Harry Potter actress is highest-paid female

Teenage Harry Potter actress Emma Watson was named Hollywood's highest-paid female star yesterday.

The 19-year-old is said to have raked in 20m last year – more than well-established actresses like Cameron Diaz, who is the only other woman in the overall top 20. Watson come 14th overall in the list compiled by Vanity Fair magazine.

Watson’s Harry Potter co-star Daniel Radcliffe was placed sixth, with 2009 earnings of more than 25m.

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