Hello guys! It’s Samantha! Forbes listed the top ladies making money
moves on the big screen. From Wonder Woman to Brad Pitt’s famous
exes, here are the highest paid actresses in the world! 10. Gal Gadot Gal Gadot was born in Petah Tikva, Israel
in 1985. Her focus during high school was biology,
and she noted that she was also good at basketball because she’s 5’10”. Gadot’s first jobs were working at Burger
King and babysitting… similar to a lot of young folks out there. She spent two mandatory years in the Israeli
military as a combat instructor. When she was eighteen, she won the Miss Israel
pageant. She has done a lot of modeling throughout
her career for various magazines, including Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Entertainment Weekly,
and Fashion. When she was twenty-one, she appeared in Maxim
and The New York Post. Her first significant acting job was in Fast
& Furious, in which she played Gisele Yashar; she even performed her own stunts in the film. Gadot is also known for other movies, including
Keeping Up with the Joneses and Wonder Woman, the latter of which is perhaps her most renowned
role thus far; Gadot did specialized training for the part in Kung Fu, kickboxing, jiu-jitsu,
and swordsmanship. She has recently become the new face of Revlon
as well. Gadot has taken home a Saturn Award, an MTV
Movie Award, and a few others. She made $10 million between June 2017 and
June 2018, making her one of the world’s highest-paid actresses. 9. Melissa McCarthy Melissa McCarthy was born in Plainfield, Illinois
in 1970. Her cousins include Jenny McCarthy, a model
and actress, and Joanne McCarthy, a professional basketball player. Melissa grew up on a farm and graduated high
school from St. Francis Academy in Joliet, Illinois. She began her career in Los Angeles and New
York City doing stand-up comedy. McCarthy used to be a member of The Groundlings,
an improv comedy group from LA. Her first appearance in television was on
the show Jenny with her cousin. McCarthy’s initial movie role was in Go,
a 1999 comedy. Some of her well-known films include Bridesmaids,
which is considered her breakout role, Tammy, Spy, and The Heat. McCarthy has won two Primetime Emmys, an American
Comedy Award, an MTV Movie Award, and a Comedic Genius Award. According to IMDb, she has taken home a total
of twenty-five awards. Melissa has been nominated seventy-three times,
including once for an Academy Award. She has been married to Ben Falcone, a fellow
Groundlings member, since 2005, and they have two daughters, Vivian and Georgette. McCarthy made $12 million from June 2017 to
2018. 8. Cate Blanchett This actress and theatre director was born
in Victoria, Australia. Her father passed away when she was just ten
years old; so, she was mostly raised by her mother. Cate has a brother and a sister, named Bob
and Genevieve respectively. She began exploring the performing arts while
she was attending Methodist Ladies’ College. Blanchett then began attending the University
of Melbourne where she started studying fine arts and economics. However, she was only enrolled for a year
before she dropped out to travel. After moving back home, she started taking
classes at the National Institute of Dramatic Art to begin her acting career and graduated
in 1992 with a BFA. Her first significant role was in Oleanna,
a play she acted in for the Sydney Theatre Company. Cate continued acting in plays and received
her first film role in the movie Paradise Road. She gained even more recognition for her parts
in Oscar and Lucinda and Elizabeth. She has been in numerous films since then,
including The Lord of the Rings series, Blue Jasmine, and Carol. She has taken home several awards for her
work as well; she has won two Oscars, three Golden Globes, and many more. According to IMDb, she has won a total of
151 awards and been nominated 185 times. So, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that
Cate is one of the highest-paid actresses in the world. She made $12.5 million from June 2017 to June
2018. 7 Julia Roberts This actress was born in Smyrna, Georgia,
United States in October 1967. She struggled with family issues when she
was a child; her parents got a divorce, and her mom ended up in a toxic marriage. However, the second union ended as well. Then, when Julia was ten years old, her biological
dad passed away. Roberts graduated from Campbell High School
in her hometown and started taking classes at Georgia State University. However, she dropped out of school and went
to New York City to begin acting. After she arrived in the Big Apple, she signed
a contract with the Click Modeling Agency. Julia’s first appearance on the big screen
was in the movie Satisfaction. But, she gained worldwide recognition in the
film Pretty Woman. She is also known for various other films,
including Sleeping with the Enemy, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Eat Pray Love, and Money
Monster. Roberts won an Oscar for her role in Erin
Brockovich as well as several other awards, some of which are three Golden Globes, three
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, and three Jupiter Awards. Her IMDb profile notes that she’s had fifty-nine
wins and ninety-seven nominations. Last year Roberts raked in $13 million. 6. Mila Kunis Mila Kunis was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine
in 1983. Her parents decided to go to the United States
to give her and her brother better opportunities. When she was seven, they moved to Los Angeles,
California. Kunis has since noted that she hardly remembers
any of her first year in the US. She couldn’t speak English at the time and
didn’t understand the people or culture she was rushed into. However, as time went on, she grew comfortable
in school and enrolled in acting classes. Kunis landed some small roles in Days of Our
Lives, Baywatch, 7th Heaven, and even played in Gia with Angelina Jolie as a younger version
of the title character. When she was fourteen, she got the role of
Jackie Burkhart in That ‘70s Show, which she is widely recognized for. Kunis then started voicing Meg Griffin in
Seth MacFarlane’s Family Guy. She started acting in films later on, including
Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Book of Eli, Black Swan, and Bad Moms. According to IMDb, she has taken home thirteen
awards and has fifty-six nominations. Kunis made $16 million between June 2017 and
2018. 5. Reese Witherspoon This actress and producer was born in New
Orleans, Louisiana in 1976. Her father was in the US military while she
was a child; so, she lived in Wiesbaden, Germany for four years. When they came back to the states, she spent
the rest of her young years in Nashville, Tennessee. At seven years old, she appeared in commercials
for a florist and began taking acting lessons. Reese graduated from Harpeth Hall School as
a teen and later enrolled at Stanford University for English literature. However, she left college to pursue her acting
career. Her first notable role was in the movie The
Man in the Moon. But, she gained more recognition playing Annette
Hargrove in the 1999 film Cruel Intentions. Witherspoon has acted in numerous features
since then, including Legally Blonde, Walk the Line, and Wild. She has won an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and
various other awards. Her IMDb states that she has fifty-four wins
and 102 nominations. This leading lady is also pulling in the big
bucks. Between mid-2017 and mid-2018, she made $16.5
million. 4. Jennifer Lawrence Lawrence was born in Indian Hills, Kentucky
in 1990. She has two brothers, which she credits for
her rough tomboy personality. She was very active throughout her school
years and participated in various sports, including basketball, cheerleading, field
hockey, and softball. Jennifer began acting at just nine years old
in her local church and in school plays. A talent scout noticed her at the age of fourteen
when she was on vacation in New York City with her family. Soon after, her mom agreed to move to New
York for a while so Jennifer could pursue acting. She then signed a contract with CESD Talent
Agency and began auditioning for parts in Los Angeles. Lawrence didn’t graduate from high school
and continued following her passion instead. Her first role was in the TV movie Company
Town, and she made small appearances in other various shows, like Medium and Monk. J-Law was eventually cast in The Bill Engvall
Show as a regular. However, she didn’t gain much recognition
until she played in Winter’s Bone. Lawrence is also well-known for other films,
including The Hunger Games series, the X-Men series, and Silver Linings Playbook. She won an Oscar for her role in Silver Linings
Playbook as well as three Golden Globes and numerous other awards. IMDb notes that she has 175 nominations and
115 wins total. Considering her talent, it’s not shocking
that Lawrence is one of the world’s highest-paid actresses. For the year of June 2017 to June 2018, she
made a whopping $18 million. 3. Jennifer Aniston This A-list actress was born in 1969 in Sherman
Oaks, California. When she was a kid, her family moved to New
York City, and her parents separated when she was nine years old. Aniston discovered her passion for acting
at eleven years old… and since she came from a line of actors, this isn’t a surprise. She graduated from the Fiorello H. LaGuardia
High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in Manhattan. Jennifer originally began her career in Off-Broadway
plays like Dancing on Checker’s Grave and For Dear Life. She worked odd jobs to support herself and
eventually became a spokesperson for Nutrisystem and made an appearance on Howard Stern’s
radio show. Aniston’s first TV role was in the series
Molloy. She was eventually cast in Friends, which
proved to be her breakthrough role. She went on to star in films like Picture
Perfect, Bruce Almighty, We’re the Millers, and Cake. Aniston has won a Golden Globe, a Primetime
Emmy, and numerous other awards for a total of 35, according to IMDb. She is also one of the world’s highest-paid
actresses and made over $19.5 million since June of last year. 2. Angelina Jolie Angelina was born in 1975 in Los Angeles,
California. Her parents, Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand,
were both in the acting field. She discovered her interest in acting at a
young age when she would watch films with her mom. When she was about eleven years old, she began
attending the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and trained for a couple of years while appearing
in various plays. However, she dropped out of the classes to
pursue a career as a funeral director. At sixteen years old, she graduated with her
high school diploma and moved out of her mother’s house. Shortly after, she returned to the theater
to continue acting. Jolie played parts in several of her brother’s
films for school and appeared in many music videos, including “Rock and Roll Dreams
Come Through” by Meatloaf, “It’s About Time” by The Lemonheads, and “Stand by
My Woman” by Lenny Kravitz. Her first real role was in Cyborg 2, and she
eventually made her breakthrough in Gia, in which she played the title character. However, it wasn’t until her portrayal of
Lara Croft in Tomb Raider that she became a household name. She has appeared in many films since then,
including Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Changeling, Salt, and Maleficent. Jolie has taken home one Oscar and several
other awards, such as the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, three Golden Globes, and two Blockbuster
Entertainment Awards. Her IMDb notes that Jolie has won a total
of fifty-six awards and has 110 nominations. Between June of last year and June 2018, she
made an astonishing $28 million. 1. Scarlett Johansson This celeb was born in 1984 in New York City. She has three brothers, Hunter, Adrian, and
Christian, and a sister, Vanessa, who is also an actress. Her parents got a divorce when she was thirteen
years old, and she spent a lot of time with her grandma, Dorothy Sloan. Scarlett wanted to be famous even as a child;
she performed for her family and took tap dance lessons. She eventually started attending classes at
the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. Her first on-stage appearance was in the play
Sophistry. When she was only nine, Johansson appeared
in her first movie as Laura Nelson in North. Her first leading role was in the film Manny
& Lo, in which she played Amanda, and she received positive feedback for the part. Johansson also played in Home Alone 3, Fall,
and The Horse Whisperer, for which she gained more recognition. She started her adult acting career in movies
like Girl with a Pearl Earring and Lost in Translation. Her other well-known films include The Avengers,
Her, Chef, Ghost in the Shell, and Rough Night. Johansson has won numerous awards for her
work, including three EDA Special Mention Awards, a Golden Schmoes Award, and an MTV
Movie Award. According to her IMDb profile, Scarlett has
a total of thirty-nine wins and 140 nominations. She is the number one highest-paid actress
at an astounding $40.5 million. Today’s featured comment is from Carpe Cervisiam
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