Oprah, Rhimes top black moneymakers list

Published: March. 6, 2008 at 11:18 PM
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NEW YORK, March 6 (UPI) -- Oprah Winfrey, Shonda Rhimes, Will Smith and Denzel Washington lead Black Enterprise magazine's list of top black Hollywood moneymakers.

Talk show host and taste-maker Winfrey ranked No. 1 on the list, followed by "Grey's Anatomy" creator Rhimes at No. 2, movie star Smith at No. 3, double Oscar winner Washington at No. 4 and actress Halle Berry at No. 5.

Rounding out the top 10 are Jamie Foxx at No. 6, the Wayans family at No. 7, Martin Lawrence at No. 8, Dana "Queen Latifah" Owens at No. 9 and Laurence Fishburne at No. 10.

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