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Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Actor, producer, author and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

Born 1982

Priyanka Chopra Jonas is an Indian actor, producer, author and humanitarian whose career spans Hindi cinema, American television and global streaming films. The daughter of Indian Army physicians, she moved repeatedly during childhood, spent part of her teens in the United States and entered pageantry after returning to India, winning Miss World in 2000. Her acting breakthrough led from Andaaz and Aitraaz to acclaimed work in Fashion, Kaminey, 7 Khoon Maaf, Barfi!, Mary Kom, Dil Dhadakne Do and Bajirao Mastani. Quantico made her the first South Asian lead of an American network drama, after which she built an English-language screen career in Baywatch, The White Tiger, The Matrix Resurrections, Citadel, Love Again, Heads of State and The Bluff. Through Purple Pebble Pictures she has backed regional and emerging filmmakers, including Oscar-nominated documentaries and shorts. She published the memoir Unfinished in 2021 and has served as a global UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2016. In 2026, she returned as Nadia Sinh in Citadel's second season, led and produced the pirate thriller The Bluff, executive-produced the documentary The Cycle of Love and joined Russell Crowe in the announced science-fiction thriller Bluefly. She is also returning to Indian cinema as Mandakini in S. S. Rajamouli's Varanasi, scheduled for 2027.

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ConnectionNick JonasHusband since 2018 and father of their daughter Malti Marie.

ConnectionRichard MaddenCo-star in the Citadel franchise.

ConnectionIdris ElbaCo-star in Heads of State.

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UNICEF

Priyanka Chopra Jonas — Goodwill Ambassador

Official appointment and humanitarian activity.

Date not supplied OfficialOriginal

Wikidata

Priyanka Chopra (Q221074)

Identity, birth and authority-record cross-check.

Date not supplied Open dataOriginal

Miss World

Priyanka Chopra — Miss World 2000

Official pageant record.

Date not supplied OfficialOriginal

Amazon / Prime Video

How to watch Citadel season two

Official season-two cast, release and role record.

Apr 21, 2026 OfficialOriginal

Marie Claire

Priyanka Chopra Jonas Has Done and Seen It All—What's Next?

Current long-form career, family, production and The Bluff interview.

Mar 4, 2026 PrimaryOriginal

Prime Video

Heads of State

Official film page, cast and release record.

Jul 2, 2025 OfficialOriginal

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

The 97th Academy Awards

Mar 2, 2025 OfficialOriginal

Filmfare

Aitraaz award

Attribution.

Nov 13, 2024 OfficialOriginal

British Vogue

Priyanka Chopra Jonas on Malti and life with Nick Jonas

Direct family, parenthood and career profile.

Jan 19, 2023 PrimaryOriginal

Filmfare

Chopra roles

Attribution.

Jul 18, 2022 OfficialOriginal

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas at a jewellery launch in Mumbai in March 2024

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas at a jewellery launch in Mumbai in March 2024

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