15 Actors who were underpaid compared to their co-stars

Jessica Chastain in The Martian| Image via Scott Free Productions
Jessica Chastain in The Martian| Image via Scott Free Productions

15) Hilary Swank (Boys Don't Cry)

Hilary Swank in Boys Don't Cry | Image via Independent Film Channel Production
Hilary Swank in Boys Don't Cry | Image via Independent Film Channel Production

This performance earned Hilary Swank the Oscar for Best Actress for Boys Don't Cry in 1999, but at that time, she was so financially strapped and underpaid as an actor that she could hardly afford health insurance. Swank revealed on Chelsea Handler's Netflix show, Chelsea, that there was a time when she had an Academy Award but no health insurance. She recalled when she had made just $3,000 and needed $5,000 to be eligible for health insurance.

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