ARIANA RICHARDS

The legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg definitely has the eye for noticing top-notch talent and that’s probably what he saw in Ariana Richards’ performance in the blockbuster hit Jurassic Park. For those who have seen the movie, Richards took on the role of Lex Murphy and her strong performance in the film earned her a couple of awards. However, she decided to step away from the limelight and focused more on her true passion, her art career.

She turned down earning millions of dollars of paychecks to pursue her calling as an artist. Ariana is now a painter. The former actress reportedly won first place in National Professional Oil Painting Competition in 2005 for her making her artwork The Lady of the Dahlias her masterpiece. Well, we can’t see her having issues in her finances given her strong sense of money management and her earnings from the past and the fruits of her artistry today.