20 actors who got paid nothing compared to their co-stars

96th Academy Awards Back Stage - Source: Getty
96th Academy Awards Back Stage - Source: Getty

18) Jennifer Lawrence in American Hustle

35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards - Source: Getty
35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards - Source: Getty

Jennifer Lawrence lit up the screen as Rosalyn Rosenfeld in American Hustle, but she earned pennies on the dollar compared to her male costars. Even after The Hunger Games and Silver Linings Playbook skyrocketed Lawrence to stardom, leaked Sony emails show her, along with Amy Adams, earning less than Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale, and Jeremy Renner. Lawrence took it as an opportunity to speak to pay equity, writing an essay on Hollywood's gender pay gap.

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Edited by Abhimanyu Sharma