4. Sandra Bernhard
In 1997, Sandra Bernhard was the first to be offered the role of Miranda Hobbes in the iconic television series, Sex & The City. The actress’s reasoning for turning it down was due to what she felt was poor pay, and not wanting to work alongside Sarah Jesica Parker. In an interview with Andy Cohen, Sandra reveals that in her opinion, the script for the pilot was a “disaster”, and the pay she was offered was nothing in comparison to what she had earned on Roseanne just a few years prior. The part ultimately went to Cynthia Nixon, who over a decade later, is now worth an impressive $60 million thanks to the show’s success. Sandra who today is worth $8 million, admits that she would have over looked her grievances and taken the part had she known the show would turn out as big a success as it had.
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