‘Modern Family’ star Sofia Vergara tops the list of highest-paid TV actresses

Oct 28 , 2018

The highest-paid actresses (from left) are Julie Bowen, Mariska Hargitay, Sofia Vergara, Ellen Pompeo and Kaley Cuoco.

Forbes has released its annual list of the highest-paid television actresses in the world. It includes more shows than its list of the highest-paid actors, including Grey’s Anatomy, Law & Order: SVU, Homeland and Scandal, which wrapped up its final season earlier this year.

Forbes says that the list is based on figures from IMDb, Box Office Mojo, Nielsen, and interviews with industry insiders from June 2017 to June 2018.

NCIS star Pauley Perrette, who left the show earlier this year, came in tenth with US$8.5 million. Claire Danes was ninth with US$9 million for Homeland, which will air its final season next year. Danes is the only actress to make the list who stars on a non-network show.

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Kerry Washington, who came in eighth, made US$11 million for the final season of Scandal. Rounding out the bottom five were The Big Bang Theory stars Melissa Rauch and Mayim Bialik, who were tied at US$12 million.

The top five includes two actresses from the long-running ABC sitcom, Modern Family.

The top five highest-paid TV actresses in the world, according to Forbes, are below:

Julie Bowen