As Scandal's Olivia Pope, Washington has the distinction of being the first Afircan American actress to play a lead in a prime-time drama since the 1960s--and the Shonda Rhimes show is a certified hit for ABC, averaging 8.3 million viewers each week and earning an estimated $100 million in ad revenue this season. Oh--and Washington's been nom'd for an Emmy. The actress had a banner year: in addition to the success of Scandal she took a lead role in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained and starred in Tyler Perry's Peeples. Look for Washington to mount this list in 2014: in addition to a salary increase she'll begin to enjoy earnings off of a unique (and early) syndication deal: starting this fall each episode of Scandal is expected to air on BET no earlier than eight days after its original broadcast. Total earnings: $3 million
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