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	This is a list of action heroines; female characters who play the leading or key roles in SF [[action adventure genre\|action adventure stories]] — usually film, TV, games, and comics. Action heroines are distinguished from [[superheroines]]: action heroines do not necessarily have superpowers, and superheroines are not necessarily action-oriented (although more often than not they are).		This is a list of action heroines; female characters who play the leading or key roles in SF [[action adventure genre\|action adventure stories]] — usually film, TV, games, and comics. Action heroines are distinguished from [[superheroines]]: action heroines do not necessarily have superpowers, and superheroines are not necessarily action-oriented (although more often than not they are).

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	This is a list of action heroines; female characters who play the leading or key roles in SF [[action adventure genre\|action adventure stories]] — usually film, TV, games, and comics. Action heroines are distinguished from [[superheroines]]: action heroines do not necessarily have superpowers, and superheroines are not necessarily action-oriented (although more often than not they are).		This is a list of action heroines; female characters who play the leading or key roles in SF [[action adventure genre\|action adventure stories]] — usually film, TV, games, and comics. Action heroines are distinguished from [[superheroines]]: action heroines do not necessarily have superpowers, and superheroines are not necessarily action-oriented (although more often than not they are).

			== The List ==

	* [[Wonder Woman]]		* [[Wonder Woman]]
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	* [[Faith Lehane]] in "[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]"		* [[Faith Lehane]] in "[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]"
	* [[Kendra (slayer)\|Kendra]] in "[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]"		* [[Kendra (slayer)\|Kendra]] in "[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]"
	* [[Jaime Sommers]] in "[[The Bionic Woman]]"		* [[Jaime Sommers]] in various incarnations of "[[Bionic Woman\|The Bionic Woman]]"
	* [[Sydney Bristow]] in "[[Alias (TV series)\|Alias]]"		* [[Sydney Bristow]] in "[[Alias (TV series)\|Alias]]"
	* [[Wu Yen]] in "[[Wu Yen]]" (aka "Chung Mo Yim")		* [[Wu Yen]] in "[[Wu Yen]]" (aka "Chung Mo Yim")

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	* [[Violet (Ultraviolet)\|Violet]] in "[[Ultraviolet (film)\|Ultraviolet]]"		* [[Violet (Ultraviolet)\|Violet]] in "[[Ultraviolet (film)\|Ultraviolet]]"
	* [[Alice (Resident Evil)\|Alice]] in the "[[Resident Evil]]" films		* [[Alice (Resident Evil)\|Alice]] in the "[[Resident Evil]]" films
	* [[Sara Pezzini]] in '''[[Witchblade]]'''		* [[Sara Pezzini]] in ''[[Witchblade]]''
			* [[Lian Nichang]] in [[The Bride with White Hair]]
			* [[Tank Girl]]

	... many many more		... many many more

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	* [[Yvonne Tasker]]. ''Spectacular Bodies: Gender, Genre, and the Action Cinema''. Routledge Press, London, NY. 1993.		* [[Yvonne Tasker]]. ''Spectacular Bodies: Gender, Genre, and the Action Cinema''. Routledge Press, London, NY. 1993.

	[[Category:Lists]]		[[Category:Lists of female characters]]
	[[Category:Action-adventure genre]]		[[Category:Action-adventure genre]]

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	* [[Wu Yen]] in "[[Wu Yen]]" (aka "Chung Mo Yim")		* [[Wu Yen]] in "[[Wu Yen]]" (aka "Chung Mo Yim")
	* [[Catwoman]]		* [[Catwoman]]
	* [[Elektra]]		* [[Elektra (Marvel)\|Elektra]] - Marvel Comics' Elektra, from "[[Elektra (film)\|Elektra]]" and "[[Daredevil (film)\|Daredevil]]"
	* [[River Tam]] in "[[Serenity (film)\|Serenity]]"		* [[River Tam]] in "[[Serenity (film)\|Serenity]]"
	* [[Zoe Alleyne]] in "[[Firefly (TV series)\|Firefly]]" and "[[Serenity (film)\|Serenity]]"		* [[Zoe Alleyne]] in "[[Firefly (TV series)\|Firefly]]" and "[[Serenity (film)\|Serenity]]"

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	* [[Violet (Ultraviolet)\|Violet]] in "[[Ultraviolet (film)\|Ultraviolet]]"		* [[Violet (Ultraviolet)\|Violet]] in "[[Ultraviolet (film)\|Ultraviolet]]"
	* [[Alice (Resident Evil)\|Alice]] in the "[[Resident Evil]]" films		* [[Alice (Resident Evil)\|Alice]] in the "[[Resident Evil]]" films
	* [[~~Sarah~~ Pezzini]] in '''[[Witchblade]]'''		* [[Sara Pezzini]] in '''[[Witchblade]]'''

	... many many more		... many many more

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	* [[Zoe Alleyne]] in "[[Firefly (TV series)\|Firefly]]" and "[[Serenity (film)\|Serenity]]"		* [[Zoe Alleyne]] in "[[Firefly (TV series)\|Firefly]]" and "[[Serenity (film)\|Serenity]]"
	* [[Selene (vampire)\|Selene]] in "[[Underworld (film)\|Underworld]]" and "[[Underworld: Evolution]]"		* [[Selene (vampire)\|Selene]] in "[[Underworld (film)\|Underworld]]" and "[[Underworld: Evolution]]"
	* [[Violet]] in "[[Ultraviolet (film)\|Ultraviolet]]"		* [[Violet (Ultraviolet)\|Violet]] in "[[Ultraviolet (film)\|Ultraviolet]]"
	* [[Alice]] in the "[[Resident Evil]]" films		* [[Alice (Resident Evil)\|Alice]] in the "[[Resident Evil]]" films
			* [[Sarah Pezzini]] in '''[[Witchblade]]'''

	... many many more		... many many more

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	* ''The Action Heroine's Handbook'' by Jennifer Worick and Joe Borgenicht (2003) ISBN 1931686688, ISBN 978-1931686686		* ''The Action Heroine's Handbook'' by Jennifer Worick and Joe Borgenicht (2003) ISBN 1931686688, ISBN 978-1931686686
	* Angela Waldrop, [http://pages.emerson.edu/organizations/fas/latent_image/issues/2001-05/heroine.htm The Portrayal of the High Kicking Action Heroine: Across Space, Format, and Theories], ''Latent Image: A Student Journal of Film Criticism'' (Summer 2001)		* Angela Waldrop, [http://pages.emerson.edu/organizations/fas/latent_image/issues/2001-05/heroine.htm The Portrayal of the High Kicking Action Heroine: Across Space, Format, and Theories], ''Latent Image: A Student Journal of Film Criticism'' (Summer 2001)
			* [[Yvonne Tasker]]. ''Spectacular Bodies: Gender, Genre, and the Action Cinema''. Routledge Press, London, NY. 1993.

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	[[Category:Action-adventure genre]]		[[Category:Action-adventure genre]]

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	* Angela Waldrop, [http://pages.emerson.edu/organizations/fas/latent_image/issues/2001-05/heroine.htm The Portrayal of the High Kicking Action Heroine: Across Space, Format, and Theories], ''Latent Image: A Student Journal of Film Criticism'' (Summer 2001)		* Angela Waldrop, [http://pages.emerson.edu/organizations/fas/latent_image/issues/2001-05/heroine.htm The Portrayal of the High Kicking Action Heroine: Across Space, Format, and Theories], ''Latent Image: A Student Journal of Film Criticism'' (Summer 2001)
	* [[Yvonne Tasker]]. ''Spectacular Bodies: Gender, Genre, and the Action Cinema''. Routledge Press, London, NY. 1993.		* [[Yvonne Tasker]]. ''Spectacular Bodies: Gender, Genre, and the Action Cinema''. Routledge Press, London, NY. 1993.
			* [http://www.girlswithguns.org/ GirlsWithGuns.org]

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	[[Category:Action-adventure genre]]		[[Category:Action-adventure genre]]

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	* [http://filmexperience.blogspot.com/2007/06/action-heroine-hq.html Action Heroine Blog-a-Thon], June 12, 2007, at "[http://filmexperience.blogspot.com/ Film Experience Blog]" ([http://filmexperience.blogspot.com/2007/04/action-hero-heroine-new-blog-thon.html announcement])		* [http://filmexperience.blogspot.com/2007/06/action-heroine-hq.html Action Heroine Blog-a-Thon], June 12, 2007, at "[http://filmexperience.blogspot.com/ Film Experience Blog]" ([http://filmexperience.blogspot.com/2007/04/action-hero-heroine-new-blog-thon.html announcement])
	* [[List of female superheroes]]		* [[List of female superheroes]]
			* ''The Action Heroine's Handbook'' by Jennifer Worick and Joe Borgenicht (2003) ISBN 1931686688, ISBN 978-1931686686
			* Angela Waldrop, [http://pages.emerson.edu/organizations/fas/latent_image/issues/2001-05/heroine.htm The Portrayal of the High Kicking Action Heroine: Across Space, Format, and Theories], ''Latent Image: A Student Journal of Film Criticism'' (Summer 2001)

	[[Category:Lists]]		[[Category:Lists]]
	[[Category:Action-adventure genre]]		[[Category:Action-adventure genre]]