Contributions of African American ladies to the entertainment industry have been significant. Some of them have become rich and famous.

Here is the top 10 richest black actresses as of 2014.

10) Thandie Newton (Net Worth – $17.5 Million)

This English actress has performed in many British and American movies. “Crash”, “Mission: Impossible II” and “The Pursuit of Happyness” are some of her popular movies. She has won many awards.


= Jada Pinkett- Smith – Net Worth: $20 Million

Jada Pinkett-Smith is also a singer-songwriter and entrepreneur. She has acted in dramatic movies like “Menace II Society” and “Set It Off.” She has appeared in more than 20 movies belonging to different genres.


= Angela Bassett – Net Worth: $20 Million

This American actress earned
nominations for her roles in movies like “Meet the Browns” and “Jumping the Broom.” She won awards for her performances in “How Stella Got Her Groove Back” and “Music of the Heart.”


7) Vanessa Williams – Net Worth: $28 Million

This American actress is also a singer, producer and former
fashion model. Her first major film role was as the female lead in the movie “Eraser.” She has acted in movies like “Dance With Me” and “Soul Food.” He television credits include Desperate Housewives. In 1983, she became the first African-American to win the Miss America.


6) Whoopi Goldberg – Net Worth: $45 Million

This immensely talented American actress is also a talk show host, comedienne, singer-songwriter, political activist and author. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.


5) Raven-Symone – Net Worth: $55 Million

This American actress is also a singer, dancer, comedienne, model and television producer. She has acted in movies like “Dr. Dolittle”, “Dr. Dolittle 2” and “College Road Trip.” She has won 12 awards and 25 nominations. She won many awards for her performance in American supernatural teen sitcom television series “That’s So Raven.”


4) Phylicia Rashad – Net Worth: $55 Million

This American Tony Award winning actress is also a singer and stage director. She became the first African American actress to win the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play in 2004. She won the award for her role in the revival of A Raisin in the Sun.


3) Queen Latifah – Net Worth: $60 Million

Queen Latifah is an American actress, singer, rapper, songwriter, model, record producer, comedienne, talk-show host and television producer. Since switching into acting, she has found enormous success winning a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award for the movie Life Support, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Image Awards, and a Grammy Award. She appeared in movies like “Bringing Down the House” and “Hairspray.”


2) Halle Berry – Net Worth: $80 Million

Halle Berry is an American actress and former fashion model. In 2002, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the movie “Monster’s Ball.” Her breakthrough film role was in
“Boomerang.” She has also acted in movies like “The Flintstones”, “Bulworth” and “Introducing Dorothy Dandridge” (for which she won the Emmy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress).


[/b]1) Janet Jackson – Net Worth: $175 Million[/b]

This American singer is also an
actress and songwriter. She has
acted in movies like “Poetic Justice”, “Nutty Professor II: The Klumps”, “Why Did I Get Married”, “Why Did I Get Married Too” and “For Colored Girls.”


These black actresses have huge fan following worldwide.

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