Throughout the years, there have been numerous actresses who were labeled as Scream Queens, due to their preferences to work on horror movies, but only some of the lucky few got their fair share of fame. Actress Fay Wray, who starred in the1933 movie King Kong, was among the first women to be labeled this way.
Today we take a look at some of the most popular horror movies starring women, and we rank the heroines according to their net worth. From iconic scream queens like Jamie Lee Curtis to newbie scream queens such as Anya Taylor-Joy — keep on scrolling to find out who else made the list.
10 Heather Langenkamp - $1.5 Million
Kicking off the list is one of the original scream queens, actress Heather Langenkamp, who got her big break in Hollywood after starring as Nancy Thompson in the 1984 horror movie A Nightmare on Elm Street. She also appeared in several other Wes Craven horror movies such as Dream Warriors, Shocker, and Wes Craven's New Nightmare. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Langenkamp has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million.
9 Anya Taylor-Joy - $3 Million
Next on the list is Anya Taylor-Joy, who rose to international fame after portraying Beth Harmon in the Netflix miniseries The Queen's Gambit. The young actress is also known for her numerous roles in horror movies such as The Witch, Split, and The New Mutants and she's already been labeled as the new scream queen. Anya Taylor-Joy is set to appear in an upcoming psychological horror movie, Last Night in Soho, which comes out this October. Celebrity Net Worth estimates her net worth at $3 million.
8 Vera Farmiga - $10 Million
Let's move on to Vera Farmiga, who you might recognize from the Conjuring franchise, where she portrays paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren. Farmiga's acting career began in 1996 when she appeared in a Broadway play Taking Sides. She soon switched from Broadway stage to movies and television.
Apart from The Conjuring, other projects that helped Farmiga reach the scream queen status are the A&E series Bates Motel where she plays Norma Bates, as well as in horror movies Joshua and Orphan. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Vera Farmiga has an estimated net worth of $10 million.
7 Danielle Harris - $10 Million
Next on the list is actress Danielle Harris, who got her "scream queen" label after appearing in multiple horror movies, including several installments in the Halloween franchise. Danielle Harris has also starred in slasher movies Urban Legend and Hatchet, as well as in the vampire horror movie Stake Land. In 2013 Danielle Harris made her directorial debut with the horror movie Among Friends. With an estimated net worth of $10 million, Danielle Harris ties with Vera Farmiga.
6 Neve Campbell - $10 Million
Another scream queen who ended up on today's list is the Canadian actress Neve Campbell. She is mostly known for starring Sidney Prescott in the Scream franchise, as well as having a lead role in the supernatural horror movie The Craft. Neve Campbell is reprising the role of Sidney Prescott in the fifth installment of Scream, which comes out in January 2022. According to Celebrity Net Worth, she has an estimated net worth of $10 million, which means she ties with Vera Farmiga and Danielle Harris.
5 Janet Leigh - $20 Million
Let's move on to actress and author Janet Leigh who came to prominence after starring as Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock's iconic horror movie Psycho, which was released back in 1960. Starring in Psycho got her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress, as well as a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Janet Leigh appeared in two horror movies with her daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis, who is also known as a scream queen. The two worked together on The Fog and Halloween H20: 20 Years Later. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Leigh's has an estimated net worth of $20 million.
4 Jennifer Love Hewitt - $22 Million
Actress and singer Jennifer Love Hewitt is next on our list. Hewitt started pursuing an acting career when she was a child — she appeared in over twenty TV commercials, and she eventually got a role on Disney Channel's show Kids Incorporated. Jennifer became the new teen idol and scream queen with the release of the 1997 horror movie I Know What You Did Last Summer and its sequel. Hewitt also starred in a supernatural TV series Ghost Whisperer. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Jennifer Love Hewitt has an estimated net worth of $22 million.
3 Sarah Michelle Gellar - $30 Million
Even though actress Sarah Michelle Gellar started her acting career back in 1983, it wasn't until 1997 — when she starred in Buffy The Vampire Slayer — that the actress rose to international fame. The role of Buffy, as well as other roles in horror movies such as I Know What You Did Last Summer, Scream 2, and The Grudge brought Gellar the title of a scream queen.
Today Gellar has a net worth of $30 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Most of Gellar's net worth comes from acting gigs, but a significant amount is derived from her organic baking company Foodstirs.
2 Sigourney Weaver - $60 Million
The runner-up today is actress Sigourney Weaver, who you might recognize as Ellen Ripley in the highly successful Alien franchise. Apart from Alien, Weaver has appeared in numerous other horror movies such as The Village and The Cabin in the Woods. According to Celebrity Net Worth, her estimated net worth is $60 million.
1 Jamie Lee Curtis - $60 Million
Topping our list of most successful scream queens according to their net worth is none other than actress Jamie Lee Curtis. Curtis began her acting career by starring as Laurie Strode in the 1978 horror movie Halloween and four of its sequels. She also appeared in other horror movies such as The Fog and Prom Night. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Jame Lee Curtis has an estimated net worth of $60 million, just like Sigourney Weaver. But Jamie's net worth is set to increase even more later this year, once she reprises the role of Laurie in Halloween Kills, the newest sequel to the franchise which comes out in October.