Highlights

• The Gilded Age is a new HBO miniseries that portrays the grandeur and excess of late-nineteenth-century America.
• The show follows the ancient old-money families of New York high society and the nouveau riche industrialists trying to break in.
• The cast includes notable actors such as Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, and Taissa Farmiga, whose net worths range from $1.5 to $25 million.

The magnificent new HBO mini-series The Gilded Age portrays the grandeur and excess of late-nineteenth-century America when the ultra-rich developed massive empires and indulged in extreme splendor. The show follows the ancient old-money families of New York high society and the nouveau riche industrialists trying to break into this exclusive inner circle.

The protagonists compete for wealth, position, and power amid fluctuating fortunes and societal turmoil. Prepare to be enchanted by the charm, drama, and elegance of The Gilded Age as we spotlight the people who bring this Gilded Age narrative to vivid, cinematic life.

A Note About The Gilded Age's Cast's Net Worth: Celebrities' net worths are often speculative at best, based primarily on publicly available information.

Estimates of individual net worth can fluctuate for a number of reasons, and estimates are particularly unreliable for young actors, without estimated salaries for numerous roles from which to extrapolate.

As such, these estimates are based on the most current available information, and often fail to include significant assets and liabilities to which the public isn't privy.

Where applicable, we've included a range of estimates.

10 Marian Brook (Louisa Jacobson)

Louisa Jacobson's Net Worth (Estimated): Between $1.5 Million And $5 Million

Thrust into a glittering world beyond her comprehension, The Gilded Age's shy Marian Brook struggles to find her footing after receiving a complicated inheritance and moving to New York City.

Under the watchful eye of her forbidding aunt, old money doyenne Agnes van Rhijn, Marian needs to prepare to navigate high society. Thrust among the wealthiest young women in the city, her sheltered upbringing left her naïve and anxious in 5th Avenue's drawing rooms.

Marian must quickly master quicksilver etiquette while concealing her affection for a family servant.

Actress Louisa Jacobson's net worth is estimated at between $1.5 and $5 million.

9 Gladys Russell (Taissa Farmiga)

Taissa Farmiga's Net Worth (Estimated): $1.5 Million

The Gilded Age's Gladys Russell is a lovely and compassionate person, unlike her cruel brother George, a railroad tycoon.

Gladys assumes the character of the kind sister – who is reliant on her brother's largesse – while George rules their nouveau riche family.

Gladys tries to soften the harsh edges of her brother, despite the fact her enormous wealth is derived from George's contentious business empire rather than her achievements.

Taissa Farmiga's net worth has been estimated at about $1.5 million, but is likely higher due to her appearances in lucrative franchises on television (American Horror Story) and in film (The Conjuring Universe).

8 Oscar van Rhijn (Blake Ritson)

Blake Ritson's Net Worth (Estimated): Between $2 Million And $4 Million

Oscar van Rhijn may carry the storied van Rhijn name, but he lacks the wealth and power of New York's emerging industrial tycoons.

As the son of elite society gatekeeper Agnes van Rhijn, Oscar spends most of his days defending his mother's honor and upholding the family's prestige. Though he inherited fortune and status at birth, Oscar failed to augment van Rhijn's riches through his business dealings.

While he seethes watching nouveau riche upstarts like the Russells flaunting their vast railroad fortunes, Oscar contributes little beyond serving as a steward of the old social order now threatened by grasping outsiders.

Oscar van Rhijn is portrayed by Blake Ritson, whose net worth has been estimated to stand between $2 and $4 million.

7 Tom Raikes (Thomas Cocquerel)

Thomas Cocquerel's Net Worth (Estimated): Between $2 Million And $5 Million

The Gilded Age's bachelor Tom Raikes wishes to marry into New York high society, leveraging his roguish charm as a young attorney.

But a mysterious past lurks behind his deceptive charisma, which he conceals even as he surreptitiously woos the city's most famous families. Is he the affluent, worldly tycoon he claims to be, or a devious money hunter concealing his lowly beginnings?

Only the astute Agnes van Rhijn suspects Tom's motivations, as the charmed Old New York aristocracy welcomes him into their parlors. However, the mysteries behind the prosperity of so many Gilded Age tycoons merit investigation, and such secrets loom most in refined Tom Raikes.

The actor who portrays Tom Rakes (Tom Coquerel)'s net worth has been estimated at between $2 and $5 million.

6 Peggy Scott (Denée Benton)

Denée Benton's Net Worth (Estimated): Between $2 Million And $5 Million

In The Gilded Age, Peggy Scott, a progressive "new woman," shocks New York society by rejecting a highly sought after marriage proposal to keep her independence and self-made fortune.

Unlike her classmates, Peggy refuses to be another man's ornament and forges her way instead. In aristocratic circles, her pioneering success as an entrepreneur raises suspicions.

While her unconventional decision earns Peggy suspicion and fury, she obstinately defends her right to stay single and in charge of her life. But, amid high society gossip, will Peggy's revolutionary commitment waver?

Her incredible fortune both empowers and limits her options.

Peggy Scott is portrayed by Denée Benton, whose net worth has been estimated at between $2 and $5 million.

5 Aurora Fane (Kellie Bright)

Kellie Bright's Net Worth (Estimated): Between $5 Million And $8 Million

Aurora Fane's nouveau riche money feeds her greedy need for elite status, although her aristocratic title was earned by marrying a discredited member of the British aristocracy.

This social climber employs foolish excess and contempt to force herself on Old New York. But no sum of money can buy the pedigree desired by this smarmy parvenu.

Aurora's vulgar displays are met with scorn by Agnes van Rhijn and the rest of the scandalized old guard. Even her tremendous fortune cannot compensate for her lack of gravitas.

Aurora Fane is portrayed by Kellie Bright. Bright's net worth is estimated at between $5 and $8 million, likely bolstered by her tenure on the long-running UK soap EastEnders.

4 Bertha Russell (Carrie Coon)

Carrie Coon's Net Worth (Estimated): Between $6 Million And $8 Million

Ruthlessly ambitious, Bertha Russell, the socially outcast wife of railroad magnate George Russell, is the richest woman in New York high society.

Bertha uses her enormous riches to her advantage (and to enter exclusive inner circles), where she and her husband are looked down upon as nouveau riche upstarts.

Although she dazzles with her opulent residences and Parisian dresses, the old guard still makes fun of her petty goals and dubious background. Bertha, however, is tenacious in her desire to maintain her precarious position, regardless of her sacrifices.

Bertha Russell is portrayed by Carrie Coon, whose net worth is estimated at between $6 and $8 million.

3 George Russell (Morgan Spector)

Morgan Spector's Net Worth (Estimated): Between $6 Million And $12 Million

The Gilded Age's railroad magnate George Russell epitomizes the ruthless robber baron of the day, accumulating a great fortune through relentless expansion and unethical business tactics.

Though his vulgar manners and nouveau riche background are scorned by old-money families like the van Rhijns, George adores his social-climbing wife, Bertha. He finances her expensive desire to enter into high society.

He epitomizes the sparkling possibilities and moral degradation of unfettered capitalism in America in an age driven exclusively by riches and ego. Russell's character was based on real-life robber baron Jay Gould.

Russell is portrayed by George Russell, whose net worth is estimated to stand between $6 and $12 million.

2 Agnes van Rhijn (Christine Baranski)

Christine Baranski's Net Worth (Estimated): Between $8 Million And $15 Million

Agnes van Rhijn, the matriarch of one of the most prestigious aristocratic older-generation families in The Gilded Age's New York, is a formidable force in elite social circles thanks to her commanding demeanor and formidable stature.

Agnes embodies the strict social order in the city, which prioritizes lineage and tradition over material money, even though her fortune is nothing compared to the brutal industrialists of the day.

Her niece Marian, whose unexpected fortune gives her independence and access to Agnes's closed society, represents the freethinking younger age, frequently finding her at odds with her Victorian-era morality.

Christine Baranski's net worth has been estimated at between $8 and $15 million as of early 2024.

1 Ada Brook (Cynthia Nixon)

Cynthia Nixon's Net Worth (Estimated, Disputed): $25 Million

In The Gilded Age, Ada Brook leverages the massive fortune inherited from her aristocratic family to promote the social causes that inspire her progressive writing and activism, heedless of social opprobrium.

Ada retains independence and channels resources toward reformers by financing her daring publication company and refusing high society marriage expectations.

When her salacious new novel savaging New York's elite becomes the scandalous must-read of the season, Ada's brazen commentary further roils her prominent family. But whether provoking gasps in the press or at soirées, Ada never falters in wielding her immense wealth as a force for change.

Ada Brook is portrayed by the star of iconic HBO drama Sex And The City, Cynthia Nixon.

Cynthia Nixon's net worth has long been estimated in a range between $25 and $60 million – and Nixon was involved in one of the rare instances in which a celebrity has been asked about and disputed that figure within public view.

In late August 2018 as she ran for office in New York State, Nixon was challenged with respect to her alleged personal fortune by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

In an article on celebrity net worths, the New York Times printed an exchange between Nixon and Cuomo at the beginning of an article about the debate, citing a range of up to $60 million.

Cynthia Nixon's net worth is currently estimated at around $25 million, a figure Nixon herself has contested.