Anonymous wrote:I can't believe she's so rich without any talent or looks. I mean, that might go for most of Hollywood but she stands out. So its too bad she had such a nasty personality too
I think she's pretty. It's that Jennifer Aniston kind of pretty -- cute but in an approachable way that doesn't intimidate people. Sitcom pretty.
I also think that even though she's not like some super-talented method actor, she has a lot of skill as a TV actor in terms of timing, understanding comedic beats, and relating to scene partners as well as the camera. There are technical aspects of acting for the camera that I think most people are unaware of, and she really has them down. It's pretty much impossible to consistently work in TV as she has if you don't have those skills.
Some of her wealth is luck (huge luck in getting that role on Big Bang Theory and then that show hitting some kind of sweet spot with audiences and advertisers and running as long as it did -- every actor who lands a long running sitcom as their first major role lucked into it to some degree) but her success doesn't strike me as that surprising. She is similar to a lot of actors who have had that kind of success on TV. It's a very specific career trajectory and she fits the mold.