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(#1) Sarah Connor
What would you do if the entire fate of the human race rested on your shoulders? Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) from the Terminator films went from regular working gal to pumped up heroine fighting Terminator cyborgs, in order to protect her son John, and ultimately saved the world.
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(#2) Ellen Ripley
Ellen Ripley, played by Sigourney Weaver in four different Alien films, is not just considered one of the greatest female protagonists in cinema history. She's considered one of the greatest heroes ever, male or female.
The warrant officer is, in fact, the only character that has the brains and bravado to survive the attack in the first Alien film. Ripley is a true feminist icon and one badass chic.
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(#3) The Bride
Perhaps no female character in cinema history kicks more butt than The Bride (Uma Thurman) in Quentin Tarantino's two Kill Bill movies. The Bride awakes from a four year coma and discovers that the child she was carrying is gone.
The former assassin seeks vengeance, and goes after her former killing partners, who are responsible for ruining her wedding by killing several of her guests.
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(#4) Wonder Woman
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(#5) Leia Organa
Twin sister of Luke Skywalker and daughter of Darth Vader, Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) more than holds her own in the male-dominated galaxy of the Star Wars films. Leia was the youngest senator ever elected to the Imperial Senate.
When she was kidnapped by Vader, the princess was severely tortured. However, she never gave in, and vehemently refused to give the enemy the location of the Rebel base.
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(#6) Buffy Summers
Sarah Michelle Gellar fought demons, vampires, and other hideous creatures as Buffy the Vampire Slayer for seven strong seasons. She was the chosen one and always stepped up to fight evil, even though all she wanted to do was be a normal teenage girl.
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(#7) Alice
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(#8) Hermione Granger
Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) appears in all eight Harry Potter films and is the glue that holds Ron and Harry together throughout the seven-book series. She is hyper-intelligent and some would - in fact, often do - call her a know-it-all.
However, her encyclopedia-like knowledge saved her pals Harry and Ron more than a few times. Hermione is also morally righteous and can always be counted on to be there for her friends.
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(#9) Dana Scully
Sure, Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) was the skeptic scientist and her FBI partner Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) was the conspiracy theorist, who always happened to be right. However, that doesn't take away from Scully's contribution to solving the unsolvable cases on The X-Files.
Audiences watched Scully try to talk some sense into Mulder for nine seasons on television and in two feature length films. However, the scientist always had her partner's back, even through alien invasions and mythological monsters.
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(#10) Athena
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(#11) Lagertha Lothbrok
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(#12) Carol Peletier
As played by Melissa McBride, Carol has one of the most complete and impressive arcs on the AMC series The Walking Dead. Fans never could have guessed when they meet Carol that she would evolve into the unstoppable badass who slathered herself in zombie guts and rampaged through walkers, bad guys, and anything else between her and her friends.
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(#13) Black Widow
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(#14) Daenerys Targaryen
Daenerys Targaryen, the Mother of Dragons, from the HBO series Game of Thrones and George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire book series, is just as smart as she is beautiful. Targaryen believes that she is the rightful heir to the Iron Throne, and will not stop until her family's claim is made.
What separates Targaryen from the many characters on the show who want to rule, is that she is actually kind, and desires to be a just and fair leader of her people.
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(#15) Artemis
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(#16) Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
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(#17) Arya Stark
Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) has done everything humanly possible to survive on Game of Thrones and in the A Song of Ice and Fire books. She has dressed like a boy, traveled with the Hound, and learned how to fight. She believes her entire family is dead and yet still has the will to live.
Some even say that by the time all the cards are dealt, young Arya will win the game, and become Queen of the Seven Kingdoms.
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(#18) Sara Lance
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(#19) Freya
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(#20) Norma Rae
Based on the true story of Chrystal Lee Sutton, Norma Rae (Sally Fields who the Academy liked enough to give her an Oscar) centers around a small town factory worker who fights for labor union rights.
The film is another classic Hollywood David and Goliath story, this time it's the heroine who overcomes great odds, and ultimately helps to benefit working class America.
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(#21) Mary Poppins
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(#22) Rose Tyler
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(#23) Sif
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(#24) Xena
Xena (Lucy Lawless) fought injustice by kicking butt for six seasons on the television show Xena: Warrior Princess. She had a complicated past and made it her goal in life to seek retribution by helping others who needed a hero.
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(#25) Katniss Everdeen
Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) volunteers for certain death in order to save her sister in the first Hunger Games book and film. The heroine goes on, without complaint, in the trilogy to fight impossible battles.
Katniss somehow always manages to do the morally right thing in a futuristic dystopian world that is nearly devoid of morality.
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(#26) Brunhild
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(#27) Elizabeth Bennet
The classic Jane Austen heroine and protagonist of Pride and Prejudice, has been depicted on screen numerous times, most notably by Keira Knightley in the 2005 film adaptation and by Jennifer Ehle in the 1995 BBC miniseries.
One of the most memorable female characters in all of fiction and literature, Lizzy wouldn't settle, wasn't afraid to be independent, and believed in the existence of true love.
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(#28) Lara Croft
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(#29) Imperator Furiosa
Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) attempts to save the five wives of the ruthless dictator Immortal Joe in the fourth Mad Max film, Max Mad: Fury Road. Furiosa is a War Rig driver in a dystopian wasteland. She's tough as nails and refuses to give up.
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(#30) Leslie Knope
Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) is using the government for good and making real change in the everyday lives of the citizens of Pawnee, IN, no matter the hurdles. The powerful and funny female lead of NBC's Parks and Recreation, Knope inspired her fellow local government workers and fans alike during the show's seven amazing girl power seasons. -
(#31) Padmé Amidala
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(#32) Ziva David
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(#33) Cristina Yang
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(#34) Sarah Walker
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(#35) Clarice Starling
At the beginning of The Silence of the Lambs, Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) is just an FBI cadet. Then she meets Hannibal Lecter. By the end of the film, Clarice has to psychically fight off Buffalo Bill, a deranged serial killer, totally alone and in the darkness of his basement.
However, the hardest part of her impossible journey, is the psychological battle she must wage with a hyper-intelligent cannibalistic serial killer in order to save a young girl's life.
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(#36) Olivia Dunham
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(#37) Marge Gunderson
You know how most film noir detectives are dark characters with shady pasts and heavy drinking problems? The Coen Brothers pull a switcheroo in Fargo by casting Frances McDormand (who won a Best Actress Oscar for her performance) as a very pregnant Minnesota police chief named Marge Gunderson. Despite Marge's Midwestern okey-dokey attitude and overall politeness, she's no dummy.
In fact, she's smart enough to uncover the real details behind a kidnapping gone wrong, and take down all the criminals who were somehow involved. And, she does it all without tuning anyone up, or even raising her voice.
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(#38) Jordan O'Neill
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(#39) April Wheeler
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(#40) Dian Fossey
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(#41) Lisbeth Salander
Lisbeth Salander (played by Rooney Mara in the American film) is an anti-social computer hacker with a bad attitude from Stieg Larsson's book The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and David Fincher's thriller of the same name. Salander is covered in tattoos, dresses in a goth style, and has multiple body piercings. She certainly looks like a badass, and is even considered by some to be a sociopath.
But Salander is a fighter with a straight moral compass, and even though she's had a traumatic life filled with abuse, she is able to help uncover a murder mystery, using her expert computer skills.
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(#42) Helena
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(#43) Erica Bain
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(#44) Tracy Flick
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(#45) Kate Austen
Kate Austen (Evangeline Lilly) from Lost made a lot of mistakes before she boarded Oceanic Flight 815. When the plane crashed, Kate left her past behind, and became one of the show's few true heroes. She never turned down an opportunity to help the group.
Kate was smart, determined, and willing to sacrifice everything for the greater good.
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(#46) Sarah Manning
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(#47) Liz Lemon
In charge of her own show, and a strong voice for women, Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) was the heart and soul of NBC's 30 Rock. A career woman who accepted herself for who she was, Lemon was the voice for countless working women everywhere. -
(#48) Alicia Florrick
Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies), the protagonist on CBS's hit drama The Good Wife, returns to practice law after raising her two children. She is thrust into the spotlight when her politician husband (Chris Noth) is caught sleeping with prostitutes.
Alicia refuses to be scandalized; she will not let public humiliation ruin her life. The litigator is always the best lawyer in whatever courtroom she steps into, but accepts that she's not perfect. Alicia is always trying to become a better person and mother.
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(#49) Kalinda Sharma
Here's the deal with the mysterious Kalinda (Archie Panjabi) from The Good Wife, you can't keep a secret from her. As a law firm investigator, she will discover if you're lying, and always figures out a way to find a client innocent. Kalinda uses whatever tools she has to get the job done, whether its her sex appeal, or her intelligence.
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(#50) Lana Kane
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The beautiful female characters in the film are not uncommon, but their personalities are different. Some are clear and moving, some are fresh and lovely, and some are rarely seen as “straightforward”, but these roles give us no less impressive than the male ones, most of which can occupy our minds for a long time.
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