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Hollywood's most bankable actresses

2. Julia Roberts

3. Kate Winslet

4. Cameron Diaz

5. Keira Knightley

6. Meryl Streep

7. Scarlett Johansson

8. Nicole Kidman

9. Angelina Jolie

10. Penelope Cruz

May 29, 2009 14:58 IST
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Reese Witherspoon has reason to flash her sunny smile. The Legally Blonde actress is the only woman to appear on The Ulmer Scale's global bankability survey of actors in Hollywood. And she has topped the women's top 10 list as well.

The Ulmer Scale's Actors Hot List measures the power surges and drops of more than 1,400 stars around the world according to their bankability -- defined by James Ulmer [an international editor, columnist and founder of the company] as the degree to which an actor's name alone can trigger full financing for a movie.


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Former number one female star Julia Roberts slipped 11 points to 12th place with 80 points, moving off the A+ list for the first time in 15 years, largely due to her reduced workload in the past two years.


Image: Julia Roberts
Photographs: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters
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The actress, who won her first Oscar for her role in The Reader, came in third with 80 points.


Image: Kate Winslet

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At fourth place is the Charlies' Angels star with 76 points.


Image: Cameron Diaz
Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
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The Brit star scored 76 points to make it to the top five.


Image: Keira Knightley
Photographs: Luke MacGregor/Reuters
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The 15-time Oscar nominated actress scored 75 points. Streep has had a great 2008 with films like Mamma Mia! and the Oscar nominated Doubt.
Image: Meryl Streep
Photographs: Jason Reed/Reuters
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The sexy actress managed to make it to the list after she scored 73 points.


Image: Scarlett Johansson

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One-time number two actress Nicole Kidman slipped to eighth place with 73 points, sliding off the A list altogether.


Image: Nicole Kidman
Photographs: Steve Marcus/Reuters
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A growing brood and domestic chores seem to have affected the world's most beautiful woman's ranking, as she scored 71 points only.


Image: Angelina Jolie
Photographs: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
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A recent Oscar winner for her role in Vicki Barcelona, Cruz barely made it to the list with 69 points.


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