These Are The 10 Highest Paid Actresses In Hollywood 2023

The list of the highest paid actresses of the magazine ‘Forbes’ puts on paper what was already an open secret: 2021, 2022 & 2023 due to covid-19 are the year of movie streaming.

In all, eight of the ten actresses on the list made most of their earnings from small screen jobs. Scarlett Johansson, Sofía Vergara, Gal Gadot and Elisabeth Moss are some examples.

According to the magazine’s calculations (which do not factor in taxes), the top ten highest paid actresses earned a total of $254 million between June 2019 and June 2020. This is 20% less than the previous year. And, on the other hand, about 50% less than that achieved by their male peers: the ten highest paid actors in Hollywood earned 545.5 million dollars in the same period.

We will tell you who the ten highest paid women in the world are and in which series and movies you can find them.

Top 10 Hollywood Highest Paid Actresses 2023 Forbes

#1. Scarlett Johansson ($56 million)

The highest paid Hollywood actress according to Forbes is Scarlett Johansson, the young and elegant actress took over and topped the list of the highest-earning actresses since 2018 up to this moment. There is no other way to prove her wealth than the number of high-profile movies she has featured in, you see her on almost every hit movies year in year out.

She also appears in the movie “Black Widow”, aside from acting she helps with charity with numerous associations that give support to people.

#2. Sofia Vergara ($43 million)

This Colombian actress and model conquered audiences (and producers) with the role of Gloria in ‘Modern Family. In recent seasons, she has earned half a million dollars per episode.

The last broadcast of the series, which totaled 250 episodes, took place in April 2020. Only a month later, the actress began working as a judge on ‘America’s Got Talent. According to ‘Forbes’, Vergara earns at least 10 million per season and has also managed to combine these earnings with different sponsorships. Sofia Vergara net worth is estimated at $43 million and her earnings are attributed to her acting career and being a TV personality and this made her one of the richest actress in Hollywood.

#3. Angelina Jolie ($35.5 million)

Angelina Jolie is also one of the richest actress in Hollywood, the name Angelina Jolie is one of the first names that come to mind thinking of the best-paid artists of the world of cinema. The actress, who began acting when she was still a child, has triumphed with films such as ‘Lara Croft: Tomb Raider’, ‘The Exchange’ and ‘Maleficent’.

According to Forbes, most of her earnings are derived from her role in ‘The Eternals’, the next Marvel movie.

#4. Gal Gadot ($31.5 million)

The third place on the list of wealthiest Hollywood actress goes to this Israeli actress, who rose to fame with the role of Gisele Yashar in ‘Fast and Furious’ and consolidated her career with that of Diana Prince in ‘Wonder Woman’.

In 2019, she made her appearance in ‘Red Notice’, a Netflix action film in which Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds, the two highest paid actors in the world, also appear. Gal Gadot raised about $20 million for works on the film.

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#5. Melissa McCarthy ($25 million)

In 2013, Melissa McCarthy founded the production company One Day Productions with her husband, Ben Falcone. At present, she continues to work in the production company and also presents the show ‘Little Big Shots’ on the US channel NBC. She has also recently appeared in films such as ‘The Kitchen’, alongside Elisabeth Moss and Tiffany Haddish.

McCarthy (who continues to be remembered by her fans for her role as Sookie in ‘Gilmore Girls’) plays Ursula in ‘The Little Mermaid’.

#6. Meryl Streep ($24 million)

This actress, one of the most valued and loved in Hollywood, is ranked fifth on the list of the highest paid. Much of her income comes from ‘Let Them All Talk’, a comedy in which she portrays a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer. 

According to ‘Forbes’, the movie sold for 33 million dollars, and Meryl Streep took five. In addition, in recent months she has shot the musical ‘The Prom’ and ‘Little Women’.

#7. Emily Blunt ($22.5 million)

Along with Angelina Jolie, she is the only woman on the list to focus on movies for the big screen in the last year and a half.

According to ‘Forbes’, the actress negotiated an eight-figure salary for the filming of ‘A Quiet Place 2’. In 2020, she also participated in ‘Jungle Cruise’.

#8. Nicole Kidman ($22 million)

Over the past year, Nicole Kidman focused on two great projects: on the one hand, she shot the musical ‘The Prom’ with Meryl Streep. On the other, she starred in the miniseries ‘The Undoing’. The Australian actress earned around a million dollars for each of the episodes of this series (and there are six).

#9. Ellen Pompeo ($19 million)

Ellen Pompeo has been playing surgeon Meredith Eleonor Gray in ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ since 2005. Currently, she has more than 350 episodes and since 2017 (the date she renegotiated her contract) she earns about $550,000 for each of them. In addition, and according to ‘Forbes’, it adds about six million a year for syndication tasks.

#10. Elisabeth Moss ($16 million)

The protagonist of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ adds a million dollars for each episode of this dystopian series. For now, three seasons and a total of 36 episodes have been broadcast, and two more seasons are expected to premiere.

In 2020, she also added the earnings of ‘The invisible man’. A movie, based on the homonymous novel by HG Wells, that cost just seven million and grossed more than 134.

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Top 10 Highest Paid Actresses 2023 – Hollywood

Rank	Actress	Net Worth
#1.	Scarlett Johansson	$56 million
#2.	Sofia Vergara	$43 million
#3.	Angelina Jolie	$35.5 million
#4.	Gal Gadot	$31.5 million
#5.	Melissa McCarthy	$25 million
#6.	Meryl Streep	$24 million
#7.	Emily Blunt	$22.5 million
#8.	Nicole Kidman	$22 million
#9.	Ellen Pompeo	$19 million
#10.	Elisabeth Moss	$16 million

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