Lauren Cohan

One of the more long-standing cast members on The Walking Dead was Lauren Cohen. Unfortunately, she was among a number of female actresses that had to fight for equal pay on the show, with their male counterparts consistently earning larger salaries for comparable roles. That would explain her pay of $50,000 an episode on such a successful, big-budget series.

The actress would leave during the ninth season of the show, ultimately because AMC refused to pay her the same as her male co-stars. Even still, Cohan would always appreciate her character, Maggie, even though she could no longer play the part.