26 Richest Actors Up for an Emmy This Year
These stars aren't only good actors, they're also very wealthy.
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The Primetime Emmys will take place Sept. 20 on ABC. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, this year’s ceremony will be held virtually, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Many of your favorite stars will be honored at this year’s Emmys, including Michael Douglas in “The Kominski Method,” Meryl Streep in “Big Little Lies” and Kerry Washington in “Little Fires Everywhere.” But do you know which nominees have amassed the largest fortunes?
Tracee Ellis Ross
- Net worth: $16 million
- Nominated for: Best Actress, Comedy — “black-ish”
She’s played Rainbow Johnson on “black-ish” since 2014, and Tracee Ellis Ross has also guest-starred several times on the series’ spinoffs “mixed-ish” and “grown-ish.” Her credits also include starring roles in several films, including “The High Note,” “Labor Pains” and “Daddy’s Little Girls.”
Jeremy Irons
- Net worth: $16 million
- Nominated for: Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie — “Watchmen”
Best known for films like “Dead Ringers,” “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and “Margin Call,” Jeremy Irons has been entertaining audiences for nearly four decades. He played Adrian Veidt on the miniseries “Watchmen.”
Toni Collette
- Net worth: $18 million
- Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie — “Unbelievable”
A Hollywood mainstay for three decades, Toni Collette’s credits include films like “The Sixth Sense,” “About a Boy” and “Little Miss Sunshine.” She’s also done plenty of television work, including “The United States of Tara” and “Unbelievable,” where she starred as Detective Grace Rasmussen.
Holland Taylor
- Net worth: $18 million
- Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie — “Hollywood”
Iconic actress Holland Taylor is likely best known as Evelyn Harper on “Two and a Half Men.” Her 50-plus years in show business also includes hit films like “Legally Blonde,” “She’s Having a Baby” and the television series “The Practice.”
Taylor played Ellen Kincaid on “Hollywood.”
Christina Applegate
- Net worth: $20 million
- Nominated for: Best Actress, Comedy — “Dead to Me”
She rose to fame as Kelly Bundy on “Married… With Children,” but these days Christina Applegate is known as Jen Harding on “Dead to Me.” Her impressive career also includes dozens of films, most notably the “Anchorman” and “Bad Moms” movies.
Laura Dern
- Net worth: $20 million
- Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress, Drama — “Big Little Lies”
A star since childhood, Laura Dern has a seriously impressive resume, including the “Jurassic Park” franchise, “Marriage Story,” “Little Women” and “Wild.” She played Renata Klein on “Big Little Lies.”
Eugene Levy
- Net worth: $20 million
- Nominated for: Best Actor, Comedy — “Schitt’s Creek”
Before he was Johnny Rose on “Schitt’s Creek,” Eugene Levy was best known as Jim’s dad in the “American Pie” movies. Acting since the early ’70s, he has more than 100 film and television credits to his name, including “Finding Dory,” “Best in Show” and “A Mighty Wind.”
Dylan McDermott
- Net worth: $20 million
- Nominated for: Best Supporting Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie — “Hollywood”
Dylan McDermott got his big break on “The Practice,” where he played Bobby Donnell. Since then, he’s been busy starring in films like “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” and several television series, including “American Horror Story” and “LA to Vegas.”
He played Ernie West in “Hollywood.”
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Alex Borstein
- Net worth: $24 million
- Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress, Comedy — “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Alex Borstein has played Susie Myerson on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” since 2017. If her voice sounds familiar, that’s because she’s also served as Lois Griffin — and a wide variety of other characters — on “Family Guy” since 1999.
Anthony Anderson
- Net worth: $25 million
- Nominated for: Best Actor, Comedy — “black-ish”
Anthony Anderson has been playing Andre ‘Dre’ Johnson on “black-ish” since 2014. He’s also guest-starred several times on the series’ two spinoffs “mixed-ish” and “grown-ish.”
His resume includes starring roles in several films, including “Barbershop: The Next Cut” and “Transformers.”
Sandra Oh
- Net worth: $25 million
- Nominated for: Best Actress, Drama — “Killing Eve”
She currently stars as Eve Polastri on “Killing Eve,” but Sandra Oh is probably best known for her long-time role as Dr. Cristina Yang on “Grey’s Anatomy.” She’s also starred in several films, including “Ramona and Beezus,” “Sideways” and “Under the Tuscan Sun.”
Jason Bateman
- Net worth: $30 million
- Nominated for: Best Actor, Drama — “Ozark”
Jason Bateman plays Martin ‘Marty’ Byrde on “Ozark” and also guest-starred as Terry Maitland on “The Outsider.” Acting since he was a child, some of his greatest hits include the films “Horrible Bosses” and “Juno,” as well as the television series “Arrested Development.”
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Tony Shalhoub
- Net worth: $30 million
- Nominated for: Best Supporting Actor, Comedy — “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Currently known as Abe Weissman on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Tony Shalhoub has more than 100 acting credits dating back to 1986. He’s starred on several other series, including “Monk” — where he held the title role — and “Wings.”
Shalhoub also voiced Splinter in the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” films and Luigi in the “Cars” franchise.
Don Cheadle
- Net worth: $35 million
- Nominated for: Best Actor, Comedy — “Black Monday”
The multitalented Don Cheadle has been starring as Mo Monroe on “Black Monday” since 2019. He previously starred on the TV series “House of Lies” and has played James Rhodes/War Machine in several Marvel movies.
Cheadle has also starred in a slew of other films, including “Traitor,” “Hotel Rwanda” and “Crash.”
Mark Ruffalo
- Net worth: $35 million
- Nominated for: Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie — “I Know This Much is True”
His first television gig in two decades, Mark Ruffalo played the dual roles of Dominick and Thomas Birdsey in the miniseries “I Know This Much is True.” His illustrious career includes many hit films, such as “Spotlight,” “Foxcatcher” and “The Kids Are All Right.”
Also a star in the Marvel Universe, Ruffalo has played Bruce Banner/The Hulk in several films.
Kerry Washington
- Net worth: $50 million
- Nominated for: Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie — “Little Fires Everywhere”
After starring as Olivia Pope on “Scandal,” Kerry Washington returned to television with another success in “Little Fires Everywhere,” where she played Mia Warren. She also starred in the films “Django Unchained,” “I Think I Love My Wife” and “Mr. and Mrs. Smith.”
Helena Bonham Carter
- Net worth: $60 million
- Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress, Drama — “The Crown”
Entertaining fans since the ’80s, Helena Bonham Carter has a myriad of hit films to her name, including “Les Misérables,” “The King’s Speech,” “Sweeney Todd” and “Fight Club.” The British actress plays Princess Margaret on “The Crown.”
Steve Carell
- Net worth: $80 million
- Nominated for: Best Actor, Drama — “The Morning Show”
He got his big break as Michael Scott on “The Office,” but Steve Carell has since proven his acting skills have a serious range. In addition to his work as Mitch Kessler on “The Morning Show,” he’s also shown his dramatic side in several films, including “Beautiful Boy,” “The Big Short” and “Foxcatcher.”
Ted Danson
- Net worth: $80 million
- Nominated for: Best Actor, Comedy — “The Good Place”
Best known as Sam Malone on “Cheers,” Ted Danson found another hit with “The Good Place,” where he has played Michael since 2016. He also appears on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and has a recurring stint on “American Dad!”
Some of his other iconic works include helming the title role on the long-running sitcom “Becker” and serving as Jack in the film “Three Men and a Baby.”
Cate Blanchett
- Net worth: $85 million
- Nominated for: Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie — “Mrs. America”
Acting professionally since 1990, Cate Blanchett has a seriously impressive resume that includes hit films like “Carol,” “Blue Jasmine” and “The Aviator.” She played the role of Phyllis Schlafly on “Mrs. America.”
Tracy Ullman
- Net worth: $115 million
- Nominated for: Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie — “Mrs. America”
British comedian Tracy Ullman played Betty Friedan on the TV miniseries “Mrs. America.” Her impressive four-decade career includes several television shows of her own, including “The Tracy Ullman Show,” “Tracy Takes On” and “Tracy Ullman’s Show.”
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Meryl Streep
- Net worth: $150 million
- Nominated for: Best Supporting Actor, Drama Series — “Big Little Lies”
A Hollywood icon, Meryl Streep has been a pretty big deal since the ’70s. Some of her most revered films include “The Iron Lady, “The Devil Wears Prada” and “Sophie’s Choice.” She doesn’t do much television work, but clearly made an impression as Mary Louise Wright on “Big Little Lies.”
Jim Parsons
- Net worth: $160 million
- Nominated for: Best Supporting Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie — “Hollywood”
He’s best known as Sheldon Cooper on “The Big Bang Theory,” but Jim Parsons showed another side of his talent as Henry Wilson on the miniseries “Hollywood.” Next up for Parsons is the film “The Boys in the Band” and the TV movie “So Much.”
Hugh Jackman
- Net worth: $180 million
- Nominated for: Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie — “Bad Education”
He’s usually found on the silver screen, but Hugh Jackman played Frank Tassone in the TV movie “Bad Education.” Some of his other hits include the “X-Men” saga, “The Greatest Showman” and “Les Misérables.”
Jennifer Aniston
- Net worth: $300 million
- Nominated for: Best Actress, Drama Series — “The Morning Show”
She hasn’t done much television since “Friends,” but Jennifer Aniston scored another hit with “The Morning Show,” where she plays Alex Levy. Some of her most well-known films include “Cake,” “Just Go With It” and “We’re the Millers.”
Michael Douglas
- Net worth: $350 million
- Nominated for: Best Actor, Comedy Series — “The Kominsky Method”
After more than five decades in Hollywood, Michael Douglas has a seriously impressive resume, including “Wall Street,” “Fatal Attraction,” “Basic Instinct” and “Behind the Candelabra.” He’s been playing the role of Sandy Kominsky on “The Kominsky Method” since 2018.
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The Primetime Emmys will take place Sept. 20 on ABC. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, this year’s ceremony will be held virtually, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Many of your favorite stars will be honored at this year’s Emmys, including Michael Douglas in “The Kominski Method,” Meryl Streep in “Big Little Lies” and Kerry Washington in “Little Fires Everywhere.” But do you know which nominees have amassed the largest fortunes?
Tracee Ellis Ross
- Net worth: $16 million
- Nominated for: Best Actress, Comedy — “black-ish”
She’s played Rainbow Johnson on “black-ish” since 2014, and Tracee Ellis Ross has also guest-starred several times on the series’ spinoffs “mixed-ish” and “grown-ish.” Her credits also include starring roles in several films, including “The High Note,” “Labor Pains” and “Daddy’s Little Girls.”
Jeremy Irons
- Net worth: $16 million
- Nominated for: Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie — “Watchmen”
Best known for films like “Dead Ringers,” “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and “Margin Call,” Jeremy Irons has been entertaining audiences for nearly four decades. He played Adrian Veidt on the miniseries “Watchmen.”
Toni Collette
- Net worth: $18 million
- Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie — “Unbelievable”
A Hollywood mainstay for three decades, Toni Collette’s credits include films like “The Sixth Sense,” “About a Boy” and “Little Miss Sunshine.” She’s also done plenty of television work, including “The United States of Tara” and “Unbelievable,” where she starred as Detective Grace Rasmussen.
Holland Taylor
- Net worth: $18 million
- Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie — “Hollywood”
Iconic actress Holland Taylor is likely best known as Evelyn Harper on “Two and a Half Men.” Her 50-plus years in show business also includes hit films like “Legally Blonde,” “She’s Having a Baby” and the television series “The Practice.”
Taylor played Ellen Kincaid on “Hollywood.”
Christina Applegate
- Net worth: $20 million
- Nominated for: Best Actress, Comedy — “Dead to Me”
She rose to fame as Kelly Bundy on “Married… With Children,” but these days Christina Applegate is known as Jen Harding on “Dead to Me.” Her impressive career also includes dozens of films, most notably the “Anchorman” and “Bad Moms” movies.
Laura Dern
- Net worth: $20 million
- Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress, Drama — “Big Little Lies”
A star since childhood, Laura Dern has a seriously impressive resume, including the “Jurassic Park” franchise, “Marriage Story,” “Little Women” and “Wild.” She played Renata Klein on “Big Little Lies.”
Eugene Levy
- Net worth: $20 million
- Nominated for: Best Actor, Comedy — “Schitt’s Creek”
Before he was Johnny Rose on “Schitt’s Creek,” Eugene Levy was best known as Jim’s dad in the “American Pie” movies. Acting since the early ’70s, he has more than 100 film and television credits to his name, including “Finding Dory,” “Best in Show” and “A Mighty Wind.”
Dylan McDermott
- Net worth: $20 million
- Nominated for: Best Supporting Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie — “Hollywood”
Dylan McDermott got his big break on “The Practice,” where he played Bobby Donnell. Since then, he’s been busy starring in films like “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” and several television series, including “American Horror Story” and “LA to Vegas.”
He played Ernie West in “Hollywood.”
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Alex Borstein
- Net worth: $24 million
- Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress, Comedy — “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Alex Borstein has played Susie Myerson on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” since 2017. If her voice sounds familiar, that’s because she’s also served as Lois Griffin — and a wide variety of other characters — on “Family Guy” since 1999.
Anthony Anderson
- Net worth: $25 million
- Nominated for: Best Actor, Comedy — “black-ish”
Anthony Anderson has been playing Andre ‘Dre’ Johnson on “black-ish” since 2014. He’s also guest-starred several times on the series’ two spinoffs “mixed-ish” and “grown-ish.”
His resume includes starring roles in several films, including “Barbershop: The Next Cut” and “Transformers.”
Sandra Oh
- Net worth: $25 million
- Nominated for: Best Actress, Drama — “Killing Eve”
She currently stars as Eve Polastri on “Killing Eve,” but Sandra Oh is probably best known for her long-time role as Dr. Cristina Yang on “Grey’s Anatomy.” She’s also starred in several films, including “Ramona and Beezus,” “Sideways” and “Under the Tuscan Sun.”
Jason Bateman
- Net worth: $30 million
- Nominated for: Best Actor, Drama — “Ozark”
Jason Bateman plays Martin ‘Marty’ Byrde on “Ozark” and also guest-starred as Terry Maitland on “The Outsider.” Acting since he was a child, some of his greatest hits include the films “Horrible Bosses” and “Juno,” as well as the television series “Arrested Development.”
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Tony Shalhoub
- Net worth: $30 million
- Nominated for: Best Supporting Actor, Comedy — “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Currently known as Abe Weissman on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Tony Shalhoub has more than 100 acting credits dating back to 1986. He’s starred on several other series, including “Monk” — where he held the title role — and “Wings.”
Shalhoub also voiced Splinter in the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” films and Luigi in the “Cars” franchise.
Don Cheadle
- Net worth: $35 million
- Nominated for: Best Actor, Comedy — “Black Monday”
The multitalented Don Cheadle has been starring as Mo Monroe on “Black Monday” since 2019. He previously starred on the TV series “House of Lies” and has played James Rhodes/War Machine in several Marvel movies.
Cheadle has also starred in a slew of other films, including “Traitor,” “Hotel Rwanda” and “Crash.”
Mark Ruffalo
- Net worth: $35 million
- Nominated for: Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie — “I Know This Much is True”
His first television gig in two decades, Mark Ruffalo played the dual roles of Dominick and Thomas Birdsey in the miniseries “I Know This Much is True.” His illustrious career includes many hit films, such as “Spotlight,” “Foxcatcher” and “The Kids Are All Right.”
Also a star in the Marvel Universe, Ruffalo has played Bruce Banner/The Hulk in several films.
Kerry Washington
- Net worth: $50 million
- Nominated for: Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie — “Little Fires Everywhere”
After starring as Olivia Pope on “Scandal,” Kerry Washington returned to television with another success in “Little Fires Everywhere,” where she played Mia Warren. She also starred in the films “Django Unchained,” “I Think I Love My Wife” and “Mr. and Mrs. Smith.”
Helena Bonham Carter
- Net worth: $60 million
- Nominated for: Best Supporting Actress, Drama — “The Crown”
Entertaining fans since the ’80s, Helena Bonham Carter has a myriad of hit films to her name, including “Les Misérables,” “The King’s Speech,” “Sweeney Todd” and “Fight Club.” The British actress plays Princess Margaret on “The Crown.”
Steve Carell
- Net worth: $80 million
- Nominated for: Best Actor, Drama — “The Morning Show”
He got his big break as Michael Scott on “The Office,” but Steve Carell has since proven his acting skills have a serious range. In addition to his work as Mitch Kessler on “The Morning Show,” he’s also shown his dramatic side in several films, including “Beautiful Boy,” “The Big Short” and “Foxcatcher.”
Ted Danson
- Net worth: $80 million
- Nominated for: Best Actor, Comedy — “The Good Place”
Best known as Sam Malone on “Cheers,” Ted Danson found another hit with “The Good Place,” where he has played Michael since 2016. He also appears on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and has a recurring stint on “American Dad!”
Some of his other iconic works include helming the title role on the long-running sitcom “Becker” and serving as Jack in the film “Three Men and a Baby.”
Cate Blanchett
- Net worth: $85 million
- Nominated for: Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie — “Mrs. America”
Acting professionally since 1990, Cate Blanchett has a seriously impressive resume that includes hit films like “Carol,” “Blue Jasmine” and “The Aviator.” She played the role of Phyllis Schlafly on “Mrs. America.”
Tracy Ullman
- Net worth: $115 million
- Nominated for: Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie — “Mrs. America”
British comedian Tracy Ullman played Betty Friedan on the TV miniseries “Mrs. America.” Her impressive four-decade career includes several television shows of her own, including “The Tracy Ullman Show,” “Tracy Takes On” and “Tracy Ullman’s Show.”
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Meryl Streep
- Net worth: $150 million
- Nominated for: Best Supporting Actor, Drama Series — “Big Little Lies”
A Hollywood icon, Meryl Streep has been a pretty big deal since the ’70s. Some of her most revered films include “The Iron Lady, “The Devil Wears Prada” and “Sophie’s Choice.” She doesn’t do much television work, but clearly made an impression as Mary Louise Wright on “Big Little Lies.”
Jim Parsons
- Net worth: $160 million
- Nominated for: Best Supporting Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie — “Hollywood”
He’s best known as Sheldon Cooper on “The Big Bang Theory,” but Jim Parsons showed another side of his talent as Henry Wilson on the miniseries “Hollywood.” Next up for Parsons is the film “The Boys in the Band” and the TV movie “So Much.”
Hugh Jackman
- Net worth: $180 million
- Nominated for: Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie — “Bad Education”
He’s usually found on the silver screen, but Hugh Jackman played Frank Tassone in the TV movie “Bad Education.” Some of his other hits include the “X-Men” saga, “The Greatest Showman” and “Les Misérables.”
Jennifer Aniston
- Net worth: $300 million
- Nominated for: Best Actress, Drama Series — “The Morning Show”
She hasn’t done much television since “Friends,” but Jennifer Aniston scored another hit with “The Morning Show,” where she plays Alex Levy. Some of her most well-known films include “Cake,” “Just Go With It” and “We’re the Millers.”
Michael Douglas
- Net worth: $350 million
- Nominated for: Best Actor, Comedy Series — “The Kominsky Method”
After more than five decades in Hollywood, Michael Douglas has a seriously impressive resume, including “Wall Street,” “Fatal Attraction,” “Basic Instinct” and “Behind the Candelabra.” He’s been playing the role of Sandy Kominsky on “The Kominsky Method” since 2018.
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About the Author
Laura Woods
Laura is a writer with nearly 10 years of experience in marketing and personal finance. She is a Los Angeles-based writer specializing in personal finance, higher education, legal matters and marketing. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from Robert Morris University.
