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Hollywood star Sofia Vergara who rose to fame through Modern Family, tops Forbes’ list of the highest paid actresses in the world, as revealed by the magazine this Friday.
Vergara, who is now also a judge in America has talent – earned a whopping $ 43 million in the last 12 months in salary and endorsements. It passed from second place last year.
The 48-year-old Colombian actress earned $ 500,000 per episode for her final Emmy-winning season. Modern Family, which concluded earlier this year.
Forbes estimated that he would earn “at least $ 10 million each season” for EIGHT, one of the most popular competition reality shows in the United States.
The coronavirus pandemic brought Hollywood to a standstill, forcing crews to halt production and shut down movie theaters, so many big-budget movies have been delayed.
Many movie stars also make money by taking a share of the profits, which means that if movies don’t come out in theaters, their income plummets.
However, Oscar winner Angelina Jolie was second on the Forbes list with $ 35 million.
But the actresses who make the most of their money from television and / or streaming services make up the bulk of the list.
Wonder Woman Star Gal Gadot came in third with $ 31 million, but made some of his money off the Netflix movie. Red notice.
Grey’s Anatomy lead Ellen Pompeo was eighth with $ 19 million, and The maid’s tale Star Elisabeth Moss came in ninth with $ 16 million.
Another Oscar winner, Viola Davis, made her first appearance on the top 10 list.
the How to get away with it star, soon to star in Netflix adaptation of August Wilson’s play Ma Rainey’s black ass – was 10th with $ 15.5 million.
Even the venerable Meryl Streep (5th place) got most of her income last year from movies for streaming services or television roles.
In all, the world’s top 10 paid actresses in 2020 earned $ 254 million in the 12 months leading up to June, Forbes said. That was 20 percent less than last year.
The top 10 highest-paid actors earned nearly double, nearly $ 550 million, in the same period. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson topped the men’s list last month with $ 87.5 million.
Here is the complete list:
2. Angelina Jolie ($ 35.5 million)
3. Gal Gadot ($ 31.5 million)
4. Melissa McCarthy ($ 25 million)
5. Meryl Streep ($ 24 million)
6. Emily Blunt ($ 22.5 million)
7. Nicole Kidman ($ 22 million)
8. Ellen Pompeo ($ 19 million)
9. Elisabeth Moss ($ 16 million)
10. Viola Davis ($ 15.5 million)
