Sofia Vergara owns TV land, taking home the biggest paycheck for any actress on the boob tube.
Forbes just released its annual list of the top-earning TV actresses in Hollywood and the extremely talented Modern Family star finds herself on top by bringing home an estimated $19 million during the past year.
Vergara’s earnings are a combination of her show wages, her Kmart clothing line and the marketing/production company Latin World Entertainment.
Below are the top 20 highest paid TV actresses. As you can see, talent does not necessarily equate earnings:
- Sofia Vergara, $19 million
- Kim Kardashian, $18 million
- Eva Longoria, $15 million
- Bethenny Frankel, $12 million
- Khloe Kardashian, $11 million
- Tina Fey, $11 million
- Mariska Hargitay, $10 million
- Zooey Deschanel, $9 million
- Felicity Huffman, $9 million
- Ellen Pompeo, $9 million
- Kate Walsh, $8 million
- Teri Hatcher, $8 million
- Marcia Cross, $8 million
- Kaley Cuoco, $8 million
- Alyson Hannigan, $7 million
- Marg Helgenberger, $7 million
- Melissa McCarthy, $6 million
- Julianna Margulies, $6 million
- Kyra Sedgwick, $6 million
- Courteney Cox, $5 million