Rich gals of H'wood

Forbes has come out with the list of Hollywood's top 10 earning actresses. The A-list actresses of the tinsel town are... Cameron Diaz: She is top on the list with $ 50 millions. Cameron's main earnings came from her lucrative role as princess-turned-ogre in DreamWorks' Shrek franchise. (AFP Photo/Max Nash)

Keira Knightley: Cameron is followed on the rich actress' list by British beauty Keira Knightley, who earned $ S32 million from starring in movies like Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Atonement. She is also cashing in on a series of racy ads. (AFP Photo/Susan Goldman)

Jennifer Aniston: Third on the list is Jennifer Aniston. The former Friends star collected $ 27 million over the course of the year. She has been busy with films like Marley & Me and He's Just Not That Into You. (Reuters/Will Burgess)

Reese Witherspoon: She bagged the fourth position on the list banked with $ 25 million. The lady will star in many big budget movies this winter. The blond mother of two has also signed a three year contract with Avon cosmetics as the brands first 'global ambassador'. (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)

Gwyneth Paltrow shared the fourth position with Reese with $ 25 million. She scored big with her lead role in the movie Iron Man. Till date the movie has generated a whopping $ 568 million at the box office. (AFP Photo/Adrian Dinnis)

Jodie Foster has been ranked fifth on the list with annual earnings of $ 23 million. The film that earned her sixth Golden Globe acting nomination and place on the Forbes list are the movies like The Brave One that opened number 1 at the U.S. box office. (Reuters/Fred Prouser)

Sarah Jessica Parker got the sixth place with $ 10 million in a year. The famous actress rose to fame and wealth with famous series Sex and The City and she was also the part of the movie based on the series released in this year. (Reuters/Fred Prouser)

Meryl Streep: On the list's seventh slot came Meryl Streep with $ 16 million. Her critical and commercial success came quickly with roles in The Deer Hunter and Kramer vs. Kramer the former bringing Meryl her first Oscar nomination and the latter her first win. (Reuters/Keith Bedford)

Amy Adams: Eighth richest actress in Hollywood according to Forbes is Amy Adams with $ 14.5 million. She is best known for playing characters with cheerful and sunny dispositions such as her Academy Award-nominated role as Ashley Johnsten in Junebug and her role in Enchanted. (Reuters/Fred Prouser)

Angelina Jolie scored the tenth position with a whopping amount of $ 14 million. The world's most beautiful women achieved international fame of her portrayal of video game heroine Lara Croft in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and since then has established herself as one of the best-known and highest-paid actresses in Hollywood. Angelina had her biggest commercial success with the action-comedy Mr. & Mrs. Smith. (Reuters/Lee Besford)