Hollywood's highest paid actresses

Updated: July 07, 2011 12:54 IST

Angelina Jolie and Sarah Jessica Parker have been named as the highest paid actress's in Hollywood according to a list by Forbes magazine.

The Tomb Raider star and SJP have earned $ 30 million last year for there movies Salt and Sex In The City 2 respectively, Daily Mail reported.

Hollywood\'s highest paid actresses
Angelina Jolie and Sarah Jessica Parker were the highest paid actresses of last year.

The Hollywood beauties tied at the top of the list, compiled by Forbes magazine, earning $30 million each.
Hollywood\'s highest paid actresses
Angelina Jolie: Angelina's earnings come mainly from her starring roles in two big budget action movies, Salt and The Tourist, the latter of which earned $280 million at the box office.
Hollywood\'s highest paid actresses
Sarah Jessica Parker: Meanwhile, SJP made most of her money from the series Sex And The City, both from TV re-runs and the second movie, which took $290 million at the box office.
Hollywood\'s highest paid actresses
Jennifer Aniston & Reese Witherspoon: Friends star Jennifer Aniston shared third place with Reese Witherspoon, each earning $ 27 million.

Aniston – who has experienced a string of flop movies, including 2008's Management, which generated less than $1 million – took home high pay cheques from The Bounty Hunter, which made $136 million and Just Go With It, which was the fourth-highest grossing film of her career to date.
Hollywood\'s highest paid actresses
Julia Roberts: In fifth place is Julia Roberts with a reported income of $20 million in the last financial year.
Hollywood\'s highest paid actresses
Kristen Stewart: Sharing the fifth place with Julia Roberts is Twilight Saga actress Kristen Stewart, also earning $20 million in the last financial year.
Hollywood\'s highest paid actresses
Katherine Heigl: Forbes magazine calls her the queen of rom-coms who can still earn $12 million per picture. Katherine Heigl is at number 7 with an income of $19 million last year.
Hollywood\'s highest paid actresses
Cameron Diaz: Still ranked among the most-popular actors in Hollywood, Cameron Diaz ranks at number 8 earning $18 million last year.
Hollywood\'s highest paid actresses
Sandra Bullock: Sandra was last seen in The Blind Side which won her an Oscar, with no releases last year. Yet she ranks at number 9, earning $15 million last year.
Hollywood\'s highest paid actresses
Meryl Streep: The award-winning actor ruled with her performances in Julia and Julia and It's Complicated. She'll return later this year as Margaret Thatcher in the biopic, The Iron Lady. Meryl Streep rounds off the top 10 list earning $10 million last year.

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