Nicole Kidman | 132
Nicole Kidman is known for her acting prowess. She is consistently ranked as one of the highest-paid actresses in the world in 2006, 2018, and 2019. Just take, for example, her $1 million per-episode salaries for the miniseries The Undoing. After attending North Sydney Girls’ High School, she earned her degree in drama at the Australian Theatre for Young People. However, in the early ’80s, she had to quit acting to study massage. This was so she can take care of her mother, who was diagnosed with breast cancer and needed physical therapy at the time.
Her mother eventually recovered and Kidman was able to pursue a successful career in film. Since her debut, She has received an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards. She was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in The World by Time Magazine. She has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 1994 and has been a UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador since 2006. In 2010, she founded the production company Blossom Films.