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Tina Fey and Eva Longoria Top the Highest-Paid TV Actresses List

Tina Fey and Eva Longoria top Forbes' annual list as TV's highest-paid actresses. The 30 Rock actress had a successful year as producer, head writer and star of her NBC series. She also released he debut book, Bossypants, which sold 150,000 copies in the first month.

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Robyn Ross

Tina Fey and Eva Longoria top Forbes' annual list as TV's highest-paid actresses.

The 30 Rockactress had a successful year as producer, head writer and star of her NBC series. She also released he debut book, Bossypants, which sold 150,000 copies in the first month.

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Longoria, who stars on ABC's Desperate Housewives, also added to her earnings with her L'Oreal and LG endorsement deals.

Next on the list (spanning May 2010 to May 2011): Longoria's co-star Marcia Cross, Law & Order: Special Victims Unitlead Mariska Hargitay, and CSI veteran Marg Helgenberger. All earned $10 million.

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Desperate Housewives' Teri Hatcher and Felicity Huffman follow, each raking in $9 million a year.

Cougar Town star and Friends alum Courteney Cox and Ellen Pompeo of Grey's Anatomy made $7 million. And The Good Wife star and recent Emmy winner Julianna Margulies rounds out the top 10, earning $6 million.