Cynthia Nixon | Est. $25 million

Actress Cynthia Nixon rose to fame when she starred as Miranda Hobbes in the top-grossing TV series Sex and the City in which she starred alongside Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, and Kim Cattrall. She even won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for the role. The series ran for quite a while and through it, she was able to collect a significant fortune.

In 2008, She won another Emmy Awards for her portrayal of Janis Donovan in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She also appeared in other TV and films, such as Amadeus, James White and A Quiet Passion. Her current net worth amounts to $25 million. Nixon is also an activist for human rights, aside from her career in entertainment. With her wealth and her advocacies, the investments that she has made will grow and her success in both realms is bound to prosper.