Reese Witherspoon

Net worth: $400 million. Witherspoon transformed from rom-com actress to media mogul by founding Hello Sunshine, a production company focused on female-driven stories. She sold Hello Sunshine to a Blackstone-backed media company for $900 million in 2021, retaining a leadership role. The company produced Big Little Lies, The Morning Show, Little Fires Everywhere, and Where the Crawdads Sing. Her Draper James lifestyle brand and book club (Reese's Book Club, with 2.5 million followers) round out the empire. She's proof that the real money in Hollywood is behind the camera.