The Highest Paid Actresses On Television Today

Reese Witherspoon (again!)

Reese Witherspoon can do it all and then a little bit more. Starring in the series Big Little Lies,  a group of women who are caught in the middle of a crime. Having been nominated for 16 Primetime Emmy Awards (and winning half of those) means the cast is well compensated. Reese takes home $1 million per episode. 

Angelina Jolie

Although she's been made famous from her big movie roles, it's actually her newest role that's earning her the biggest budget. Jolie’s paycheck comes from her role in The Eternals, the upcoming Marvel movie that has a  budget of a reasonable, not at all insane $200 million. No word on how much of that Jolie keeps for herself though...

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.