The Highest Paid Actresses On Television Today

Meryl Streep

Who doesn't love Meryl Streep? This award-winning actress made USD $5 million in just the last year thanks to her HBO comedy film Let Them All Talk. She made some additional cash on the side from her performances in Little Women as well as The Prom, where she alongside James Corden and Nicole Kidman.

Melissa McCarthy

She gets her steady income from the show Little Big Shots, but it was her film career that gave McCarthy a run for her own money. She starred in both Thunderforce and Superintelligence this year. Her upcoming role as Ursula in The Little Mermaid means she'll be rolling in cash by 2021. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.