in a row.

She's not just the highest-paid actress, she also topped the list of actors' pay, which was released yesterday.

But Vergara only makes about half of her $42.5 million payday from "Modern Family." According to Forbes, the rest of her money is from her many endorsements, plus lucrative licensing deals.

As the No. 1 on the actor list, her "Big Bang Theory" co-star Jim Parsons.)

And despite all the hullabaloo about Ellen Pompeo's new contract for "Grey's Anatomy" making her the highest-paid TV actress, she's actually No. 3.

The World's Highest-Paid Actresses 2018:

1. Sofia Vergara
Earnings: $42.5 million
"Modern Family"

2. Kaley Cuoco
$24.5 million
"The Big Bang Theory"

3. Ellen Pompeo
$23.5 million
"Grey's Anatomy"

4. Mariska Hargitay
$13 million
"Law & Order: SVU"

5. Julie Bowen
$12.5 million
"Modern Family"

6. (tie) Mayim Bialik
$12 million
"Big Bang Theory"

6. (tie) Melissa Rauch
$12 million
"Big Bang Theory"

8. Kerry Washington
$11 million
"Scandal"

9. Claire Danes
$9 million
"Homeland"

10. Pauley Perrette
$8.5 million
"NCIS"

"Scandal" is now over, Perrette has left "NCIS," and both like the men's list, is going to break wide open in the next couple of years.

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