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* [[Agent 355]] - a spy & Yorick's bodyguard in ''[[Y: The Last Man]]'' | * [[Agent 355]] - a spy & Yorick's bodyguard in ''[[Y: The Last Man]]'' | ||
* [[Xena]] & [[Gabrielle]] in various undercover roles | * [[Xena]] & [[Gabrielle]] in various undercover roles | ||
* [[Rachel Mansour]] in ''[[Iron Sunrise]]'' by [[Charles Stross]] | * [[Rachel Mansour]] in ''[[Singularity Sky]]'' and ''[[Iron Sunrise]]'' by [[Charles Stross]] | ||
[[Category:Characters by occupation|Spies]] | [[Category:Characters by occupation|Spies]] | ||
[[Category:Lists of female characters|Spies]] | [[Category:Lists of female characters|Spies]] | ||
Revision as of 03:59, 30 April 2008
The classic role for women as spies is Mata Hari, and James Bond is the classic male spy. A number of works have taken on these conventions.
- Sydney Bristow & numerous other agents in Alias
- Phèdre nó Delaunay in Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel series, starting with Kushiel's Dart (2001), uses a woman in the mata hari role.
- Hana Gitelman (played by Stana Katic) in "Heroes", a former Mossad agent
- Agent 355 - a spy & Yorick's bodyguard in Y: The Last Man
- Xena & Gabrielle in various undercover roles
- Rachel Mansour in Singularity Sky and Iron Sunrise by Charles Stross