'Priyanka Chopra' - One Of The Highest Paid TV Actresses In The World !

Priyanka ranks eighth in the coveted list.

LOS ANGELES -- Priyanka Chopra has become the first Indian star to enter the Forbes list of highest paid television actresses in the world, after starring on American series Quantico.

Priyanka ranks eighth in the coveted list, which has retained American actress Sofia Vergara at the first position fifth year in a row.

The 44-year-old Colombian-American actress brought home a whooping USD 43 million before management fees and taxes, but not all came from her hit TV show Modern Family.

Vergara has an impressive array of endorsement deals as well as her line of products.

Priyanka, meanwhile, has earned USD 11 million. She made her international acting debut last year with ABC's Quantico and now is gearing up for its second season.

 

But like most television actresses (and actresses, in general), her millions are not made from screen time alone.

Priyanka is one of India's top picks for advertisers, reported Forbes magazine.

The Big Bang Theory actress Kaley Cuoco is at the second position, with an earning of USD 24.5 million.

 

Mindy Kaling came up third with USD 15 million, followed by a tie for fourth place between Ellen Pompeo and Mariska Hargitay, who both made USD 14.5 million.

Castle star Stana Katic, who like Chopra makes a debut on the list, is placed at seventh position. Another newcomer on the rankings is Julia Louis-Dreyfus of The Good Wife.

Kerry Washington of Scandal fame finds herself at sixth position, with USD 13.5 million earnings. The list comprises 15 highest paid actresses.

Before Priyanka, Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone also made the country proud by entering the 2016 Forbes list of world's highest paid actresses.

The list, which saw Jennifer Lawrence sitting at the top, placed Deepika at the 10th position. Deepika, who shared screen space with Priyanka in Bajirao Mastani, is like theQuantico star, set for her Hollywood debut next year.

She will be seen alongside Vin Diesel in xXx: Return of Xander Cage

Back home, the 34-year-old actress has starred in two Bollywood films in the past one year -- Bajirao Mastani (2015) and Jai Gangaajal -- and will make her Hollywood film debut with Baywatch alongside Hollywood heavy-hitters including Dwayne Johnson, the world's highest-paid actor.