10 Highest Paid TV Actors of 2011

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7. Mariska Hargitay

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is the franchise’s strongest effort to date, averaging an estimated 53 million viewers each week including original episodes and extensive syndication. That equals about $10 in Hargitay’s pocket for the year!  EHargitay, rewarded with an Emmy and Golden Globe for her work on the show, is a big reason why. Hargitay takes her work home with her; after playing sex crime detective Olivia Benson for twelve years she has founded her own non-profit, The Joyful Heart Foundation to confront childhood sexual abuse.

 

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