PRIYANKA CHOPRA STARS IN NEW AMERICAN SERIES - QUANTICO

She’s an award-winning actress, a former Miss World, a singer and a dancer. She serves as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador and as a United Nations Girl Up Champion, and she is involved in efforts to promote the education of girls in India.

She’s a social media queen, with more than 10 million followers on Twitter.

Priyanka Chopra has international cachet and a global fan base. But her star power has been relatively lackluster in the United States.

That may be about to change. Chopra is the star of “Quantico,” a drama premiering September 27 on ABC. In recent weeks, her face has been splashed across billboards and buses from Los Angeles to Toronto to New York.

Priyanka Chopra as FBI recruit Alex Parrish in ABC’s “Quantico.”
Chopra, 33, has thrived in the Indian film industry for more than a decade. But as she gets ready for her close-up on American television, she feels like a complete newcomer.

“I’m excited about making a new foray, but I’m also very nervous,” Chopra said. “I feel like a debutante, like how I felt when my first movie was releasing in 2003. Every time I see a billboard, every time I see my face on a bus or a magazine, I’m just like, ‘It’s a new culture, a new country.’ I hope that I’m accepted as an actor.”