From advertisement to big screen, everyone has their own story and struggles. Yet, it comes with certain merits, in fact, one could be a billionaire. There are too many actresses who believed in their struggles and are today the highest paid actresses.
Here, we have the list of top 10 highest paid tv actress.
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Top 10 Highest Paid Tv Actress
10. Ellen Pompeo
She is an American actress featured many a times in the Forbes List. The winner of Satellite Awards in 2006 has been playing a major role in a much-loved medical drama ‘Grey’s Anatomy’. She also owns a production company. Ad campaigns for LO’real was probably her first job. She made her debut with the famous drama ‘Law and Order’. It was the ‘Moonlight Mile’ back in 2002 that ignited interests in major filmmakers. It is estimated that her net worth is Dollar 80 million and her earning per episode is Dollar 550,000.
9. Charlize Theron
A trained ballat dancer from South Africa is an American actress. She is the receipent of Academy awards for the best actress for her outstanding performances in ‘Monster’. As part of the bigger picture, she got a small role back in 1996 for ‘2 days in the valley’. Her lifetime achievements also include her presence in ‘the life and death of Peter Selle’ and ‘head in the clouds’. Her recent films are Fate of the furious, Gringo and Long shot. She takes around a million dollar for one episode.
8. Margot Robbie
A trained dramatist hailing from Australia appeared before the screen for the first time in ‘vigilante’. Then her decision to approach Hollywood made her entry possible as a flight attendant in the series ‘Pan Am’. Her record breaking presence was in the famous ‘Suicide Squad’. She is also the co-founder of Luckychap Entertainment. She was among the 100 most influential people in 2017. She was tje highest paid actress in 2019. Her estimated payout in Birds of Prey was dollar 9 – 10 million.
7. Elizabeth Moss
The Primetime Emmy awards receipent for two consecutive times is a British-American actress. Her presence recently was seen in the ‘French dispatch’ and her latest TV show being ‘A west wing special to benefit when we all vote’. She gained much popularity for her role in Mad Men, Handmaid’s Tale and The one I love. She studied ballet and remained a dancer for quite a long time. Lucky Chances in 1990 got her featured for the first time. She is the winner of Golden Globes and earns more than one million dollar per episode. Her net worth is estimated at around 30 million.
6. Kaley Culuo
Popular for her appearance in the Big Bang theory is an American actress. Her fortune was brought to light in 1990s. Recently she is in contract with HBO and serves as executive producer for ‘the flight attendant’. She is the receipent of Emmy Awards and Golden Globe among others. She made her debut at the age of 7 years in Quicksand: No escape. Her net worth is estimated at around dollar 100 million.
5. Jennifer Aniston
Her attendance is at the High School of performing arts paid her well. Popularly known for her appearance in ‘Friends’, she made her debut in ‘Molloy’. She has been part of the famous tv series ‘Friends’. In the early 2000s she was able to achieve the precious Emmy and Golden Globe awards. She has played major roles across various genres, especially comedy. Her recent films are Dumplin and Murder Mystery. She has once again reunited with her co-stars for the casting of Friends. Her estimated cost per episode was dollar 2 million for her Apple Tv series ‘Good Morning America’.
4. Nicole Kidman
Launching her acting carrer as a teenager made her debut in ‘dead calm’. She inherits a versatile nature and had played variety of roles as a journalist, dying courtesan and bride among others. Her far reaching success was with her nomination for Academy awards in 2001. Fortunately, her appearance in ‘the hour’ brought to her Academy awards for best actress. Her major films include Rabbit hole, lion and Big little lies. her net worth is roughly at around dollar 250 million.
3. Reese Witherspoon
America’s self-made women, 2020 who stood a 87th position is an actress, producer and an entrepreneur. She made her debut in ‘the man in the moon’. Her role in the ‘legally blonde’ helped her claim recognition. She has appeared for various roles in comedy, romance, music and drama. She is the producer of a drama series ‘Big little lies’. As per latest report she is the third highest paid tv actress and inherits net worth of dollar 400 billion. She drews around 2 million per episode.
2. Sofia Vergara
Previously a model, made her debut in ‘Big trouble’. A five time winner of Emmy Awards for her role in comedy series has played the role of Carmen in Happy feet: two. She has worked in various genre such as comedy and crime thrill. Her major films are The Smurfs, Chef, Machete kills, Hot pursuit among many others. She is also the co-founder of Latin world Entertainment. She is being able to draw around 12 million dollar each year from ‘The Modern Family’.
1.Scarlett Johansson
Winning the world at just 13 years of age, she has been very much visible in the popular films like the Avengers :endgame. She was nominated for Oscar for her role in Marriage Story and Jojo Rabbit. She was seen as a lead character in Manny & Lo. She reached the zenith with her outstanding performance in ‘the horse whispers’. Besides acting, she is also a well know singer and a songwriter. Nobody would ever forget her presence as a Black widow in Iron man and in the he Avengers 2. Her appearance in Avenger placed her in the top spot in Forbes highest paid actress in 2018. She earned around dollar 20 million for her role as black widow.