Top 10 Richest Hollywood Actresses 2014

The richest actresses in Hollywood are not only well known, but have been in the business for many years. From film to TV ,or walking down the red carpet, it is likely that you know many of these women from your favorite movie, or TV show that you have watched for years. Not only are they known in the US, but most of these women who are on the top 10 richest list, have also been in films that have grossed millions around the world over the years as well.

10. Penelope Cruz

Not only is she well known for the movies she has been in over the years, she is also known as one of the sexiest actresses in Hollywood as well. With a net worth of nearly $34 million, she has been in the film industry for over twenty years, and has continually chosen projects that do well on the big screen, and do well on TV after they are out of theaters. She has also starred on a couple small screen roles, taking part in a few TV shows over the years.

9. Meryl Streep

She has a net worth of over $45 million, and is possibly one of the most well known names on the big screen. She has done work in a variety of films, and she has covered nearly every genre in movies. She is a multi-talented actress, has been on a number of talk shows over the years, and over a thirty plus year career, she has been on the small screen a handful of times as well on TV shows.

8. Sarah Jessica Parker

With a net worth of $70 million, she is most well known for her role in the ever popular Sexy in the City, where she held the lead role on the show for a ten year span. After the show, and the growing popularity, it also was made in to a film on the big screen. She has starred in several other films, and small TV roles over the years, although the past few years following the massively popular show, she hasn’t worked on many roles.

7. Cameron Diaz

She has been in Charlie’s Angels, she worked in Bad Teacher, and she was the lead in many other films over the years. Not only does her net worth top $74 million, she is also a writer, as she has recently released her first book on health and fitness related topics. Being able to work in nearly any genre in film, she has had a career spanning over a period of nearly two decades, and is still going strong as a leading lady in films.

6. Reese Witherspoon

She has a net worth of just under $80 million, and is known as Elle Woods, from her popular films Legally Blonde (1 & 2). She began her career at an extremely young age, starring in commercials, and a few small TV series, but over the years she has taken the role as leading lady on the big screen. With a career spanning nearly twenty years as well, she is known as one of the biggest ladies in Hollywood, and on the big screen in recent years as well.

5. Sandra Bullock

She has been in films like Miss Congeniality, and has taken on more serious roles in films like the Blind Side. She has a net worth of nearly $85 million, and is quite possibly one of the most well liked celebrities (male or female), in Hollywood. She has taken on a number of blockbuster hits over the years, and is still one of the most popular roles as the leading role in films that she works on today. Her powerful and friendly demeanor on screen, is said to be just as strong off screen as well.

4. Jennifer Aniston

Known as Rachel on Friends, the show that spanned over a decade, she even had a hairstyle named after her when the show was at its peak almost almost twenty years ago. She has a net worth of $120 million, and over the past few years has traded the small screen TV roles, for major roles, and films that she has starred in, in recent years. Not only is she one of the richest in Hollywood, she is also friends with some of the most well known women in Hollywood as well, which only magnifies her popularity. And, her relationships, including the one with Brad, made her a well known name, before her acting career really took off.

3. Angelina Jolie

With a net worth of $125 million, she has been in at least one film you have watched over the years. Not only does she steal every film and performance she is in, but she can take over the leading role in a film, even with the most well known male actors in Hollywood. In addition to work on screen, she is known for donations, and other charitable donations she has made over the years; she also has a pretty famous husband who is well known in the industry.

2. Drew Barrymore

She has a net worth of about $126 million, and began her career at an extremely young age as well. She starred in a soap opera, TV commercials, and other supporting roles for years, and is today one of the most sought after leading ladies in film. Talented, and a hard worker, are a few of the qualities she has in the work she does.

1. Julia Roberts

She became most well known for Pretty Woman, and after the film her career took off. With a net worth of $170 million, not only has she graced nearly 100 roles in her career, she has taken on a number of projects behind the scenes as well. Although she does not take on as many projects today, she is still a top choice with many movie roles, and still has a few more years ahead of her, as a lead in film.

Regardless of their role, or where they began, today these are the most well known, and richest women who are working in Hollywood.