Robin Wright demanded equal pay as Kevin Spacey for show

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May 19, 2016 9:23 AM

Kevin Spacey was receiving $500,000 an episode in 2014, while Robin Wright was receiving an estimate of $420,000 an episode in 2015.

Robin Wright and Kevin Spacey in "House of Cards"

Actress Robin Wright receives equal pay as her co-star Kevin Spacey for her character on

The actress who plays Claire Underwood in the Netflix hit series, revealed that she had recently threatened to go public unless she received pay equal to her co-star, Spacey.

The actress revealed this during an interview with Judith Rodin, at an event in New York City .

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"I was like, 'I want to be paid the same as Kevin,'" she said. " I was looking at the statistics and Claire Underwood's character was more popular than Frank's for a period of time. So I capitalized on it. I was like, 'You better pay me or I'm going to go public.”

“And they did,” she added.

According to a report by Business Insider, Spacey was receiving $500,000 an episode in 2014, an amount expected to double up in 2015.

In 2015, Forbes reported that Wright made $5.5 million for her role on the show, an estimate of $420,000 an episode.

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"House of Cards" is an American political drama television series developed and produced by Beau Willimo.

An adaptation of the BBC's mini series of the same name, the show tells the story of Frank Underwood,a Democrat from South Carolina's 5th congressional district and House Majority Whip, who after being passed over for appointment as Secretary of State, initiates an elaborate plan to get himself into a position of greater power, aided by hi wife Claire Underwood.

Netflix handed out an early season-five renewal for the political drama, while announcing that the showrunner Beau Willimon will not return for the fifth season

Watch a "House of Cards" trailer below.

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