Jolie crowns best-paid actresses

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(CNN) -- Angelina Jolie has beaten some of Tinseltown's best-known starlets to reclaim the top spot in Forbes' annual list of highest-paid actresses in Hollywood.

Despite her absence from the big screen since starring alongside Johnny Depp in 2010's "The Tourist", Forbes estimates Jolie earned a staggering $33 million over the last 12 months.

Since taking a break from the big screen, Jolie has turned her efforts to writing, producing and directing her first film "In the Land of Blood and Honey." along with the upcoming film "Unbroken." In 2011, she voiced the character of Tigress in "Kung Fu Panda 2," a box office hit generating $165.2 million worldwide, according to boxofficemojo.com.


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