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Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 5, 2023
The best-paid actress worldwide was Sofia Vergara in 2020, with an annual income of 43 million U.S. dollars. Angelina Jolie came second. She earned roughly 35.5 million U.S. dollars with for example her leading role in "The Eternals".
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October 2020
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United States
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June 1, 2019 to June 1, 2020
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The source adds the following information: "Earnings estimates are based on data from Nielsen, Box Office Mojo and IMDB, as well as interviews with industry insiders. All figures are pretax; fees for agents, managers and lawyers (generally 10%, 15% and 5% respectively) are not deducted."
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