11 Actresses That Were Shockingly Paid Less Than Their Male Co-Stars

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January 10, 2018 11:21AM EST

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rexfeatures_9296987dq — Michelle Williams was reportedly paid less than $1000 for reshoots on ‘All The Money In The World,’ while co-star Mark Wahlberg allegedly made $1.5 million. (Rex/Shutterstock)

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Actresses That Were Shockingly Paid Less Than Their Male Co-Stars

Actresses That Were Shockingly Paid Less Than Their Male Co-Stars — Angelina Jolie went head-to-head with Brad Pitt in ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith,’ but lost when it came to payday. She reportedly made ‘half’ of Brad’s $20 million. (REX/Shutterstock)

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Actresses That Were Shockingly Paid Less Than Their Male Co-Stars

Actresses That Were Shockingly Paid Less Than Their Male Co-Stars — Natalie Portman partied just as hard as Ashton Kutcher in ‘No Strings Attached,’ but the ex ‘That’s 70s Show’ star reportedly made three-times more than Natalie. (REX/Shutterstock)

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Actresses That Were Shockingly Paid Less Than Their Male Co-Stars

Actresses That Were Shockingly Paid Less Than Their Male Co-Stars — While Halle Berry is really the only reason anyone remembers the movie ‘Swordfish,’ she only made $2.5 million for the film while John Travolta took home $20 million! (REX/Shutterstock)

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Actresses That Were Shockingly Paid Less Than Their Male Co-Stars

Actresses That Were Shockingly Paid Less Than Their Male Co-Stars — The truth is out there — though the pay wasn’t for Gillian Anderson. She fought to get paid as much as her ‘X-Files’ co-star David Duchovny in the 1990s, and even had to fight for equal pay for the reboot! (REX/Shutterstock)

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Actresses That Were Shockingly Paid Less Than Their Male Co-Stars

Actresses That Were Shockingly Paid Less Than Their Male Co-Stars — Robin Wright fought (and won!) for equal pay for her role on ‘House of Cards.’ Considering what happened to Kevin Spacey, perhaps she’s due for a huge bonus? (REX/Shutterstock)

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Actresses That Were Shockingly Paid Less Than Their Male Co-Stars

Actresses That Were Shockingly Paid Less Than Their Male Co-Stars — The Sony Hack revealed that Charlize Theron was making considerably less than Chris Hemsworth, her co-star for ‘The Huntsman.’ Proving she’s not to be messed with, Charlize fought to get paid $10 million, the same deal as Chris. (REX/Shutterstock)

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Actresses That Were Shockingly Paid Less Than Their Male Co-Stars

Actresses That Were Shockingly Paid Less Than Their Male Co-Stars — Julia Roberts’ most famous role – that of Vivian Ward in ‘Pretty Woman’ – netted her just $300,000. While Richard Gere’s salary for the film is unknown, he reportedly made ‘millions.’ This may be a case of Richard being the bigger star at the time – or another example of pay disparity in Hollywood. (REX/Shutterstock)

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Actresses That Were Shockingly Paid Less Than Their Male Co-Stars

Actresses That Were Shockingly Paid Less Than Their Male Co-Stars — Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams were just as famous as Christian Bale and Bradley Cooper. Yet, Jennifer and Amy made less money for their parts in ‘American Hustle’ than their male co-stars. (REX/Shutterstock)

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Actresses That Were Shockingly Paid Less Than Their Male Co-Stars

Actresses That Were Shockingly Paid Less Than Their Male Co-Stars — While it’s not surprising that Harrison Ford made considerably more money for his role in ‘The Force Awakens,’ the fact that his paycheck dwarfed what Daisy Ridley made is straight out of The Dark Side. While she and John Boyega made the low-six-figure range, Adam Driver and Oscar Isaac reportedly made mid-to-high six figures, according to Variety. (REX/Shutterstock)

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Actresses That Were Shockingly Paid Less Than Their Male Co-Stars

Actresses That Were Shockingly Paid Less Than Their Male Co-Stars — Rooney Mara told ‘The Guardain’ in 2015 that she she’s been in films where her male co-star ‘got paid double what I got paid, and it’s just a reality of the time that we live in. To me, it’s frustrating, but at the same time, I’m just grateful to be getting paid at all for what I do.’ (REX/Shutterstock)

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