Emma Stone Surpasses Jennifer Lawrence as Hollywood's Highest Paid Actress

Emma Stone Surpasses Jennifer Lawrence as Hollywood's Highest Paid Actress Emma Stone Surpasses Jennifer Lawrence as Hollywood's Highest Paid Actress It certainly pays off to live in the city of stars! Emma Stone has topped Forbes‘ annual ranking of Hollywood’s highest-paid actresses, surpassing Jennifer Lawrence, who claimed the top spot in 2016 and 2015. And that’s a tidy sum there: Stone banked a cool $26 million for the year, largely thanks to her Oscar-winning performance in the musical La La Land. Jennifer Aniston was runner-up with $25.5 million, while Lawrence dropped to No. 3 with $24 million — almost half of her $46 million earnings in 2016.