Britain's top actress earners in 2001:

Catherine Zeta Jones The Swansea-born actress increased her earnings from £2.42m in 2000 to £6.7m last year, with two hit movies: Traffic and America's Sweethearts

Elizabeth Hurley She made £3.61m last year from cosmetic contracts, film parts and production deals

Jane Seymour One of the queens of US TV drama, she earned £3.2m last year

Julie Andrews Long associated with Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music, and currently in The Princess Diaries, she saw earnings reach £2.7m last year

Rachel Weisz Her earning power boosted by the series of Mummy films, the Cambridge-educated actress made £2.5m in 2001

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