Eva Longoria and Tina Fey Are the Highest Paid Actresses on TV


There has been plenty of talk about the highest paid actor on television (formerly Charlie Sheen and currently Ashton Kutcher) but what about the highest paid actress? Forbes has just released its list of “Hollywood’s Highest-Paid TV Actresses” and Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria and 30 Rock star Tina Fey are on the top of the list.

Tina Fey and Eva Longoria both pulled in $13 million between May 2010 and May 2011. In comparison, it would take Charlie Sheen about 10 episodes to make that much. His successor, Mr. Kutcher, is currently making about $700,000 per episode.

So Fey and Longoria may be underpaid compared to their male counterparts, but both actresses are still doing pretty well for themselves.

Fey is both the producer, head writer, and lead actor of 30 Rock. The NBC show hasn’t been bringing in massive ratings, but Fey’s loyal following has helped DVDs fly off the shelves. Forbes reports that 30 Rock is also now in syndication on both Fox and Comedy Central. Fey also just sold the millionth copy of her book Bossy Pants.

Longoria and the Desperate Housewives cast (all four housewives are on Forbes’ list) have made millions from the show, but Longoria also pulls in a pretty penny from lucrative endorsement deals with L’Oreal and LG.

Here are the top 10 highest paid actresses on TV according to Forbes.

  1. Tina Fey – $13 million
  2. Eva Longoria – $13 million
  3. Marcia Cross – $10 million
  4. Mariska Hargitay – $10 million
  5. Marg Helgenberger – $10 million
  6. Felicity Huffman – $9 million
  7. Teri Hatcher – $9 million
  8. Courtney Cox – $7 million
  9. Ellen Pompeo – $7 million
  10. Julianna Marguilies – $6 million

Should the ladies be making more? Should the men be making less?

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