Talk show host Oprah Winfrey tops Forbes' magazine's current List of the 20 Richest Women in Entertainment.
Winfrey, 52, is estimated to have made $1.5 billion in her 20+ year career, followed by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, 41, who has made $1 billion since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was published nine years ago. The only woman on the list with a record, professional housefrau Martha Stewart, comes in third with $638 million.
Madonna ranks fourth with $325 million, followed by Celine Dion, who's made an estimated $250 million in her career, most recently with a run in Las Vegas. (If you haven't seen her duet of "You Shook Me All Night Long" with Anastacia, you haven't truly lived, by the way. Just when you think it can't get better than the air guitar, she unleashes the pelvic thrusts.)
Finishing out the top ten are:
Mariah Carey ($225 million)
Janet Jackson ($150 million)
Julia Roberts ($140 million)
Jennifer Lopez ($110 million)
Jennifer Aniston ($110 million)
Forbes has kindly excluded "non-working" women (no job? no relevance!) like Barbra Streisand and "old Hollywood types like Elizabeth Taylor" from the tally. They've also included such vital stats as marital status and whether or not they have kids, so you can see how they're really making out in the game of life. And in case you were wondering, half of the 20 richest celebrity women aren't married and 14 of them don't have children. Also, they count Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen as one person, which the twins surely appreciate.
Here's The List:
1. Oprah Winfrey
2. J.K. Rowling
3. Martha Stewart
4. Madonna
5. Celine Dion
6. Mariah Carey
7. Janet Jackson
8. Julia Roberts
9. Jennifer Lopez
10. Jennifer Aniston
11. The Olsen Twins
12. Britney Spears
13. Judge Judy
14. Sandra Bullock
15. Cameron Diaz
16. Gisele Bundchen
17. Ellen DeGeneres
18. Nicole Kidman
19. Christina Aguilera
20. Renee Zellweger
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