Scarlett Johansson tops world highest paid actress list

Scarlett Johansson, who starred in Avengers:Endgame has topped the list of the world’s highest paid actress for the second year in a row.

According to Forbes, the Black Widow star earned $56 million between June 1, 2018 and June 1, 2019.

Part of that includes her fee for signing up for a solo Marvel movie and it also includes the $35million cut she got from the success of Endgame.

The Top 10 list looks a little different form last year’s list with Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence and Angelina Jolie knocked out of the running and with more TV stars coming in to rake in the big bucks.

Sofia Vergara of Modern Family fame is still TV’s highest paid actress and she comes in second place in the overall list, earning $44.1 million over the last year.

Reese Witherspoon makes it onto the metaphorical podium with $35 million.

Nicole Kidman who co-stars with Reese in Big Little Lies earned $34 million while Jennifer Aniston is in fifth place earning $28 million.

Kaley Cuoca earned $25 million for her final year on The Big Bang Theory so it’ll be interesting to see where she ends up on the list next year.

Despite The Big Bang Theory’s having ended, Kaley’s lined up with her next live-action role and she’s voicing Harley Quinn in an animated DC series.

Here’s the list of the world’s highest-paid actresses of 2019 in full:

10. Ellen Pompeo – $22 million

9. Charlize Theron – $23 million

8. Margot Robbie – $23.5 million

7. Elisabeth Moss – $24 million

6. Kaley Cuoco – $25 million

5. Jennifer Aniston – $28 million

4. Nicole Kidman – $34 million

3. Reese Witherspoon – $35 million

2. Sofia Vergara – $44.1 million

1. Scarlett Johansson – $56 million

34-year-old Scarlett Johansson is also a singer and she has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

She made multiple appearances in the Forbes Celebrity 100 and is a recipient of severals awards including a Tony Award and a British Academy Film Award.

Scarlett acted on stage in an Off-Broadway play as a child and she made her film debut in the fantasy comedy North. -/TISG