Top 10 Highest-Paid Actresses of the Small Screen 2011

10. Julianna Margulies

$6 million The actress' newest show, The Good Wife," is a critical hit, earning Julianna her second Emmy this year. The first win was in 1995 for "ER."

9. Ellen Pompeo

$7 million Now in its eighth season, Pompeo's hit NBC show "Grey's Anatomy" is still going strong.

8. Courteney Cox

$7 million Cox is one of the few "Friends" to have found success in life after the popular show ended in 2004. Cox's new show "Cougar Town," returns in November.

7. Felicity Huffman

$9 million Huffman is the first of the four main "Desperate Housewives" leads to make the list. She is also the only one who has an Oscar nod under her belt, having been nominated for Best Actress for the 2005 movie "Transamerica." "Desperate Housewives" is ending its run after this final season.

6. Teri Hatcher

$9 million Hatcher pulls in an estimated $375,000 per episode on "Desperate Housewives."

5. Marg Helgenberger

$10 million Helgenberger is the steady hand that keeps the original "CSI" a long-running hit. This season (the show's 11th) she is acting against a new leading man as Ted Danson takes over from Laurence Fishburne.

4. Mariska Hargitay

$10 million "Law & Order: Special Victim's Unit" is the franchise's most successful spin-off to date, averaging 53 million viewers per week between new and syndicated shows.

3. Marcia Cross

$10 million Cross earns big from "Desperate Housewives" in syndication.

2. Eva Longoria

$13 million Longoria earns more than her "Desperate Housewives" co-stars thanks to lucrative endorsement deals with L'Oreal and LG.

1. Tina Fey

$13 million Fey's first book, "Bossypants," hit stores in April and sold 150,000 copies in the first month. Fey's hit NBC show "30 Rock" returns later this year.

Stars Celebrating Their First Mother's Day - 2011

Mariah Carey

The singer gave birth to twins Morocco and Monroe April 30, 2011, her and husband Nick Cannon's first children.

Jane Krakowski

On April 13, 2011, the "30 Rock" star and Robert Godley had their first child, a son, Bennett Robert Godley.

Mariska Hargitay

The "Law & Order: SVU" star and her husband Peter Hermann adopted a baby girl, Amaya Josephine, on April 6, 2011.

Elizabeth Banks

The actress welcomed baby boy Felix via a surrogate with husband Max Handelman on March 30, 2011.

Cynthia Nixon

The "Sex and the City" star and partner Christine Marinoni welcomed their baby boy Max Ellington Nixon-Marinoni on February 7, 2011.

Christina Applegate

The actress welcomed daughter Sadie Grace LeNoble with fiance Martyn LeNoble on January 27, 2011.

Penelope Cruz

The actress and husband Javier Bardem welcomed a son, Leo Encinas Bardem, January 22, 2011.

Miranda Kerr

The model welcomed son Flynn with husband Orlando Bloom on January 6, 2011.

Ali Larter

The actress gave birth to a son, Theodore "Teddy" Hayes MacArthur, on December 20, 2010.

Alicia Keys

The singer gave birth to her first child with husband Swizz Beatz on October 14, 2010. They named their new bundle of joy Egypt Daoud.

Courtney Mazza

The dancer and her boyfriend "Extra" host Mario Lopez welcomed their first child, daughter Gia Francesca Lopez, September 11, 2010.

Tiffani Thiessen

On, June 15, 2010, Thiessen and husband Brady Smith welcomed their daughter, Harper Renn Smith.

Amy Adams

The Oscar-nominated actress and fiance Darren Legallo welcomed their first child, a daughter, Aviana Olea Legallo,May 15, 2010.