Reese Witherspoon Named America’s Richest Actress by Forbes

¡Forbes had talked! The American business magazine has revealed who the richest actress of America and it is none other than Reese Witherspoonwith a fortune and a net worth of around 440 million dollars.

She may not be the best-known actress in the world, nor the one with the most followers on Instagram, however, Reese Witherspoon is the actress self-made richer of America, and probably also the one with the most money in the world. The 47-year-old actress is best known for her roles in legally blonde, American Psycho y Walk The Linefor which she won the best actress Oscar in 2006. But what really put her at the top of the wealthiest celebrity list was the sale of her production company.

Hello Sunshine it was sold in August 2021 for $900 million. And since Witherspoon owned 18% of the company, the actress received a share of the profits: 162 million dollars. It all adds up and where there is a production company, there are also fees for each film made, so this must also be accounted for, let’s not forget that the former production company has surprised everyone with several blockbusters. Among them, the success of Gone Girlas well as the series Big Little Lies y The Morning Show.

the star of Wild occupies the ninth position, along with the singer Dolly Parton, in the classification of the richest female celebrities in america. But actually the actress Reese Witherspoon is ranked 59 on the list America’s Richest Self-Made Women de Fobeswhich recognizes the work of women entrepreneurs, executives and artists who built their fortunes on their own.

And although this list includes rich women who are not famous. There is only one actress in this Top 100: Reese Witherspoon.

The richest celebrities, according to Forbes

• 1. Oprah Winfrey: $2.5B
• 2. Rihanna: $1.4B
• 3. Kim Kardashian: $1.2B
• 4. Taylor Swift: $740M
• 5. Kylie Jenner: $680M
• 6. Madonna: $580M
• 7. Beyoncé: $540M
• 8. Celine Dion: $480M
• 8. Judy Sheindlin: $480M
• 9. Dolly Parton: $440M
• 9. Reese Witherspoon: $440M

Article originally published in GQ France.