Forbes Names Scarlett Johansson As Highest Paid Actress For 2019 (See Full List)


Scarlett Johansson has been named the highest-paid actress for the second time in a row.

This was revealed by Forbes in its highest-paid actresses list of  2019.

Johansson dominates the list thanks to her Marvel paycheck with a salary of $56 million.

Second place goes to Sofia Vergara, who is officially the highest-paid television actress thanks to her work on Modern Family with a salary of $44.1 million.


Reese Witherspoon takes third place with $35 million, followed closely behind by Nicole Kidman with $34 million.

Notably this year, Angelina Jolie drops off the top ten list compared to last year when she made $28 million.

Sofia Vergara is also the only person of colour to make this year’s highest-paid actresses list.

See full list below

Forbes highest paid actresses of 2019

  1. Scarlett Johansson – $56 million
  2. Sofia Vergara – $44.1 million
  3. Reese Witherspoon – $35 million
  4. Nicole Kidman – $34 milion
  5. Jennifer Aniston – $28 million
  6. Kaley Cuoco – $25 milion
  7. Elisabeth Moss – $24 million
  8. Margot Robbie – $23.5 million
  9. Charlize Theron – $23 million
  10. Ellen Pompeo – $22 million




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