Cast of Pretty Woman: How Much Are They Worth Now?
Published on March 23, 2016. Updated April 4, 2016Pretty Woman is one of the most successful rom-coms of all time. It was number 1 at the box office for 4 non-consecutive weeks and in the top ten for 16 weeks! The film is about a hooker with a heart of gold and the role earned Julia Roberts her second Academy Award nomination and shot her to international fame! The film’s soundtrack was also hugely popular. Roy Orbison’s single “Pretty Woman” reached the number 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 by June 1990, and the soundtrack went on to be certified 3 times platinum! This list takes a look at the actors who made this film a ‘90s classic, and just how much they’re said to be worth today!
7. Julia Roberts
Estimated Net Worth: $170 Million. Julia Roberts is America’s sweetheart and became a Hollywood darling after starring alongside Richard Gere in Pretty Woman! The film grossed $464 million worldwide and Julia has subsequently become one of the highest paid actresses in the world! She has received several accolades for her work including 4 Academy Award nominations, with one win for Best Actress for Erin Brockovich. Julia Roberts has been on People’s “50 Most Beautiful People” list 11 times, making her tied with Halle Berry for the most times on the list. She also works as a producer and has been involved with projects like Stepmom and the TV movie documentary Extraordinary Moms. Roberts’ long list of impressive credentials have earned her a massive estimated net worth of $170 million!
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6. Richard Gere
Estimated Net Worth: $100 Million. Richard Gere rose up as an actor and with his sex-symbol status after his role in the ‘80s flick American Gigolo, but he is probably best known for his role of the super-rich businessman, Edward Lewis, in Pretty Woman. Other notable roles include Primal Fear, The Mothman Prophesies, and when he teamed up once again with Julia Roberts for Runaway Bride. Gere is also heavily involved with Buddhism and has started a charity for human rights issues in Tibet, The Gere Foundation. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the International Campaign for Tibet. He is heavily involved in projects supporting AIDS awareness and a number of humanitarian projects in India. Next year we’ll be able to catch him in The Dinner, which he’s currently filming. All of his acting creds have added up and earned this A-lister a whopping net worth of an estimated $100 million!
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5. Jason Alexander
Estimated Net Worth: $50 Million. To most fans, Jason Alexander is known as George Costanza, because of his almost decade-long portrayal of the narcissistic character on the epic sitcom Seinfeld. But it’s also hard to forget his role as the aggressive and judgemental Philip Stucky in Pretty Woman. Jason Alexander has had a prolific career in film, television, on stage, and in voice acting. He has won a Tony Award for his work in Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, and has voiced characters on Dinosaurs, Aladdin, Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man, and Hercules. More recently, he’s joined the cast of the television series The Grinder and will also be lending his voice to the upcoming documentary The Gettysburg Address. All of his hard work has paid off and his bank account is worth an estimated $50 million!
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4. Laura San Giacomo
Estimated Net Worth: $6 Million. Laura San Giacomo is best known for her Golden Globe nominated portrayal of Maya Gallo on Just Shoot Me! and as Kit De Luca in Pretty Woman. Giacomo has an extensive history in both television and film and has appeared in movies like the highly acclaimed Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Suicide Kings, and Havoc, and television series such as The Stand, Saving Grace, and this year in NCIS. All of Laura San Giacomo’s roles have helped her cash in on an estimated net worth of $6 million!
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3. Amy Yasbeck
Estimated Net Worth: $5 Million. Amy Yasbeck is best known for her role on the ‘90s sitcom Wings, but she’s also appeared in a number of movies including the Problem Child films where she met her future husband John Ritter, The Mask, Pretty Woman, and Robin Hood: Men in Tights. More recently she has appeared in various television series like Hot in Cleveland, Bones, Modern Family, and Pretty Little Liars. She also published a book in 2010 titled With Love and Laughter, John Ritter, in which she shares the effect of her husband’s untimely death on her family and his fans. The various ventures of Amy Yasbeck have added up and she is reportedly worth $5 million!
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2. Elinor Donahue
Estimated Net Worth: $3 Million. Elinor Donahue was a darling of the 1950s as she played the eldest daughter on the classic sitcom Father Knows Best. After various television projects throughout the decades, including The Odd Couple, Mulligan’s Stew, and The Love Boat, Elinor portrayed the Beverly Hill’s clothing store manager in Pretty Woman. When Julia Robert’s character confides that Edward, played by Richard Gere, is not really her uncle, Donahue famously states “They never are, dear.” Elinor Donahue has over 100 acting credits to her name, but her most recent work was back in 2011 when she played Judge Marie Anderson on The Young and the Restless. And now, at the age of 78, it would seem that Elinor has retired and is enjoying her estimated net worth of $3 million!
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1. Hector Elizondo
Estimated Net Worth: $3 Million. Hector Elizondo has almost 150 acting credits to his name, but he is well known to fans for playing the hotelier in Pretty Woman, for which he earned a Golden Globe nomination, and the head of security in The Princess Diaries movies. He has been in countless television series including a Primetime Emmy Award winning role in Chicago Hope, as well as Monk, Grey’s Anatomy, and Last Man Standing. In 2016 he will voice the character of Gunter in the animated true story, Max & Me. Hector’s extensive career has earned him a fortune of an estimated $3 million!
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