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Kristen Stewart Tops Highest-Paid Actress List: Which Actress Is Most Overpaid?

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Kristen Stewart

She's only 22, but the "Twilight" star is already the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood, raking in about $34.5 million between May 2011 and May 2012, Forbes reports.
  1. Kristen Stewart

    Kristen Stewart

    She's only 22, but the "Twilight" star is already the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood, raking in about $34.5 million between May 2011 and May 2012, Forbes reports.

  2. Cameron Diaz

    Cameron Diaz

    Thanks to films like "Bad Teacher," "What to Expect When You’re Expecting" and "The Green Hornet," 39-year-old Diaz earned about $34 million between May 2011 and May 2012.

  3. Sandra Bullock

    Sandra Bullock

    Bullock took in about $25 million from May 2011 to May 2012, despite the failure of her most recent film, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close."

  4. Angelina Jolie

    Angelina Jolie

    The gorgeous star earned about $20 million from May 2011 to May 2012, partly from residuals and endorsement deals for companies like Louis Vuitton, Forbes reports.

  5. Charlize Theron

    Charlize Theron

    Theron is making a major comeback right now, with films like "Snow White and the Huntsman" and "Prometheus." She earned about $18 million from May 2011 to May 2012.

  6. Julia Roberts

    Julia Roberts

    She hasn't had a big hit in a while, but Hollywood's golden girl still pulled in about $16 million from May 2011 to May 2012 (that famous smile doesn't hurt).

  7. Sarah Jessica Parker

    Sarah Jessica Parker

    Parker's movies seems to be getting worse and worse -- her latest, "I Don't Know How She Does It," was a flop at the box office. Nevertheless, the "Sex and the City" star earned about $15 million from 2011-2012.

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She's only 22, but Kristen Stewart is already the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood, Forbes reports.

The young megastar has been able to demand about $12.5 million for each of the last two "Twilight" films, plus a share of the profits, Forbes reports. Add "Snow White and the Huntsman" to the mix, and Stewart raked in about $34.5 million between May 2011 and May 2012, the mag says.

Not far behind Stewart on Forbes' highest-paid actress list is 39-year-old Cameron Diaz. Thanks to films like "Bad Teacher," "What to Expect When You’re Expecting" and "The Green Hornet," Diaz earned about $34 million between May 2011 and May 2012.

However, has Stewart proven herself to be more than just a teen phenom? And has Diaz made you laugh since "There's Something About Mary"? From K-Stew to Cameron to Sarah Jessica Parker, click through our slideshow of the top eight actresses on Forbes' list and let us know: Which actress is most overpaid?
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  • thє вlu... Dion Pr... 2012/06/21 12:36:35
  • lin sugar lips 2012/06/21 12:10:39
    Kristen Stewart
    lin sugar lips
    +2
    Freaking amazing The girl can't act!!
  • JackoClubs 2012/06/21 09:26:28
    Kristen Stewart
    JackoClubs
    +3
    Kristen Stewart is one of those actresses who can't. She's just nice to look at.
  • Charmedtears♥ 2012/06/21 08:55:39
    Kristen Stewart
    Charmedtears♥
    mhm
  • chris o 2012/06/21 08:38:06
    Cameron Diaz
    chris o
    and shes a serious cannabis smoker to boot who says pot heads aren't successful
  • CrazyTexan 2012/06/21 07:49:11
    Julia Roberts
    CrazyTexan
    +1
    She rarely plays a character I like. Only good one was Erin Brockovitch
  • tblackb CrazyTexan 2012/06/21 15:11:38
    tblackb
    pretty workman, closer, my best friends wedding, notting hill, the pelican brief, etc. she's easily the best actress on this list
  • cddjmikey 2012/06/21 07:28:40
    Kristen Stewart
    cddjmikey
    +1
    Just because she has been in a couple of movies that made big money does NOT make her a great actress ! That would be like saying the actor that played Admiral Neida in the Star Wars films is a great actor ! To tell you the truth I never saw him in anything else so he might be truly great I don't know. But he was in a couple of movies that are near the top grossers of all time so according to some that makes him great !! Why you have Charlize or Angelina on this list is a mystery to me !!
  • chris o cddjmikey 2012/06/21 08:40:05
    chris o
    its not about being a great actress that she is not but whats shes great at that means more is bringing home the dollars and that is where she excels
  • cddjmikey chris o 2012/06/21 15:55:33
    cddjmikey
    In order to continue to bring home the money you have to be liked and people want to see you. She can't act and ain't really that hot so after what is out there now I don't see her getting too many more parts. She only got Snow White on the strength of how Twilight was performing. With the last movie coming out soon she won't be able to lean on it anymore. She needs to take some acting lessons, STAT !
  • strawberry 2012/06/21 07:24:50
    Kristen Stewart
    strawberry
    +3
    Kristen Stewart like many young actresses today, cannot act, have no class, are not photogenic, are overpaid. They cannot come near the class, beauty, style, great acting, of Hollywood actresses from years ago had. They had to take close up shots for cameras without much technology help. Vogue, "They had style, they had class." http://images.starpulse.com/p... http://cdn.babble.com/famecra... http://wolfandwillow.typepad....
    Kristen Stewart like many young actresses today, cannot act, have no class, are not photogenic, are overpaid. They cannot come near the class, beauty, style, great acting, of Hollywood actresses from years ago had. They had to take close up shots for cameras without much technology help. Vogue, "They had style, they had class." Rita Hayward Rita Hayward Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe Bette Davis Bette Davis Bette Davis Faye Dunaway Faye Dunaway Faye Dunaway Bette Midler http://images.starpulse.com/p... Bette Midler Lorretta Young Lorretta Young Julia Roberts Elizabeth Taylor Elizabeth Taylor http://cdn.babble.com/famecra... Elizabeth Taylor Elizabeth Taylor Sisssy Spacek Sisssy Spacek Sisssy Spacek Jodi Foster Jodi Foster http://wolfandwillow.typepad.... Bette Grable Joan Crawford Joan Crawford
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  • keverton strawberry 2012/06/21 15:52:20
    keverton
    and you're probably really old.
  • Emily Barrington 2012/06/21 07:12:15
    Kristen Stewart
    Emily Barrington
    +2
    Sorry, she can't act. And what's with the hair?!
  • strawberry Emily B... 2012/06/21 07:28:45
    strawberry
    +2
    Not photogenic either. Many young actresses are terrible today.
  • Aksana 2012/06/21 07:03:23
    Kristen Stewart
    Aksana
    Steward
  • whispering hands 2012/06/21 06:55:44
    Kristen Stewart
    whispering hands
    +4
    I try not to sound mean or whatever, but I can't stand her "acting". She isn't convincing and I'm impatiently waiting for her to finally impress me with what she is being paid (SO MUCH) for.

    As for Charlize being on this list??? Overpaid? Heh, she's being paid just enough. She's an incredible actress. Perhaps being cast opposite Kristen Stewart in Snow White, she taught her a thing or two.
  • strawberry whisper... 2012/06/21 07:29:50
    strawberry
    Too overpaid! No class, no style, horrible poses. Bring back old Hollywood actresses.
  • Dion Pr... strawberry 2012/06/21 12:32:25
    Dion Prince
    bring back old hollywood actresses for what? to play 20-30 year olds? they are too old
  • Dion Pr... whisper... 2012/06/21 12:33:12
    Dion Prince
    +2
    hellz yeah. Charlize is a damn good actress, very pretty and has a great sense of humor.
  • mm61675 2012/06/21 06:46:02
    Kristen Stewart
    mm61675
    +1
    she can't act!!!!!
  • Chewy 2012/06/21 06:34:21
    Kristen Stewart
    Chewy
    +2
    Trust me after the Twilight fades to black...she will fade too! Talentless
  • strawberry Chewy 2012/06/21 07:35:03
    strawberry
    +1
    Many young actors and actresses of today are fly by nights, never earned their way up the ladder. Remember older Hollywood actresses.? Rita Hayward Merril Streep Faye Dunaway Faye Dunaway Marilyn Monroe Natilie Wood
  • Chewy strawberry 2012/06/21 11:40:09
  • Corsair 2012/06/21 06:16:23 (edited)
    Kristen Stewart
    Corsair
    +2
    She doesn't deserve it. The only real performance I ever saw out of her was on Panic Room with Jodie Foster, and Adventureland with Bill Hader and Jesse Eisenberg. Everything else after that was trash, garbage. Twilight being one crappy series for sure. She hasn't proved her value in the entertainment industry. Just because she makes money off a series of novels doesn't mean she's talented.
  • ~HopelessRomanticM17~ 2012/06/21 06:02:45
    Kristen Stewart
    ~HopelessRomanticM17~
    +4
    All of the others can actually act!

    How is this girl still working? SHE'S AWFUL! Kiersten Stewarts expressions Kiersten Stewart emotional chart
  • G118 2012/06/21 05:32:56
    Kristen Stewart
    G118
    +2
    She is over paid by about 34.5 million!
  • Patrick 2012/06/21 05:26:44 (edited)
    Kristen Stewart
    Patrick
    +4
    OMFG. are you kidding me, this is what our country spills the big bucks for, mediocrity!!!!talent is replaced with mediocrity.
  • caius m... Patrick 2012/06/21 14:13:04
    caius madison
    +1
    Behold! The effect of watching, therefore paying companies, to make reality tv(which is full of talentless nobody's and washed up never should've beens) has on what Hollywood thinks you like?
  • Nish 2012/06/21 05:11:30
    Kristen Stewart
    Nish
    Yes she is :(
  • hello kitty 2012/06/21 05:09:51
    Kristen Stewart
    hello kitty
    +2
    she doesn't show any emotion. :/
  • Luxxie 2012/06/21 05:07:30
    Kristen Stewart
    Luxxie
    +1
    All the characters she plays onscreen are sullen and melancholic ! It gets so freaking annoying. But i guess it's like in economics, the cheaper the product the more demand it will get !
  • EKTA 2012/06/21 04:49:18
    Kristen Stewart
    EKTA
    +2
    because she is girlfriend of robert pattinson
  • Pam 2012/06/21 04:34:02
    Sarah Jessica Parker
    Pam
    +1
    Omg Sarah Jessica Parker is the worst acting, ugly, and way over paid!
  • Patrick Pam 2012/06/21 05:22:50
    Patrick
    +2
    Sara Jessica Parker is better than Kristen Stewart though.
  • Pam Patrick 2012/06/21 14:15:10
    Pam
    Kristen Stewart is better to look at. Lol
  • Chewy Pam 2012/06/21 06:35:50
    Chewy
    I agree here too. How did she ever make it? She is dog ugly to me.
  • caius m... Chewy 2012/06/21 14:15:59
    caius madison
    +1
    It's because people wanted to see what Bette Middler would look like if she was, well, slightly more attractive. The answer is..... drum roll.... still ugly.
  • Chewy caius m... 2012/06/21 14:33:13
    Chewy
    I can actually remember SJP as one of the "Square Pegs"......damn I am old!
  • caius m... Chewy 2012/06/21 15:39:30
    caius madison
    yeah, that was a while ago..... I am almost 30, so I vaguely remember, but most of her fame came from Matthew Broderick.
  • Chewy caius m... 2012/06/21 19:07:40
    Chewy
    True. Wonder what happened to that other "Square Peg"? (Hell she probably looks like Jacklyn Smith and got ignored...LOL) That guy killed himself...that one that played on Star Trek 2!

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