / YouTube
The video, which was filmed at Hatfield House in England, also included "J-sisters" Sophie Turner (who's now married to Joe Jonas) and Danielle Jonas (who's been married to Kevin Jonas since 2009).
In 2019, the actress starred in two movies: "Isn't It Romantic" and "The Sky Is Pink."
Priyanka Chopra in "Isn't It Romantic." New Line Cinema
She starred in the rom-com "Isn't It Romantic" with Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth, and Adam Devine.
Chopra Jonas acted and co-produced "The Sky Is Pink" under Purple Pebble Pictures, the production company that she co-founded with mother Madhu Chopra in 2015.
Chopra Jonas appeared in another Jonas Brothers music video in 2020.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas in the Jonas Brothers' music video for "What a Man Gotta Do." Jonas Brothers/YouTube
Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas recreated Tom Cruise's iconic dance scene from "Risky Business," in which the actor famously lip-synched to Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock and Roll" after his parents left him home alone.
Chopra Jonas will open up more about her life in an upcoming memoir.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas at the Los Angeles premiere of "Isn't It Romantic." Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
She added: "I've always been a super private person in my life. I've never really discussed my personal side of things, my feelings through my career. And I think getting married and in the last two or three years, I found my feet a lot more as a woman, as a person, I'm not so insecure. I felt like this was the right time to delve into things before I change my mind and go back into my shell again."
The actress has even more projects in the works.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas has several projects lined up.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tiffany & Co.
