Kristen Stewart, who shot to fame as Bella Swan in ‘The Twilight Saga’ films and has a starring role in ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’, jumped to the top of Forbes.com’s annual list of highest-paid actresses. The 22-year-old earned an estimated $34.5 million from May 2011 to May 2012 and pushed Angelina Jolie into fourth place. Cameron Diaz, who had a surprise hit with ‘Bad Teacher’, came in second with $34 million. “She (Stewart) is an up-and-coming star,” said Dorothy Pomerantz, Forbes Los Angeles bureau chief. Forbes.com compiled the list and estimated salaries by talking to agents, managers and lawyers and based earnings on pay, profits, residuals, endorsements and advertising work. Oscar-winner Sandra Bullock, who largely took a break from filming after 2009’s ‘The Blind Side’, came third with $25 million. Jolie, who topped last year’s list along with Sarah Jessica Parker, dropped to the fourth spot with earnings of $20 million while Charlize Theron, Stewart’s co-star in ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ who also appears in ‘Prometheus’, trailed at $18 million, and rounded out the top five places. Parker, whose 2011 film ‘I Don’t Know How She Does It’ brought in a disappointing $30 million at the worldwide box office, slipped to seventh place with a $15 million salary. Former ‘Friends’ star Jennifer Anniston just made the list, earning an $11 million salary. The top 10 actresses earned a total of $200 million, according to Forbes.com, a lot less than the $361 million total that the 10 highest-earning men made. Pomerantz said: “Women are paid less in every industry, not just in Hollywood.”
KRISTEN STEWART bumps Jolie as highest-paid actress
