US actress Scarlett Johansson has been named the highest paid actress in the world for the second year in a row.
According to Forbes magazine´s annual ranking released on Friday, the 34-year-old has received $ 15.5 million more than in 2018, raising her pay to $ 56 million.
This is due to the global success of her latest film, "Avengers: Endgame," the final chapter of the Avengers film epic, which earned her $ 35 million.
The list of `` highest paid actresses of 2019 ´´ includes new names, Elizabeth Moss, the heroine of the television series "The Handmaid´s Tale", and Australian actress Margot Robbie, the heroine of the film "Once upon a Time in Hollywood" against Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt.
Ellen Pompeo, the heroine of the television series Grey´s Anatomy, was the tenth and last place for $ 22 million.
Johansson is featured in the films "Avengers", the supernatural agent "Natasha Romanov", known as "Black Widow", which will star in a movie, which is scheduled to be released in cinemas next year 2020.
In second place on Forbes´ list of the `` highest paid actresses of 2019, ´´ Latin American actress, Sofia Vergara, the heroine of the award-winning television comedy series `` Modern Family ´´, earned $ 44.1 million between June 1, 2018 and June 1, 2019.
American actress Reese Witherspoon came third with $ 35 million, followed by Australian actress Nicole Kidman in fourth with $ 34 million.
