The Highest Paid Actresses On Television Today

Marcia Cross

It's likely that you remember this face from her most famous work, Desperate Housewives. Marcia Cross is known for her fiery red hair and fiercely confident attitude. It's those factors, as well as her enviable acting prowess, that earned her about $400,000 per episode during the show's airing. 

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