ANGELA BASSETT – $24 MILLION

Angela Bassett made a name in the business for doing different biopics, like that of Tina Turner, titled What’s Love Got to Do with It from 1993. Bassett began to be fully recognized for her talent. The film received critical acclaim and earned Bassett an Academy Award nomination for best Actress. Bassett didn’t win, but she did win herself a Golden Globe for best actress.

She became most notable for playing different African-American cultural figures, like Katherine Jackson in the TV mini-series The Jacksons: An American Dream and Betty Shabazz in the 1992 movie Malcolm X. With her time in the business, the 61-year-old star manages to amass $24 million of net worth, thanks to her appearances in different movies, televisions, and drama, where she gets most of her income. With this income, Angela is making an investment by being a producer.