Faye Dunaway Highest-Paid Actress in the World

By Carol Kearney
Washington
Last updated on May 28, 2025

Faye Dunaway led People With Money’s annual list of the “100 highest paid actresses” released on Tuesday.

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It's been a rough year for the actress, but at least she has her millions of dollars to ease the pain. 84-year-old Faye Dunaway has taken the No. 1 spot on People With Money’s top 10 highest-paid actresses for 2025 with an estimated $82 million in combined earnings.

UPDATE 28/05/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Faye Dunaway tops annual list of highest-paid actresses

In 2022 it looked like the actress’s spectacular career was winding down. Suddenly, she was back on top. People With Money reports on Tuesday (May 27) that Dunaway is the highest-paid actress in the world, pulling in an astonishing $82 million between April 2024 and April 2025, a nearly $50 million lead over her closest competition.

People With Money’s factors

In compiling this yearly list, the magazine considers factors such as upfront pay, profit participation, residuals, endorsements and advertising work.

The American actress-director-producer has an estimated net worth of $245 million. She owes her fortune to smart stock investments, substantial property holdings, lucrative endorsement deals with CoverGirl cosmetics. She also owns several restaurants (the “Fat Dunaway Burger” chain) in Washington, a Football Team (the “Bascom Angels”), has launched her own brand of Vodka (Pure Wonderdunaway - US), and is tackling the juniors market with a top-selling perfume (With Love from Faye) and a fashion line called “Faye Dunaway Seduction”.

The ranking is significant for many Faye fans, who have been waiting for her triumphant return to the glory days for what seems like a lifetime.