Angelina Jolie and Sarah Jessica Parker top Forbes best-paid actress list

ANGELINA Jolie and Sarah Jessica Parker have been named Hollywood's highest-paid actresses by America's Forbes magazine.

Jolie has enjoyed a number of hit films over the past 12 months, including Salt and The Tourist, which have helped her rake in an estimated $US30 million ($A28.13 million) salary between May, 2010 and May, 2011, putting her in joint first place with Parker.

Parker's multi-million dollar earnings came mostly from re-runs of her Sex and The City TV shows, as well as the second movie in the series last year, and her numerous side projects which include a perfume line and a role with fashion house Halston.

Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon came joint third with earnings of $US28 million ($A26.26 million) each, according to Forbes, while Julia Roberts came fifth with $US20 million ($A18.76 million).