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Salma Hayek
Earnings per film:
Up to $10 million.Industry acclaim:
Oscar-nominated for Frida.Go for it:
The Mexican beauty plans to spearhead a Latino invasion of American TV and has already been largely responsible for making equal roles for Latina actresses in film. 'It's changed a lot,' she says of the industry's attitude. 'Definitely when I came here, most people told me, "Go home, there are no parts". And there really were none. I have to persuade people that my accent won't be a problem, but an asset. Everyone's afraid of doing something a bit risky.'The 39-year-old produced and starred as the Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo in the drama biopic Frida after fighting for years to get the film made. She powered the project into production through her company, Ventanarosa, and the sheer force of her determination brought the life story of her fellow countrywoman to the screen.
She is currently producing comedy series Ugly Betty which features an almost all-Latino cast and is planning the next chapter in her TV takeover. 'We are pitching for other shows and they all have Latino characters in them,' says Salma. 'But the shows themselves are for everybody. They're universal themes where we include other ethnic people into the universe - not just Latino. I'm very excited about it.'
Power plus points:
Salma kicked off at reports she has amassed a $100 million fortune. 'It's very, very far from reality. I don't have that amount of money,' she says. 'If I had $100 million I would have retired and would be doing more things on an altruistic level than I can now.'Courteney Cox
Earnings per film:
$7 million for Scream 3 in 2000, but took home just $150,000 for 2004's November.Industry acclaim:
Nominated for an American Comedy Award for Friends.Go for it:
Like Monica, her control-freak alter ego on Friends, 42-year-old Courteney doesn't enjoy uncertainty and a lot of down time. She enjoys buying, renovating, and then selling homes she's lived in over the years (and always at a healthy profit) and has been supervising the production of Mix It Up, a home improvement show her company Coquette developed for the Women's Entertainment Network.'I've learned to direct my nervous energy in more positive ways. Although I love to move from one little task to another, I've found a better rhythm to my puttering,' she explains. '(Husband) David (Arquette) has gotten to know that side of me so he would probably wonder what's wrong with me if I suddenly sat down and read a book on the sofa for four hours!'
She is laidback about the direction her career is heading in these days, and is happy to pursue other projects. 'It would be impossible to duplicate what Friends has accomplished and what that experience has meant to me and everyone else involved with it. I don't know exactly what kind of career I'm going to have in the future because this business can be very unpredictable. I'm not putting any pressure on myself and I feel very excited about opening up new avenues in my work,' she says.
Power plus points:
Her high-profile pal Jennifer Aniston saying she would be perfect to be the first female president of the United States. 'She'd be amazing,' Jen said. 'She'd whip everybody's butt, she just knocks stuff out, she's fair and honest and she means it and just gets the job done.'
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