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Meryl is a major actress and a multi-million dollar earner. She pulled in $24 million from June 2008 to June 2009.

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12. Kate Winslet... Academy Award winner Kate Winslet pulled in $2 million from June 2008 to June 2009.

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11. Scarlett Joh... ScarJo earned a healthy $5.5 million.

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10 (tie). Halle ... Halle Berry earned $7 million in the past year.

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10 (tie). Anne H... "The Devil Wears Prada" star tied Berry for 10th place with a respectable $7 million.

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9. Cate Blanchet... Saucy Aussie Cate Blanchett earned $8 million.

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8. Renee Zellweg... Renee Zellweger wasn't in any blockbusters in the past year, but she still managed to earn $10 million.

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7 (tie). Drew Ba... Triple threat Barrymore (actress, producer, director) made $12 million.

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7 (tie). Nicole ... New mom Kidman tied Barrymore for seventh place with a $12 million salary.

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6 (tie). Reese W... She may be small, but her salary is massive: $15 million in the past year.

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6 (tie). Sandra ... "The Proposal" star Bullock proved she could open a movie - and earn her $15 million payday.

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5. Cameron Diaz "My Sister's Keeper" kept pulling in the dollars: $20 million to be exact.

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4. Sarah Jessica... Thanks to the success of the "Sex and the City" film, SJP has new twin daughters and $23 million to spend on them.

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3. Meryl Streep Meryl is a major actress and a multi-million dollar earner. She pulled in $24 million from June 2008 to June 2009.

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2. Jennifer Anis... Aniston proved she's worth the $25 million she earned in the past year with the big success of "Marley and Me."

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1. Angelina Joli... Jolie pulled in $27 million from June 2008 to June 2009. She's more powerful than Oprah and she's the top-earning actress in Hollywood, besting Jennifer Aniston by $2 million.

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