Sienna Miller Turned Down Broadway Return Upon Learning of Her Male Co-Star's Much Higher Salary

Sienna Miller almost returned to Broadway, but says that she turned down the role when she found out she would be paid much less than her male co-star for no apparent reason.

"It was a play with just two of us on stage and I was offered less than half of what he was going to be paid. If it was two men, it wouldn't probably happen," says the CABARET star, "Sad, but I walked away." While Miller did not specify what the show was, or who was involved, she did say that the show was due to open in 2016. The reason for the salary discrepancy appeared to be unsubstantiated.

Most recently, Sienna Miller played the role of Sally Bowles in the Broadway revival of CABARET, at Studio 54. In 2008, she was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award, while for her role as Tippi Hedren in the 2012 TV film The Girl, she was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. Her film roles include the crime thriller Layer Cake (2004), the comedy Alfie (2004), the biopic Factory Girl (2006), the drama The Edge of Love (2008) and the military science fiction action film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009). In 2014, she starred in two biographical dramas, Foxcatcher, playing Nancy Schultz, and American Sniper, portraying Taya Kyle. In mid-2015, Miller began filming Ben Affleck's 1930s gangster drama Live by Night. On January 7, 2015, it was announced that Miller would assume the role of Sally Bowles in the Studio 54 Broadway revival of Cabaret. She took over the role after Emma Stone's scheduled departure from the production on February 15, and performed for the remaining six weeks of the show's engagement, through March 29.

Source: Mirror UK