10 Richest Soap Opera Stars, Ranked by Net Worth ...Saudi Arabia

Daytime TV may not be as popular today as it once was, but there are still plenty of actors who’ve made millions starring in soap operas. Some you may recognize from iconic roles they played every weekday for years – even decades. Others, like Shemar Moore, got their start on a soap opera and then got famous for another show later in their career. 

Here’s a look at the richest soap opera stars and how much they’re worth.

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Richest soap opera stars, ranked by net worth

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Michelle Stafford's net worth: $15 million

Michelle Stafford, who previously worked as a model, was cast as Phyllis Summers in The Young and the Restless in 1994. The show would become her meal ticket, and she played Phyllis on and off until 2013, when the character was written into a coma. Though this was assumed to be the end of her time on Y&R, Stafford was brought back to reprise her role in 2019 and is still active on the show. The actress also appeared in General Hospital as a series regular from 2014 to 2019. Her net worth is $15 million according to Celebrity Net Worth.

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Shemar Moore's net worth ($16 million)

Shemar Moore is probably better known for playing Derek Morgan on Criminal Minds and Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson on S.W.A.T. – but his career started on daytime TV. From 1994 to 2005, he starred as Malcolm Winters on The Young and the Restless. Moore has reprised his role as Winters various times over the years, in 2014, 2019 and 2023. Regardless of his success outside the soap opera, it can’t be denied that it launched his acting career. His net worth is estimated at $16 million.

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Daniel Goddard's net worth: $16.7 million

Australian-American actor Daniel Goddard got his start on an Australian soap opera called Home and Away in 1995. He also had a regular role on the Australian TV show BeastMaster. But he really made a name for himself when he was cast on The Young and the Reckless as Cane Ashby in 2007. Goddard would work on the show until 2019, starring in over 500 episodes – which was more than long enough to rocket his net worth to an estimated $16.7 million.

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Christel Khalil's net worth: $17 million

Another Y&R alum, Christel Khalil was cast on the show in 2002 after nearly a decade of minor roles in film and TV. She plays series regular Lily Winters. While she briefly left Y&R in 2005, she returned in 2006 and is still going strong today. After so many years, it’s no wonder she’s amassed an estimated net worth of $17 million, according to Just Jared.

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Eric Braeden's net worth: $20 million

Eric Braeden is another actor who proves that The Young and Reckless has dominated the American soap opera scene for decades, and made its cast extremely wealthy in that time. 

Originally from Germany, Braeden’s Hollywood career began in the 1960s with TV war dramas and Westerns. In the 1970s, he appeared in the successful film Escape from the Planet of the Apes, and in several popular TV shows including Wonder Woman, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Gunsmoke. But it was in 1980 that his career would forever change when he was cast as Victor Newman in The Young and the Reckless. 

Now, coming up on half a century later, Braeden continues to act on Y&R. His soap opera run is the stuff of legends, and according to IMDB he’s been featured in well over 4,000 episodes. It makes sense therefore that he's worth an estimated $20 million.

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Jordana Brewster's net worth: $25 million

Jordana Brewster may be best known as Mia Toretto from the Fast & Furious film franchise. She starred in the first film in 2001 and most recently appeared in Fast X in 2023. But, before her incredibly successful movie career, Brewster got her start in daytime TV. Her first-ever role was on the soap All My Children in 1995, and shortly after she nabbed the role of Nikki Munson in As the World Turns, which she played from 1995 to 2001. Her soap work combined with Fast & Furious has earned her an estimated $25 million.

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Mark Consuelos' net worth: $40 million

Mark Consuelos is well-known for his daytime talk show Live with Kelly and Mark, which he hosts with his wife Kelly Ripa. However, the Spanish actor broke onto the scene when he was cast in ABC’s All My Children in 1995. He played the role of Mateo Santos until 2002 (and briefly reprised it in 2010). He’s also known for playing Hiram Lodge on the TV show Riverdale from 2017 to 2023. His estimated net worth is $40 million.

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Susan Lucci's net worth: $80 million

Susan Lucci is one of the most famous soap opera actresses of all time. She appeared as Erica Kane on All My Children for over 40 years, from 1970 to 2011, for the show’s entire network run. 

During her time on All My Children, Lucci was nominated 21 times for a Daytime Emmy Award as an “Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series” – which she won in 1999. And, according to Celebrity Net Worth, she was making a salary of more than $1 million per year by 1991, which was big, big money back in the day. It’s no surprise she’s worth an estimated $80 million today. 

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Kelly Ripa's net worth: $120 million

Much of Kelly Ripa’s fortune comes from her daytime talk show, Live with Kelly and Mark, which she hosts with her husband Mark Consuelos. In fact, her current yearly salary is an astonishing $22 million, as reported by Celebrity Net Worth. 

However, Ripa got her start like others on this list – as a main character in an iconic soap opera. She played Hayley Vaughan on All My Children from 1990 to 2002 (and briefly again in 2010). She also starred in the sitcom Hope & Faith from 2003 to 2006. 

Today, she’s supposedly worth $120 million.

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Lauralee Bell's net worth: $200 million

The No. 1 richest soap opera star on our list is Lauralee Bell, worth an estimated $200 million. She played the character of Christine Blair on The Young and the Restless from 1983 to 2006. She returned to the show in 2010 and still appears on it today. She also played Blair on The Bold and the Beautiful, a sister show to Y&R, in 2007.

Bell has been nominated for and won numerous awards for her role in daytime TV, and she also won a Daytime Emmy for her short film ml promise (2013), which she wrote, directed and starred in. Though Bell is undoubtedly talented on her own, her wealth is supported by the fact that her parents – Lee Phillip Bell and William J. Bell – are the creators of both soaps: The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful. 

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