Chopra won the "favourite actress" award for her role as an FBI agent in the US sitcom Quantico.

Other actresses nominated for the award included Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lea Michele and Marcia Gay Harden.

Chopra tweeted an image of herself with the award, thanking fans for voting for her and said she was "fortunate".

The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show, recognizing the people and the work of popular culture, voted on by the general public. The show has been held annually since 1975.