Heads up Oprah, Tyra Banks is raking in the money too. Forbes came out with their highest paid women on prime-time TV for 2009 and the top earner may surprise you. With her daytime talk show and prime-time America’s Next Top Model, Tyra tops the list with earnings of $30 million last year!
Coming in second was Katherine Heigl, who pulled in $18 million for her work on Grey’s Anatomy as well as several film projects. Both women are fierce and like to shake things up with a little controversy from time to time just to keep life interesting.
Here are the top 10:
- Tyra Banks $30 million
- Katherine Heigl $18 million
- Marg Helgenberger $9.5 million
- Eva Longoria Parker $9 million
- Mariska Hargitay $8.5 million
- Julia Louis Dreyfus $8 million
- Maura Tierney $8 million
- Tina Fey $7 million
- Marcia Cross $6.2 million
- Jennifer Love Hewitt $6 million
Probably not too many surprises here. Clearly, these women are not only talented but have drive and ambition too.
Well done ladies!