Sarah Jessica Parker is an American film, television and theater actress and producer. She is best known for her leading role as Carrie Bradshaw on the HBO television series Sex and the City, for which she won four Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Emmy Awards and Angelina Jolie is an American film actor and a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency. She has been cited as one of the world's most beautiful women and her off screen life is widely reported. Jolie has received three Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and an Academy Award.
Hollywood beauties Angelina Jolie and Sarah Jessica Parker were the highest paid actresses of last year. The pair earned $30 million each, tying at the top of the list compiled by Forbes magazine. 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. Sarah Jessica 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. As well as money from Sex and the City, the actress has a successful line of perfumes, including Lovely, Covet'and NYC, which made her $18 million in 2010. She has also ventured into fashion, designing clothes for the Halston brand. Taking joint third place on the list were Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, who each earned $28 million.
The former Friends star 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 fourthhighest grossing film of her career to date. In fifth place, Julia Roberts tied with Twilight Saga actress Kristen Stewart, with them both earning $20 million in the last financial year. To calculate the stars earnings, Forbes collated figures from agents, lawyers and producers and other movie industry figures. The earnings presented are estimates for the financial year running from May 1, 2010 and May 1, 2011 and consist of pre tax gross figures, without management, agent and attorney fees deducted.
The list of highest paid actresses 2010-2011 financial year.
1= Angelina Jolie, $30 million
1= Sarah Jessica Parker, $30 million
3= Jennifer Aniston, $28 million
3= Reese Witherspoon, $28 million
5= Julia Roberts, $20 million
5= Kristen Stewart, $20 million
7. Katherine Heigl, $19 million
8. Cameron Diaz, $18 million
9. Sandra Bullock, $15 million
10. Meryl Streep, $10 million
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