6. Jennifer Lawrence
She earned $46 million in 2016, and for the second year in a row, she is considered to be the highest paid female actress in Hollywood. In spite of starring in one of the most successful movie franchises ever, and winning an Oscar, she still lives on the cheap side. Lawrence maintains the same apartment in L.A. that she had before she became famous and she still drives the Volkswagen she’s had for years. She is known for starring in The Hunger Games, Winter’s Bone and Silver Linings Playbook. She also had roles in films such as X-Men First Class and The Burning Plain. Why live so modestly? Lawrence said, “I was raised to have value for money, to have respect for money even though you have a lot of it.” Lawrence’s acting career started at the age of 14 while she was spending time with her family on spring break. She received a request to do a screen test after she was asked to take a photo with a stranger. From there, she landed gigs for MTV commercials and appeared in the 2007 film, Devil You Know with Lena Olin. She eventually relocated to Los Angeles where she was booked for small roles on television shows including Cold Case, Monk and Medium.
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