Priyanka among world’s highest paid TV actresses

Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra has become the first Indian film celebrity to enter Forbes magazine's list of highest paid TV actresses in the world. Priyanka, who ranks eighth in the list, made her entry after starring in the American drama series ‘Quantico’. Her earnings are pegged at $11 million, Forbes said.

While the former Miss World made her international acting debut last year with ‘Quantico’, she is gearing up for its second season, where she will be seen essaying the character of a CBI agent named Alex Parrish.

In India, the 34-year-old actress has starred in two Bollywood films in the past one year – ‘Bajirao Mastani’ and ‘Jai Gangaajal’– and will make her Hollywood film debut with ‘Baywatch’ alongside Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson, the world's highest-paid actor. Priyanka has also garnered her high earnings from her many endorsement deals.

The list of highest-paid TV actresses is topped by American actress Sofia Vergara, who is at the first position for the fifth year in a row. The 44-year-old Colombian-American actress brought home a whooping $43 million before management fees and taxes, but not all came from her hit TV show ‘Modern Family’.

Actress Kaley Cuoco of ‘The Big Bang Theory’ is at second position, with earnings of $ 24.5 million. Actress Mindy Kaling is at third spot with $15 million, followed by a tie for fourth place between Ellen Pompeo and Mariska Hargitay.