Angelina Jolie top earning actress

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WASHINGTON: Angelina Jolie has been ranked Hollywood's top earning actress, beating partner Brad Pitt's ex-wife Jennifer Aniston into second place.

The star placed first in Forbes.com's Hollywood's Top-Earning Actresses list, after taking home 27 million dollars between June 2008 and June 2009, while Jennifer earned 25 million dollars in the last year.

Forbes.com said: "Much of Angelina's earnings came from her share of the profits on Wanted, but she also scored a fat upfront check for Salt, an action film originally slated to star Tom Cruise, in which Jolie plays a CIA agent who is accused of being a Russian spy."

Meryl Streep was placed third with an income of 24 million dollars in the last 12 months, most of which came from her role in Mamma Mia!, while Sarah Jessica Parker came fourth with 23 million in earnings, thanks to the success of the Sex And The City movie.

Cameron Diaz was placed fifth with earnings of 20 million dollars, while Reese Witherspoon and Sandra Bullock shared sixth place after making 15 million.

Nicole Kidman and Drew Barrymore were ranked joint eighth place with earnings of 12 million and Renee Zellweger rounded off the top ten with her income of 10 million dollars.

Kate Winslet may have cleaned up at the awards ceremonies this year but she only earned two million and was placed 15th.

Forbes.com spoke to agents, managers, producers and lawyers to work out what actresses were paid upfront for movies they are currently shooting and what pay they might have earned after films were released in cinemas. Money earned from perfume or clothing lines was also taken into account.

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