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Angela Bassett Is Now One Of The Highest Paid Actresses On TV
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essence.com9-1-1 is returning for a fifth season. The cast has reportedly negotiated higher salaries for their return, with the legendary Angela Bassett’s ranking as one of the highest for an actress of color in a network drama.Leading the show’s cast, Bassett also assisted creator Ryan Murphy in developing the series, and serves as its executive producer.
In being so involved with its production, the raise reportedly brings her salary well above $450,000 an episode.While it is difficult to gauge the earnings for other TV drama actresses of color, Kerry Washington reportedly started on Scandal at $80,000 per episode and ended up with $250,000 per episode by the show’s end.
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