Forbes 15 Hollywood's Top Billion dollar Moms

To compile the list of Hollywood’s Hardest Working Moms, Forbes considered female stars in entertainment who have at least one child. The stars were ranked on estimated earnings in 2008. Earnings estimates were based on box-office grosses, album sales, salaries and income from endorsement and licensing deals.

No. 1 Madonna

Estimated earnings: $110 million
Madonna tops our list of moms thanks to unparalleled earnings in 2008, a product of grossing $105 million on tour, selling nearly a million copies of Hard Candy domestically and endorsing Sunsilk, Louis Vuitton and Vodaphone. In addition to being music’s top-earning tour act and luxury fashion’s front woman, she’s a mother of three who is trying to add a fourth to the brood, a 3-year-old girl from Malawi.

No. 2 Reese Witherspoon

Estimated earnings: $24 million
In 2008, Reese had a lead role in Four Christmases with Vince Vaughn. The film earned $160 million worldwide. She’s also the international spokeswoman for Avon and honorable chair of the company’s charitable foundation. She has two children, Ava and Deacon, from her former marriage to Ryan Phillippe.

No. 3 Gwyneth Paltrow

Estimated earnings: $20 million
Gwyneth Paltrow, the actress turned lifestyle guru, has two children with husband Chris Martin. She had a momentous year in 2008 thanks to the role of Pepper Potts in the comic book film Iron Man, which earned $580 million worldwide. Aside from her on-screen career, she endorses Estée Lauder and Tod’s and files regular updates to her lifestyle newsletter goop.com.

No. 4 Julia Roberts

Estimated earnings: $17 million
Though Julia Roberts was absent a wide-screen film release in 2008, she made up for it earlier this year playing opposite Clive Owen in Duplicity. The actress has three children with husband Danny Moder, 4-year-old twins Hazel and Phinneaus and 1-year-old Henry.

No. 5 Sarah Jessica Parker

Estimated earnings: $15 million
Though Parker has had mild success with the big-screen pursuits, it was a return to character Carrie Bradshaw that had the biggest silver-screen success. Sex and the City grossed $415 million last year. Parker’s brand extends to perfume and beauty, with two Coty fragrance lines and an endorsement deal with Nutrisse. She’s also the the mom of 6-year-old James Wilkie Broderick.

No. 6 Angelina Jolie

Estimated earnings: $14 million
Last year was a big year at the box office for Angelina Jolie, with the release of Kung Fu Panda, Changeling and Wanted. She also continued her reign as the queen of American tabloid coverage thanks to her high profile marriage to Brad Pitt and their troop of photogenic children. The couple has six children: Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, and twins Knox and Vivienne.

No. 7 Heidi Klum

Estimated earnings: $14 million
Heidi Klum hosts Project Runway and Germany’s Next Topmodel; designs for Mouawad jewelry and Birkenstock shoes; and endorses Jordache, Diet Coke and In An Instant Skincare line. Klum has three children: Helene, Henry and Johan. As well, she announced earlier this year that she’s expecting a fourth child, making her the only expectant mother on the list.

No. 8 Kate Winslet

Estimated earnings: $12 million
For Kate Winslet, 2008 was the year of awards. She was a regular on the award circuit thanks to roles in Revolutionary Road and The Reader. Winslet became the youngest actress to receive six Academy Award nominations. Winslet endorses Lancome Tresor fragrance and American Express. She has an 8-year-old daughter Mia and a 5-year-old son Joe.
 

No. 9 Kimora Lee Simmons

Estimated earnings: $12 million
Kimora Lee Simmons helms Phat Fashion as both the creative director and president. Simmons has her own Barbie doll, four fragrances and a line of cosmetics. She has two daughters with ex-husband Russell Simmons, who appear in her reality show Life in the Fab Lane.

No. 10 Kelly Ripa

Estimated earnings: $10 million
The bubbly host of Live With Regis and Kelly has plenty of exposure between her daily show duties and her endorsement deals with TD Bank and Electrolux. With husband Mark Consuelos, Ripa has three children: Michael, Lola and Joaquin.

No. 11 Gwen Stefani

Estimated earnings: $9 million
In 2008, Gwen Stefani took a break from touring but continued to move forward with other parts of her brand. She added high-end handbags to her L.A.M.B. line, introduced five fragrances to accompany her Harujuku lovers line and endorsed Hewlett Packard. She has two sons, Kingston and Zuma, with her musician husband Gavin Rossdale.

No. 12 Victoria Beckham

Estimated earnings: $7 million
In 2008, Victoria Beckham returned to the role that made her famous: Posh Spice in the Spice Girls. The group earned more than $70 million in gross ticket sales. Beckham stands behind a DVB line of clothing; a handbag and jewelry line with Samantha Thavasa; a cosmetics line; and the Intimately Beckham line of fragrances. She can be found in her skivvies with husband David Beckham in the current Armani Underwear campaign. The couple has three children: Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz.

No. 13 Jessica Alba

Estimated earnings: $6 million
Jessica Alba appeared on-screen last year in The Eye and The Love Guru. She’s also a face of Revlon and was reportedly paid by OK! Magazine for the first shots of her new baby. Alba gave birth to daughter Honor Marie last June.

No. 14 Cate Blanchett

Estimated earnings: $4 million
It was a big on-screen year in 2008 for Cate Blanchett, appearing in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. She’s married to playwright and screenwriter Andrew Upton. The couple has three sons: Dashiell, Roman and Ignatius.

No. 15 Faith Hill

Estimated earnings: $1.5 million
Faith Hill hasn’t had a studio album release since 2005′s Fireflies, but last year’s Holiday album Joy to the World put her back on the charts. She was also heard weekly as the singer for NBC’s Sunday Night Football theme song. Hill and husband Tim Mcgraw are the parents.