Mariska Hargitay
After 11 years on the force of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and several commendations including an Emmy and Golden Globe, Mariska Hargitay is sitting pretty. The 46-year-old actress is said to be pulling down $8 million a year, according to Forbes. Still, she knows the fame game can be short and end sadly.

The daughter of sex symbol Jayne Mansfield and one-time Mr. Universe Mickey Hargitay told More magazine, "I constantly worry about money. I make a lot now, but I don't feel that way, because I was poor and had no money for a lot longer than I've had it. As an actor, if this show ends next year, then what? As an aging woman, then what? I'm saving money to live on, for the future. There are not that many roles for women, and I've been blessed with one of the great ones."

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