The top-earning actress today, according to Forbes annual report over the past year, is Cameron Diaz, who earned around 50 million dollars.  This is how she did it folks: It’s one word “Shrek.”  However, she starred in a comedy, What Happens in Vegas, and My Sister’s Keeper, based on the best-seller of the same name. She’s involved with the fourth Shrek.

The next rich actress on the list is Keira Knightley, who brought in 32 million dollars from starring roles in movies such as Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End and Atonement.

Next, is television and movie star Jennifer Aniston, who drummed up enough to earned 27 million dollars with starring roles in the family comedy Marley & Me and the dating ensemble He’s Just Not That Into You. Plus, her extracurricular activities boosted the money by payments from the syndication of “Friends” and endorsement contracts for Glaceau’s Smartwater and Heineken.

Tying for the fourth place are Reese Witherspoon and Gwyneth Paltrow. Both collected around 25 million dollars during the year. The rest of the actresses on the top ten tier were Jodie Foster, Sarah Jessica Parker, Meryl Streep, Amy Adams and Angelina Jolie.