Joey Lauren Adams Highest-Paid Actress in the World

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Joey Lauren Adams led People With Money’s annual list of the “100 highest paid actresses” released on Monday.

It's been a rough year for the actress, but at least she has her millions of dollars to ease the pain. 57-year-old Joey Lauren Adams has taken the No. 1 spot on People With Money’s top 10 highest-paid actresses for 2025 with an estimated $46 million in combined earnings.

UPDATE 24/06/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Joey Lauren Adams 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 Monday (June 23) that Adams is the highest-paid actress in the world, pulling in an astonishing $46 million between May 2024 and May 2025, a nearly $20 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 has an estimated net worth of $145 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 Adams Burger” chain) in Washington, a Football Team (the “North Little Rock Angels”), has launched her own brand of Vodka (Pure Wonderadams - US), and is tackling the juniors market with a top-selling perfume (With Love from Joey Lauren) and a fashion line called “Joey Lauren Adams Seduction”.

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

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