Question: Name the Indian actress who is among the world’s highest paid television actresses?
(a) Deepika Padukone
(b) Vidya Balan
(c) Priyanka Chopra
(d) Aishwarya Rai
Ans: (c)
Related facts:
- On 14 September 2016 Forbes released the list of The World’s Highest-Paid TV Actresses 2016.
- The Forbes top paid TV actresses’ list topped by Modern Family star Sofia Vergara who earned $43 million this year.
- On the second slot on the Forbes list is The Big Bang Theory actress Kaley Cuoco with $24.5 million.
- The Mindy Project’s Mindy Kaling, another person of Indian origin, takes the third spot with $15 million.
- Fourth place was secured by two, Ellen Pompeo and Mariska Hargitay, who both made $14.5 million.
- Priyanka makes a debut on the list, is placed at eighth position with $11 million in earnings.
- Another newcomer on the rankings is Julia Louis-Dreyfus (‘The Good Wife’). Kerry Washington of “Scandal” fame finds herself at sixth position, with $13.5 million earnings
- Julianna Margulies with the earnings of $10.5 million and Julie Bowen with the earning of $10 million has been ranked 9th and 10th respectively.
Reference:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2016/09/14/the-worlds-highest-paid-tv-actresses-2016-sofia-vergara-stays-the-queen-of-the-small-screen-with-43-million/#47ab03b46a7f
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/gjdm45eimd/8-priyanka-chopra/#242abc0249e7
http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/priyanka-chopra-among-forbes-10-highest-paid-tv-actresses-sofia-vergara-tops-list-3032022/