No. 20 Kerry Washington
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...
View ArticleNo. 19 Mindy Kaling
The Mindy Project makes Kaling a quadruple-threat: creator, writer, executive producer and star, and a renewal for 2014 puts her on track for even bigger earnings next year. The comedienne and author...
View ArticleNo. 18 Whitney Cummings
Whitney Cummings, star and executive producer of the television series Whitney, had a doozy of a year: two much-hyped shows (NBC's Whitney & Love You, Mean It on E!and two much-hyped cancellations....
View ArticleNo. 15 Courteney Cox
The female cast-members of Friends seem to have fared better than their male costars, no? (We're looking at you, Schwimmer). Cox's Cougar Town (in which she stars, produced and directs) was renewed for...
View ArticleNo. 15 Zooey Deschanel
Advertisers pay $300,000 per 30-second spot on the show which averages 4.5 million per week. Unsurprisingly, the show (which Deschanel produces as well as stars on) was picked up for a third season...
View ArticleNo. 15 Lena Dunham
It's official: GIRLS is a hit. And while Lena Dunham is HBO's darling, it'll take some renegotiation to help her inch up the Celebrity 100: more than half of her 2013 earnings are courtesy of a $3.5+...
View ArticleNo. 13 Julianna Margulies
The actress' show, The Good Wife, is a critical hit for CBS, even if it's not pulling in top notch live ratings--and this year sold into a unique syndication structure with Amazon, Hulu and Hallmark....
View ArticleNo. 13 Amy Poehler
Comedienne Amy Poehler debuted on the Celeb 100 this year thanks to the continued success of NBC's Parks & Recreation and a million-dollar book deal with publisher It Books for what's described as...
View ArticleNo. 12 Alyson Hannigan
The How I Met Your Mother cast all benefited from last-minute negotiations before their return for the ninth (and final) season of the CBS hit sitcom, which premieres later this month. Insiders putting...
View ArticleNo. 11 Cobie Smulders
How I Met Your Mother is set to enter its final season this Fall, but Cobie Smulders doesn't seem to be going out quietly--she's done more film work than her costars and is expected to reprise her...
View ArticleNo. 4 Ellen Pompeo
Dr. Meredith Grey is a staple of the Forbes Celebrity 100--the original cast-members of Shonda Rhimes' ABC hit earn $350,000 an episode plus millions more in syndication for the hospital drama, now...
View ArticleNo. 4 Melissa McCarthy
After the success of Bridesmaids, McCarthy is one of the most sought-after actresses in Hollywood. Her film Identity Thief, costarring Jason Bateman, was a hit despite terrible reviews. The film...
View ArticleNo. 4 Kourtney, Kim and Khloe Kardashian
The sisters Kardashian insist all's fair in their klan, telling Forbes that they all took home equal paydays from their combined efforts on- and off-camera. Keeping Up With the Kardashians continues to...
View ArticleNo. 4 Bethenny Frankel
Frankel shares the crowded No. 4 spot on this year's list--but it will likely be her last appearance. As the reality starlet transitions into a daytime host, expect to see her up against the big dogs...
View ArticleNo. 4 Tina Fey
The one-hour series finale of 30 Rock pulled in 4.8 million viewers in January. It was the critically-adored but viewer-deficient laughfest's highest-rated episode in two years. Now everyone is...
View ArticleNo. 2 Mariska Hargitay
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is the franchise's strongest effort to date, averaging an estimated 53 million viewers each week including original episodes and extensive syndication. Hargitay,...
View ArticleNo. 2 Kaley Cuoco
Up $3 million in earnings (and ten spots on this list), Cuoco takes home $300,000 an episode for the lead role on The Big Bang Theory, Chuck Lorre's top-rated broadcast comedy among adults 18-49 and...
View ArticleNo. 1 Sofia Vergara
The Modern Family star, who celebrates her second anniversary as the highest-paid actress on television, upped the ante this year with a major salary increase. In addition to the show endorsement deals...
View ArticleThe Queens Of Prime Time
The 20 top paid TV actresses and reality stars of 2013 earned a combined $183 million in the last year--a number that combined on-camera pay, behind-the-scenes work and oh-so-lucrative endorsement...
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