Jacqueline Short Bio
Actress Jacqueline Fernandez is one of the most prominent and popular names in the Bollywood industry today. The actress hails from Sri Lanka, whom she represented in 2006, at the Miss Universe beauty pageant.
Needless to say, her victory at the pageant, cemented her as a Bollywood mainstay, winning her roles in numerous commercially successful films, besides acclaimed Indian actors, such as John Abraham and Salman Khan, to name a few.
Jacqueline Net Worth
Given how many commercial successes she has delivered in Bollywood, and how many global brands that she endorses commercially, Jacqueline Fernandez’s estimated worth is approximately $10 million or roughly INR 70 crore.
Jacqueline has an appreciating acting fee from numerous movie offers, social media endorsements, and her modeling career.
Jacqueline Biography
Full Name | Jacqueline Fernandez |
Birth Date | 11th August 1985 |
Place of Birth | Manama, Bahrain |
Current Residence | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Age (as of 2020) | 34 Years |
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Religion | Christianity |
Hair Color | Dark Brown |
Eye Color | Black |
Zodiac Sign | Leo |
Occupation | Actress |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Boyfriend | Hassan bin Rashid al Khalifa, Sajid Khan |
Siblings | Two |
Sister | One |
Jacqueline Early Life
Jacqueline Fernandez was born on the 11th of August, 1985, in Manama, Bahrain. She was born to a musician father and an air-stewardess mother, Elroy and Kim Fernandez. Although she was born in Bahrain, Jacqueline’s family originally belonged to Sri Lanka. She is also believed to be of Malaysian and Canadian descent.
Jacqueline Education
Jacqueline Fernandez did her schooling from Sacred Heart School in Bahrain. However, she moved to Australia and enrolled at the University of Sydney in Mass Communication.
She also learned to speak French, Spanish, and Arabic at the Berlitz School of Languages, when she later moved to Sri Lanka. She also confessed to learning acting under British-Indian theatre director, Barry John.
Jacqueline Career
Before joining the film industry, Jacqueline had a stint as a TV reporter. She was also modelling on the side. After winning the Miss Universe in 2006, where she represented Sri Lanka, in Los Angeles, she became a popular face for numerous global brands.
In 2009, while visiting India on a modelling assignment, Jacqueline picked up major acting chops and soon bagged roles in romantic comedies and commercial hits.
Soon, Jacqueline Fernandez became a household name in India, starring opposite numerous Bollywoood veterans like Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Emraan Hashmi, and many more.
Jacqueline has expanded her repertoire by securing roles in films of diverse genres. She is not one to shy away from roles that see her as a damsel in distress, but, she can certainly hold her own in comedy laugh riots, as well as action-thrillers.
Jacqueline Awards
Her versatility, won her the IIFA Star Debut of the Year award for her role in ‘Aladin’. Miss Universe 2006, Jacqueline was not done as she won an award in the same category, from Stardust.
She has also been awarded by Asianet in 2013 for Most Stylish Bollywood Actress; the next year she won the Stardust award in the same category for being a style icon, and a Big Star award as the Most Entertaining Dancer of 2014; and the list goes on!
Jacqueline Personal Life
Jacqueline Fernandez’s did not just win the Miss Universe in 2006, but the hearts of many fans across the globe, including that of Bahrain’s Prince, Hassan bin Rashid al Khalifa. They two dated for almost three years. Later on, she went on to date director Sajid Khan, whom she worked alongside on a film.
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