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Kaley Cuoco: Her Net Worth, Salary, Sources of Income, Awards and Assets

by Sammy,

She is witty, she is beautiful, she is talented, and she is none other than Kaley Cuoco. Cuoco is the American actress and producer best known for her role as Penny in the hit sitcom Big Bang Theory. Besides, she also appeared in movies and tv shows like The Wedding Ringer, To Be Fat like Me, Why Him?, Harley Quinn, Brandy & Mr. Whiskers, and so on.      

Since fame comes along with wealth, Cuoco is one of the richest TV actresses. In 2017, she was ranked as one of the highest-paid television actresses. How much is her current net worth? We have all their details here.    

Net Worth

Kaley Cuoco's net worth is $100 Million in 2022. According to Forbes, she was the second highest-paid television actress in 2017 with an earning of $26 Million.

Sofia Vergara came in first place with earnings of $41.5 Million and the third highest-paid actress is Mindy Kaling with a worth of $13 Million. 

 Salary And Assets 

CNW reported that her earnings are $1 Million per episode. She received $60,000 per episode for the first three seasons of The Big Bang Theory.

The deal was renegotiated to $200,000 until season 6 of the series and $350,000 for season 7. The contract was then renewed to a massive $1 Million per episode for the rest of the series.  

Made $1 million per episode

According to Variety, "The Big Bang Theory" stars Cuoco, Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Kunal Nayyar, and Simon Helberg – who made $1 million per episode.

Agreed to the six-figure cuts so castmates Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch can get higher payment during the next two seasons of the CBS comedy. Bialik and Rauch now make about $200,000 per episode, so their pay would rise to $450,000 if the extra funds are split evenly.

House  

She owns an impressive $2.795 million Mediterranean-style house in San Fernando Valley California. The finely furnished house covers an area of 5,233 square meters and has homely and stylish designs.

The backyard features a luscious green garden wall that protects a resort-style pool housed among the springy green grass.

Car

Actress, Kaley Cuoco has selected, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT as her ride which costs more than  $250,000 in the US market. She also has a Range Rover whose price starts from $177,000.

Other Expenses

One of her major hobbies includes horse riding and she owns several horses. Her husband Karl Cook is a rider himself and the couple often competes at jumping in their spare time.

She often posts pictures of her horses on Instagram. She is also a dog lover and pictures of her dogs can be often seen on her  Instagram page.

Charity and social work

Along with her hobbies and passions, Kaley has also involved herself in charities and endorsements. Her endorsements and charities for different organizations and brands are given in the table below.   

Endorsements Charities
Ala Pilar

 Alzheimer's Association

Animo American Street Kid
Ariat  Animal Hope and Wellness Foundation
Avon  Black Jaguar-White Tiger FOUNDATION
Ban. do  ASPCA

In her successful career, she has also received and been nominated for many prestigious awards with has listed below: 

Year Award 
2013 Critics Choice TV Award Best Supporting Actress in  a Comedy Series(BBT)
2015 People's Choice Award Favorite Comedic TV Actress
2012 Satellite Award Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical(BBT)
2014 Star on the Walk of Fame Star on the Walk of Fame Television
2006 Best Ensemble Casts Award For Big Bang theory

Kaley Cuoco's Sources of Income

After many supporting and short appearances in 1990s tv shows and movies, Cuoco landed her first major role in the 2002 family sitcom 8 Simple Rules alongside John Ritter and Katey Sagal.

In 2007 she debuted in the role of Penny in the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory alongside Jim Parsons, Jonny Galecki, Simon Helberg, and Kunal Nayyar. She has also performed in movies including 2015's The Wedding Finger and Burning Bodhi, 2014's Authors Anonymous and 2011's The Last Ride.

Enormous earnings from the salary of The Big Bang Theory

Some of her 90's movies include 1995's Virtuosity, 1997's Picture Perfect, Drew Peterson's Untouchable, and many more. She also appeared as Sasha in 2007's Prison Break, and 2006's Charmed as Billie. 

Among all these, she has made enormous earnings from the salary of The Big Bang Theory. 

Kaley Cuoco: Quick Facts

  • She was born on November 30, 1985, in Camarillo, California, the USA As of 2019, she is at the age of 33. 
  • Her birth name is Kaley Christine Cuoco 
  • She is born to Gary Carmine Cuoco and Layne Ann Cuoco.
  • She has a younger sister named Briana Cuoco.
  • She is of Italian (father) and German and English (mother) descent.
  • She was previously married to Ryan Sweeting and is now engaged to American Businessman Karl Cook
  • She is best friends with Amy Davidson
  • She is a huge fan of Britney Spears and TaylorSwift.
  • her birth sign is Saggitarius. 
  • She stands 1.68m tall. 

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