ACTRESS
Total Donated
$8,949,628
Contributions
21,578
Unique Donors
376
Top Employer
ACTRESS
Contributors who listed ACTRESS on federal itemized receipts account for $8,949,628, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault. The cluster is 21,578 contributions from 376 donors. ACTRESS is a gendered job title placed in the employer box, not a NAICS performing-arts total, and not a guild PAC. ACTOR, MUSICIAN, DESIGNER, and PHOTOGRAPHER are sibling arts-title rows. Packet facts for this page are $8,949,628, 21,578 contributions, and 376 donors, with top employer ACTRESS. Unitemized gifts never appear in that total. LobbyVault indexes FEC.gov individual receipts, not the ACTOR hub and not NAICS independent artists. ACTOR remains a separate gendered title key on LobbyVault, not this ACTRESS cluster.
Key figures
- ACTRESS as FEC employer text totals $8,949,628 from 376 donors.
- 21,578 contribution lines sit under that gendered title.
- ACTOR, MUSICIAN, and DESIGNER are separate FEC keys.
- The label is self-reported form text, not a NAICS performing-arts sector.
A gendered title, not the ACTOR key
LobbyVault ranks grouped employer text. Filers who typed ACTRESS are stored separately from those who typed ACTOR. The $8,949,628 total is those itemized individual gifts. It is not SAG-AFTRA PAC spending, not box-office receipts, and not a NAICS 7115 independent-artists rollup.
People who typed ACTOR, MUSICIAN, a studio legal name, or SELF-EMPLOYED without this word sit in other rows. LobbyVault does not recode ACTOR into ACTRESS. The FEC field records stored text, not a guild membership roster.
376 donors and 21,578 lines
376 unique donors produced 21,578 ACTRESS contribution lines totaling $8,949,628. That is on the order of 57 itemized receipts per donor — high paperwork volume relative to the unique-donor set, closer to TEACHER-style repeat giving than to a handful of large one-time gifts. The packet does not publish a mean gift as its own FEC field.
Party share is not on the industry headline. Independent expenditures and guild PAC filings are outside the $8,949,628 unless an individual receipt itself carries this employer string. Unitemized gifts never appear. Repeat names among 21,578 lines are expected.
Full analysis: ACTRESS as FEC employer text: $8.9 million →
Questions
- How much have ACTRESS-listed donors given federally?
- LobbyVault attributes $8,949,628 to the ACTRESS employer string, from 21,578 contributions and 376 donors. These are itemized individual receipts, not a guild PAC and not a NAICS performing-arts total. Unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted from that figure. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.
- Is this the same as ACTOR?
- No. ACTOR is a separate employer string with its own page. The $8,949,628 total is only receipts whose grouped text is ACTRESS. LobbyVault does not merge the two titles. Figures here are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault.
- Does this include musicians and designers?
- No. MUSICIAN, DESIGNER, WRITER, and PHOTOGRAPHER are separate title-style keys. A receipt counted here carries the grouped text ACTRESS. Named studios sit in other employer rows when typed. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Figures here are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault.
- Why so many contributions from 376 donors?
- The 21,578 lines include repeat gifts from the same 376 people — on the order of 57 itemized receipts per donor. Recurring itemized programs raise the line count. The FEC field is transactional, not a once-per-person census. Coverage is itemized federal receipts only.
Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.
Industry ties
Cycle-over-Cycle Trend
| Cycle | Total | Contributions | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | $10,250 | 15 | 11 |
| 1982 | $5,200 | 6 | 4 |
| 1984 | $33,000 | 13 | 4 |
| 1986 | $28,775 | 21 | 3 |
| 1988 | $18,000 | 17 | 3 |
| 1990 | $10,000 | 10 | 3 |
| 1992 | $44,636 | 34 | 4 |
| 1994 | $10,685 | 13 | 5 |
| 1996 | $9,665 | 21 | 2 |
| 1998 | $8,700 | 17 | 3 |
| 2000 | $22,950 | 14 | 2 |
| 2002 | $35,500 | 17 | 2 |
| 2004 | $9,800 | 11 | 4 |
| 2006 | $6,150 | 7 | 2 |
| 2008 | $11,000 | 13 | 2 |
| 2010 | $2,250 | 6 | 1 |
| 2012 | $12,141 | 28 | 1 |
| 2014 | $21,200 | 27 | 2 |
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRIFFIN, IRENE D | $1,750 | 3 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 2 | MOORE, TYLER MARY | $1,000 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 3 | BURSTYM, ELLEN | $1,000 | 1 | PALISADIS, NY | — | 1980 |
| 4 | MACLAINE, SHIRLEY | $1,000 | 1 | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | — | 1980 |
| 5 | FONDA, JANE | $1,000 | 1 | CA | — | 1980 |
| 6 | GARSON, GREER | $1,000 | 1 | BEL AIR, CA | — | 1980 |
| 7 | BACH, LESLIE | $1,000 | 1 | JACKSONVILLE, OR | — | 1980 |
| 8 | MASON, MARSHA | $750 | 2 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 9 | HAWN, GOLDIE | $750 | 2 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 10 | GILBERT, SUZZANE | $500 | 1 | NEW YORK CITY, NY | — | 1980 |
| 11 | MERER, SUSAN BLAKELEY | $500 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 12 | IRELAND, JULIA | $500 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 13 | HARTFORD, DIANE | $500 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 14 | GABEL, MARTIN MRS | $500 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 15 | DICKINSON, ANGIE | $500 | 1 | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | — | 1980 |
| 16 | BRACE, CLEMENT MS | $500 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 17 | DAVIS, BETTE MS | $300 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 18 | COOKSON, BEATRICE MRS | $300 | 1 | NEW YORK CITY, NY | — | 1980 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACTBLUEC00401224 | $153,697 | 4 |
| 2 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603 | $37,450 | 5 |
| 3 | HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEEC00188979 | $23,650 | 3 |
| 4 | PRAMILA FOR CONGRESSC00605592 | $22,000 | 1 |
| 5 | DSCCC00042366 | $20,216 | 6 |
| 6 | FLIP THE 49TH! NEIGHBORS IN ACTIONC00662312 | $19,686 | 1 |
| 7 | SAN DIEGO COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY (FED. ACCT.)C00402826 | $15,000 | 1 |
| 8 | BUILD OUR MOVEMENT PACC00629576 | $14,100 | 1 |
| 9 | VOICES FOR CHANGEC00210088 | $12,500 | 3 |
| 10 | DCCCC00000935 | $12,200 | 3 |
| 11 | VOTERS FOR CHOICE/FRIENDS OF FAMILY PLANNINGC00109355 | $11,200 | 5 |
| 12 | SURJ PACC00742205 | $10,000 | 1 |
| 13 | IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTYC00035600 | $10,000 | 1 |
| 14 | NUNN VICTORY FUNDC00549485 | $10,000 | 1 |
| 15 | DEDICATED AMERICANS FOR THE SENATE AND HOUSE PACC00342980 | $10,000 | 1 |
| 16 | PRIORITIES USA ACTIONC00495861 | $10,000 | 1 |
| 17 | WOMEN ON THE ROAD 2016C00614768 | $10,000 | 1 |
| 18 | UDALL FOR US ALLC00329896 | $9,063 | 2 |
| 19 | OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445 | $9,050 | 2 |
| 20 | VOICES FOR CHANGE '88C00232645 | $7,000 | 3 |
| 21 | WOMEN . . . FOR A CHANGEC00269332 | $7,000 | 3 |
| 22 | VOICES FOR CHANGE '92C00274266 | $6,500 | 5 |
| 23 | DEBORAH ROSS FOR SENATEC00589820 | $6,400 | 1 |
| 24 | DEB HAALAND FOR CONGRESSC00639054 | $5,500 | 1 |
| 25 | ELIZABETH WARREN ACTION FUNDC00631861 | $5,400 | 1 |