Reese Witherspoon has beaten Hollywood mega-star Julia Roberts she has become the highest paid actress of all time.

The "Walk the Line" star, will earn $29 million for upcoming horror movie our "Family Trouble" - beating the $24 million 38-year-old Roberts was supposedly paid for "Mona Lisa Smile".

The 29-year-old is widely tipped to win the Best Actress award at the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday(05MAR06) for her acclaimed role in the Johnny Cash bio-picture.