Fighting for what they deserve. Angela Bassett may be earning the highest salary ever for an actress of color on a broadcast drama series for her role on 9-1-1.
According to a Deadline report published on Tuesday, August 3, the Oscar nominee, 62, led discussions about salary increases ahead of the Fox series’ upcoming fifth season.The actress, who was involved in the series’ development with creator Ryan Murphy and serves as an executive producer on the show and its spinoff, 9-1-1: Lone Star, is now reportedly making more than $450,000 an episode.
The rate is among the top salaries of network television stars.While some streaming salaries are double Bassett’s rate — Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston raked in $1 million an episode for
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