Forbes magazine has released its annual list of the highest paid TV actresses. It takes into account data collected between June 1, 2016 and June 1, 2017, and does not include taxes and fees.
The celebrities on the Forbes list have collectively earned $ 156.5 million this year.
We present you the list of the richest TV actresses in Hollywood in 2017.
10. Pauley Perrette
For the year, her income was $ 8.5 million.
The list opens with one of the stars of the bizarrely long-running crime drama “NCIS”, which has been extended until its 15th season. In it, Perrette plays the cheerful Gothic forensic scientist Abby Shuto, and the series' soundtrack includes a song performed by her (along with Cote de Pablo).
9. Robin Wright
For the year became richer by $ 9 million.
The actress, who played the role of the first lady of the United States in the popular TV series House of Cards, is the only newcomer to the top 10 most expensive TV actresses. Regardless, Wright said she has yet to achieve wage parity with her partner Kevin Spacey. “I don't think I get paid that much,” the actress said in an interview with Rhapsody Magazine. “I was promised that they would give a raise, but… I don’t believe it. I really don't like being cheated. "
8. Priyanka Chopra
Received $ 10 million in a year.
The only Bollywood actress on the Forbes list. More than 50 percent of her income comes from advertising. Priyanka may not make it to the top 10 richest TV actresses next year, as Bollywood Life reported that Chopra had to go for a significant cut in royalties to continue filming the American TV series Quantico.
7. Kerry Washington
Earned $ 11 million.
Washington's Scandal will end this year (7 seasons in total). Therefore, the actress is likely to leave the list in 2018. But this hardly worries the dark-skinned beauty now. She recently became a mother for the second time. Due to her pregnancy, the filming of "Scandal" was postponed, and the seventh season has fewer episodes than the previous ones.
6. Julie Bowen
Annual income is $ 12 million.
The American Family comedy star is also best known for her roles as Carol in Ed, Denise Bauer in The Boston Lawyers, and Sarah Shepard in Lost.
In 2011, the actress and her colleagues on the American Family series were presented with the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble cast. And this is, one might say, a hard-won victory, because Bowen has been nominated for this award every year since 2006 for various series, such as "The Boston Lawyers" and "Weeds."
5. Mariska Hargitay
Revenue was $ 12.5 million.
The daughter of the legendary Jane Mansfield (it was from her that the look of the Barbie doll was copied) is best known for her role as detective Olivia Benson in the crime series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The actress has been involved in filming since 1999, and since 2007, her fee for each episode is 400 thousand dollars. "Law & Order" has already 19 seasons (the show of the 19th began in September 2017) and may not stop there, which means that the name of Mariska Hargitay will not disappear from the list of the richest television stars.
4. Ellen Pompeo
Received $ 13 million in a year.
Pompeo is a veteran of Grey's Anatomy. She has been playing in it since 2005. For each episode, she receives 350 thousand dollars.
And the actress made her debut in Moonlight Mile, where she starred with Jake Gyllenhaal, one of the actors who was able to fantastically change your appearance for the sake of filming.
3. Mindy Kaling
Annual earnings - $ 13 million.
The star of the "Office" project got the third place in the rating. Most of her income comes from payouts for various films, as well as an advertising deal with McDonald's.
2. Kaley Cuoco
She earned $ 26 million in a year.
The Big Bang star was ranked second among the highest paid foreign television actresses in 2017. Although Cuoco's salary is $ 1 million per episode, she has no advertising contracts, unlike the celebrity topping the list.
In addition, this year, the actress, along with a number of other actors of The Big Bang Theory, refused to raise fees so that two other participants in the famous series (Mayim Bialik and Meliise Rauch) could pay more.
1. Sofia Vergara
Annual income - $ 41.5 million.
The heroine of the series "American Family" managed to stay in the leaders of the list of the highest paid TV actresses for six years in a row. About a quarter of Vergara's income came from filming for American Family, but she also contributed advertising contracts with Head & Shoulders, Pepsi and CoverGirl, as well as sales of perfume under the Sofia Vergara brand.