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* [[Storm]] (Ororo Munro in [[The X-Men]] | * [[Storm]] (Ororo Munro in [[The X-Men]] | ||
* [[Yu Shu-lien]] in the [[Crane-Iron series]] (including the film [[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]) | * [[Yu Shu-lien]] in the [[Crane-Iron series]] (including the film [[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]) | ||
* [[Jen Yu]] in "[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]" | |||
* [[Emma Peel]] (in ''The Avengers") | * [[Emma Peel]] (in ''The Avengers") | ||
* [[Max Guevara]] in "[[Dark Angel (TV series)|Dark Angel]]" | * [[Max Guevara]] in "[[Dark Angel (TV series)|Dark Angel]]" | ||
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* [[Jaime Sommers]] in "[[The Bionic Woman]]" | * [[Jaime Sommers]] in "[[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") | |||
* [[Catwoman]] | |||
* [[Elektra]] | |||
* [[River Tam]] in "[[Serenity (film)|Serenity]]" | |||
* [[Zoe Alleyne]] in "[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]" and "[[Serenity (film)|Serenity]]" | |||
* [[Selene (vampire)|Selene]] in "[[Underworld (film)|Underworld]]" and "[[Underworld: Evolution]]" | |||
... many many more | ... many many more | ||
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This is a list of action heroines; female characters who play the leading or key roles in SF action adventure stories — usually film, TV, games, and comics.
- Wonder Woman
- Buffy Summers (aka "Buffy the Vampire Slayer")
- Ellen Ripley in the Alien series
- Sarah Connor in the Terminator series
- Elizabeth Swann in the Pirates of the Caribbean series
- Lara Croft
- Xena in Xena: Warrior Princess
- Gabrielle in Xena: Warrior Princess
- Trinity in the Matrix series
- Storm (Ororo Munro in The X-Men
- Yu Shu-lien in the Crane-Iron series (including the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
- Jen Yu in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"
- Emma Peel (in The Avengers")
- Max Guevara in "Dark Angel"
- Mace Mason in "Strange Days"
- Faith Lehane in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
- Kendra in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
- Jaime Sommers in "The Bionic Woman"
- Sydney Bristow in "Alias"
- Wu Yen in "Wu Yen" (aka "Chung Mo Yim")
- Catwoman
- Elektra
- River Tam in "Serenity"
- Zoe Alleyne in "Firefly" and "Serenity"
- Selene in "Underworld" and "Underworld: Evolution"
... many many more
Further reading
- Action Heroine Blog-a-Thon, June 12, 2007, at "Film Experience Blog"