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“Modern Family” star Sofía Vergara topped Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid actresses, leading a charge of small-screen talent in a year when movie theaters have gone dark, the film said. magazine.
Vergara, who is now also a judge on “America’s Got Talent,” earned a whopping $ 43 million in the past 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 the final season of Emmy-winning “Modern Family,” which concluded earlier this year.
Forbes estimated that he would earn “at least $ 10 million each season” for “AGT,” one of America’s most popular reality competition shows.
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” star Ellen Pompeo was eighth with $ 19 million, and “The Handmaid’s Tale” star Elisabeth Moss was ninth with $ 16 million.
Another Oscar winner, Viola Davis, made her first appearance on the top 10 list.
The “How To Get Away with Murder” star, soon to star in the Netflix adaptation of August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” took 10th place 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:
- Sofia Vergara ($ 43 million)
- Angelina Jolie ($ 35.5 million)
- Gal Gadot ($ 31.5 million)
- Melissa McCarthy ($ 25 million)
- Meryl Streep ($ 24 million)
- Emily Blunt ($ 22.5 million)
- Nicole Kidman ($ 22 million)
- Ellen Pompeo ($ 19 million)
- Elisabeth Moss ($ 16 million)
- Viola Davis ($ 15.5 million)
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