Bringing home the big bucks! Sofia Vergara and Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting top Forbes list of the world's highest paid TV actresses 2015 with earnings of $28.5 million

They are some of the most familiar faces on TV screens.

And it seems it pays well to appear in people’s living rooms.

Forbes has just released its most recent list of the highest paid actresses – and Sofia Vergara, 43, alongside Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, 29, have both taken the top spot.

Big earners: Sofia Vergara (L) and Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting (R) have topped Forbes list of highest earning actresses - both taking home $28.5 million for 2015
Big earners: Sofia Vergara (L) and Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting (R) have topped Forbes list of highest earning actresses - both taking home $28.5 million for 2015

Big earners: Sofia Vergara (L) and Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting (R) have topped Forbes list of highest earning actresses - both taking home $28.5 million for 2015

With earnings of $28.5 million each pre-tax, thanks to their respective roles in Modern Family and Big Bang Theory, they both demonstrate being a movie star isn’t the only way to bring home the big bucks.

Sofia is in the top spot for the fourth year running, largely down to her business savvy and endorsement deals.

She is one of the faces of Cover Girl, as well as having a lucrative contract with Head and Shoulders.

Friends with finances: Sofia's Modern Family co-star came in at number 3 with a pay packet of $12 million for the period June 1 2014 to Jun 1 2015 - she is pictured here at the Pottery Barn Kids Jenni Kayne event in LA in June this year

Friends with finances: Sofia's Modern Family co-star came in at number 3 with a pay packet of $12 million for the period June 1 2014 to Jun 1 2015 - she is pictured here at the Pottery Barn Kids Jenni Kayne event in LA in June this year

The Colombian-American beauty is also the head of her own talent agency Latin World Entertainment, which she co-founded in 1994.

Kaley, meanwhile used her negotiating skill alongside her Big Bang Theory co-stars Jim Parsons and Johnny Galecki, to score a $1 million episode deal for appearing in the hit series.

New comers to the list include Sofia’s Modern Family co-star Julie Bowen, 45, who comes in as the third highest earner for the period June 1 2014 to June 1 2015.

Been there before: Ellen Pompeo (L) and Julianna Marguiles (R) are veterans on the list, both earning $11.5 million and $11 million respectively

Extra: As well as starring in The Good Wife, Julianna has a number of lucrative endorsement deals - she is pictured here with Archie Panjabi, who played Kalinda on the show

Extra: As well as starring in The Good Wife, Julianna has a number of lucrative endorsement deals - she is pictured here with Archie Panjabi, who played Kalinda on the show

Taking home a not to be sniffed at $12 million, the big bucks started to roll in when she scored a lucrative endorsement deal with Bridgestone.

Another first time entry is Emily Deschanel, 38, who made and estimated $6.5 million from Fox crime show Bones.

Pauley Perette, 46, was also making crime pay, appearing in CBS drame NCIS.

First timer: Robin Wright is a new addition to the list thanks to her role in House of Cards

First timer: Robin Wright is a new addition to the list thanks to her role in House of Cards

Hard hitting: She plays the President's wife Claire Underwood in the political drama

Hard hitting: She plays the President's wife Claire Underwood in the political drama

Meanwhile Robin Wright, 49, took home $5.5 million thanks to her role as ruthless wife of the President, Claire Underwood in Netflix show House of Cards.

However there were also the veteran high earners on the list - Julianna Marguiles, 49, as The Good Wife’s Alicia Florrick, alongside Law and Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay, 51, and Ellen Pompeo , 45. from Grey’s Anatomy, were all sitting comfortably.

They made 11 million, $10.5 million and $11.5 million respectively.

Kerry Washington came in joint 9th place with Patricia Heaton who appears in The Middle - she is pictured here at the TCA Summer Press Tour in LA this year

Kerry Washington came in joint 9th place with Patricia Heaton who appears in The Middle - she is pictured here at the TCA Summer Press Tour in LA this year

Role: She stars as Olivia Pope  in Scandal 

Role: She stars as Olivia Pope  in Scandal 

There earning power was also down to lucrative endorsement deals outside of their TV pay packets.

The list, which only looks at women, measures earnings before there is a deduction of management fees and taxes.

The figures are based on data from Nielson, IMDB and other sources.

It also takes into accounts interviews with agents, industry insiders, managers and lawyers,

The information also comes from the stars themselves. 

New Girl star Zooey Deschanel, 35 came in with an earning power of $5 million. 

Forbes Highest Earning Actresses 

1. Sofia Vergara, Modern Family, $28.5 million

2. Kayley Cuoco- Sweeting, The Big Bang Theory, $28.5 million

3. Julie Bowen, Modern Family, $12 million

4. Ellen Pompeo, Greys Anatomy, $11.5 million

5. Mariska Hargitay, Law and order: SVU, $11 million

6. Julianna Marguiles, The Good Wife, $10.5 million

7. Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation, $10.5 million

8. Mindy Kaling, The Mindy Project, $9 million

9. Kerry Washington, Scandal, $7 million

10. Patricia Heaton, The Middle, $7 million

11. Tina Fey, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, $6.5 million

12. Emily Deschanel, Bones, $6.5 million

13. Pauley Perette, NCIS, $6 million

14. Robin Wright, House of Cards, $5.5 million

15. Zooey Deschanel, New Girl $5 million 

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