20 Top Paid Actresses in the World

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Sofia Vergara

Being an successful actress in Hollywood is more than likely going to bring about lavish lifestyle. Especially the very attractive ones that marketing companies go nuts over. Let's take a look at some of the top paid actresses in the world. 

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Sofia Vergara has appeared in several blockbuster hits such as the movie Four Brothers. However she is best known for her current role as Gloria on the hit TV show Modern Family. Sofia is currently worth 85 million dollars earning 37 million last year alone ranking her has the highest paid actor on television. 

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Kristen Stewart

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This actress made her rise to fame in the Twilight Saga. she is currently worth 70 million dollars having made 25 million dollars per Twilight movie along with a small percentage on the back end. While the actress may not have the talent to carry her into any Oscar nominations, her roles in the Twilight movies alone are enough of a payday to last her for the rest of her life.

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Scarlett Johansson

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Scarlett Johansson has had a very long and successful career in Hollywood. Her most recent success has come as playing the role of Black Widow in the Marvel franchise. Johansson is currently worth 65 million dollars and gets paid on average 17 million dollars per Marvel film. 

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Jennifer Lawrence 

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Jennifer Lawrence is currently known as America's sweetheart for her amazingly awesome personality. Her roles in the Hunger Games and X-Men movies have launched her to fame quicker than she could have ever imagined. She is currently worth 40 million dollars, with 34 million being made in her latest film, making her the second highest paid actress in 2014 right behind Sandra Bullock.

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Gwyneth Paltrow

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Gwyneth Paltrow has had a number of great roles throughout her career, however the majority of her Fortune has come from her roles in the Iron Man series. She's currently worth 65 million dollars. She made 19 million dollars in the last Iron Man movie alone with one more Iron Man film set to come out in the near future. 

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Emma Watson

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Emma Watson has blossomed into an extremely beautiful young woman since playing the role of Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films. She is currently worth 60 million dollars and was easily pulling in between 15 and 20 million dollars a year while filming the series of Harry Potter movies. After earning that kind of money so she can take a little bit of a break from acting serving as a Goodwill Ambassador and speaking on women's issues around the world. 

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Dina Merrill

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Dina Merrill tops the list as being the oldest and wealthiest with a net worth of 5.1 billion dollars. she was The Darlings of the 1950's and 60's having 22 films under her belt and a number of television appearances as well. her Fortune does not come from the fact that she is an actress but from the fact that she was heir to the Post cereal fortune. 

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Meryl Streep

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In Hollywood this woman is regarded as an icon. Meryl Streep has been one of the most talented actresses ever to hit the screens. She is currently worth 65 million dollars and has been nominated for Academy Awards than any actor in history and took home three of them. She also has the most nominations for Golden Globes in history with 29, taking home 8 Golden Globe Awards. 

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Mariska Hargitay

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Mariska Hargitay has been starring on the TV drama show Law & Order: SVU for 13 seasons now and continues to be the biggest reason the show gets the ratings it does. She is currently worth 45 million dollars and the size of her Law & Order paychecks keep growing. She's currently ranked as the second highest paid actress on television earning roughly 13 million dollars a year. Hargitay has one one Emmy and one Golden Globe Award having been nominated for a total of 8 Emmys and two Golden Globes. 

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Kaley Cucuo-Sweeting

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Kaley Cucuo-Sweeting is best known for her role as Penny on the hit TV show The Big Bang Theory. She's currently worth 30 million dollars and pulls in about 11 million dollars a year. She has been on the show since 2007 with a paycheck that has been growing exponentially since her first year.

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Ellen Popmpeo

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Ellen Popmpeo is best known for her current role on the TV show Grey's Anatomy which she has been a star of since 2005. She's currently worth 30 million dollars and brings in roughly $350,000 per episode, netting her 10 million dollars a year. Ellen claims that her acting career will come to an end as soon as the show is over claiming that she does not find the career very empowering. 

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Sandra Bullock

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Sandra Bullock is another actress who has had a very successful career in Hollywood. She's currently worth 200 million dollars and has reached a point if she only works when she wants to. hHr most recent film made over quarter of a billion dollars and showed her ability to carry a movie even when she is the only one on screen in the film Gravity. she became the highest paid actress in the world when she made Gravity, getting paid 56 million dollars for the role. 

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Jessica Alba

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Jessica Alba has been a very successful career in Hollywood. She's currently worth 200 million dollars and has a number of popular movies and television shows under her belt. Many of us will remember her for playing the role of the Invisible Woman in the original Fantastic Four movies. 

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Julianna Marguiles

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Julianna Marguiles gets the bronze with being the third highest paid actress on television with a yearly income of about 10 million dollars. She is currently Worth 22 million dollars and left the show ER at the height of her career even when she was offered 27 million dollars to stay. Marguiles instead would decline the large sum of money, declaring that it was time for her to move on and try new things in life. 

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Julia Roberts

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The film that launched Julia Roberts to fame was Pretty Woman. As of right now she gets paid 25 million dollars per movie and has among the highest returns of any actress in Hollywood. She is currently worth 175 million dollars and was named by People magazine the most beautiful person on the planet 11 different times. She also has an Academy Award for her role as Erin Brockovich

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Jane Fonda

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Jane Fonda is a very well-known actress who is head numerous of roles that I burned her quite a bit of money. She's currently worth 120 million dollars and the winner of two Academy Awards, along with an Emmy and 7 Golden Globe Awards. Her most recent role was in the TV series The Newsroom where she played the owner of the company. 

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Angelina Jolie

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Angelina Jolie serves as a talented actress and a dedicated activist. Her most recent role in the movie Maleficent earned her 19 million dollars and she is currently worth 145 million dollars. She spends much of her time traveling the world speaking out on human rights issues.

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Cameron Diaz

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This actress first stole most of our hearts playing alongside Jim Carrey in the movie The Mask. Cameron Diaz was the highest paid actress over 40 in 2013 until Sandra Bullock's performance in the movie Gravity. She's currently worth 90 million dollars and consistently pulls in large crowds with her comedic roles. 

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Jennifer Aniston

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Although she has starred in many films recently, Jennifer Aniston will always be best known for her role as Rachel on one of the most successful TV shows of all time Friends. Aniston is currently worth 150 million dollars and was making one million dollars per episode in the final seasons of Friends. Those final seasons put Aniston up there with some of the highest paid television actresses of all time. 

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus made her rise to fame playing the role of Elaine in the hit TV sitcom Seinfeld. She is currently worth 200 million dollars which came as a result of her own acting career. She has won a total of 5 Emmy's and one Golden Globe. 

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