Top 10 most powerful women in Hollywood
Sandra Bullock
Earnings per film:
Was already earning $15 million by 2002.Industry acclaim:
Part of the cast of Crash who won an Ensemble Academy Award, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Go for it:
'I like to be creative,' says Sandra. 'Sometimes you want to do more than just act. I like to be involved on both sides of the camera but I don't see it as something I want to do instead of acting.'She co-wrote and produced Miss Congeniality and its sequel, having started her own production company called Fortis Films almost 10 years ago. Sandra, 42, who is married to TV mechanic Jesse James, is pragmatic when talking about being at the top of her game. 'It's a question of learning by mistakes - everything shifts when you have success, but there's another thing that you do learn, fame goes as quickly as it comes, and you have to learn to live with that,' she says.
'I am in a place where so many other actresses with more talent than me could be, but it happened to Sandra Bullock, not them. I know that. I do work very hard at what I do. Nothing good ever happens to people who just sit there and wait and moan. I chose to take advantage of the opportunities that came my way. That's just being down to earth and sensible, isn't it?'
Power plus points:
Giving $2 million to the American Red Cross after 9/11 and then Hurricane Katrina - and opening an eco-friendly burger joint with her beau.Angelina Jolie
Earnings per film:
Earned $10 million for her role in Mr and Mrs Smith, and $12 million for the Lara Croft sequel.Industry acclaim:
In 2000 won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Girl, interrupted and has taken home three Golden Globes.Go for it:
Since becoming part of Hollywood's most powerful couple, with former co-star Brad Pitt, Angelina has hardly had a day out of the newspapers. Some say her work as a goodwill ambassador for the Office of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) also has the benefit of distracting from her personal life, but Angelina has realised the power her fame has brought her and worked hard on that outside of Hollywood - which has in turn only made her more interesting to studios and audiences alike.'I love being in the position of being able to do interesting work on a creative level by making different kinds of films, and to use my celebrity to bring attention to very important international causes where you can make a difference and see the results,' says the 31-year-old mum of three.
'I've been able to meet with politicians and local officials and get them to help their people and change things in very serious ways. I can work to get money to clear land mines. I can build an orphanage and help this many or that many children.'
She has personally donated $4 million since 2001 to Pakistani earthquake victims and other causes, most recently to maternity wards of state hospitals in Namibia, the impoverished African nation where she gave birth to her daughter, Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, in May.
Power plus points:
Pledging to give a third of her income to deserving causes. 'Yeah, well, I have a stupid income for what I do,' she said.previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | next
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