Robin Wright Achieves Pay Parity with Kevin Spacey on House of Cards
Robin Wright Achieves Pay Parity with Kevin Spacey on House of Cards
Robin Wright successfully negotiated equal pay with Kevin Spacey on Netflix’s House of Cards. Leveraging the equal prominence of her character, Claire Underwood, Wright secured a salary matching Spacey’s reported $500,000 per episode (2014 figures). This action highlights ongoing gender pay gap issues in Hollywood, following similar discussions by Jennifer Lawrence and others.
Wright’s assertive approach underscores the power of negotiation and the importance of data-driven arguments. Her strategy capitalized on Claire Underwood’s popularity, demonstrating how quantifiable metrics can be leveraged to achieve fair compensation.
This event further emphasizes the ongoing discussion around equitable pay within the entertainment industry, particularly in high-profile productions where gender parity in character representation doesn’t always translate to equivalent compensation.
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