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Top 10 Female Doctors on TVEarlier this week I posted my list of the Top 10 Female Cops on TV, and the response was so overwhelming that I decided I better hurry up and post my list of Top 10 Female Doctors on TV before all the Scully fans mutiny. So here's my take on TV's best / sexiest / most interesting female physicians. Note to Bones fans: forensic anthropologists are not medical doctors - I checked! - so I left Bones off this list, but she and the women of C.S.I. will definitely be included on our list of Top Female Scientists in the future. 10. Liz Cruz, Nip/Tuck (Roma Maffia)
The lesbian anesthesiologist on the controversial plastic surgery drama has been saddled with less than stellar storylines (a stolen kidney? really?), but Liz is a woman who speaks her mind and isn't afraid to kick her controlling girlfriend to the curb. 9. Regina Barnes, Out of Practice (Paula Marshall)
This sarcastic, hard-working lesbian ER doc on the short-lived 2004-2005 comedy competed with her brothers for women and fended off her mother's attempts to make her more feminine, all while delivering some excellent one-liners. Who says lesbians can't be funny? 8. Abby Lockhart, ER (Maura Tierney)
One of ER's longest-running characters, Abby studied to become a doctor after years of taking crap from them as a nurse, and in the process became the heart of the series. 7. Maggie Doyle, ER (Jorja Fox)
ER's first openly gay doctor, Doyle was a hit with lesbian viewers during her two-and-half-season stint on the popular NBC drama during the mid-'90s. She didn't get much screen time and had no personal life to speak of, but she was played by Jorja Fox, so pretty much all she had to do was show up. 6. Kathryn Austin, Chicago Hope (Christine Lahti)
Lahti joined the CBS medical drama in the mid-'90s playing what wikipedia describes as "a talented cardiac surgeon with a feminist chip on her shoulder". They say that like that's a bad thing! Click below to read my top 5... 5. Kerry Weaver, ER (Laura Innes)
Yes, ER's longest-running lesbian character has been unlikable at times, and the writers have ignored or exploited her personal life as it suits them. But Weaver is tough, tenadious, and endearing when she's allowed to be, and her first two relationships were some of the better lesbian ones we've seen on network TV. 4. Jordan Cavanaugh, Crossing Jordan (Jill Hennessy)
Hennessy's Jordan is a crime-solving medical examiner with trust issues. And we love her! 3. Neela Rasgotra, ER (Parminder Nagra)
Neela is smart, relatable, and sexy without trying to be, and Nagra starred in Bend It Like Beckham. Need I say more? 2. Dana Scully, The X-Files (Gillian Anderson)
The deadpan voice of reason on the popular '90s paranormal FBI mystery series, Scully countered the stereotype of the hysterical woman, even when she was abducted by aliens - and she managed to make talking on a cell phone look sexy. 1. The Women of Grey's Anatomy
ABC's popular medical drama has more smart, interesting, and sexy women than I can possibly choose from, including Addison Shepherd (Kate Walsh), Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez), Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson), and Izzie (Katherine Heigl) (there's some chick named Meredith who whines a lot, too). Sure, the soap opera-like antics of the women's personal lives often overshadow the actual practicing of medicine, but...oh, who am I kidding, their soap opera-like antics are the best part! Now if only Addison or Cristina would come out. And hook up. With each other. Who are your favorite TV docs? Let us know in the comments! Submitted by on December 6, 2006 - 6:00pm. |
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Sarah dear,
Claire Huxtable played a lawyer -wife-mom to Cliff's doctor-husband-dad on the 80's Cosby show.
Thru, Clair was an attorney and Cliff was an obstetricjan/gynecologist.
You said you wanted Addison and Christina to hook up in Grey's? Well, it's sadly not these characters but you may want to have a look at 'Under the Tuscan Sun'. They have hooked up before...in movie-land!
I love me some Jill Hennessy and Paula Marshall and Kate Walsh and Katherine Heigl... hehe actually the entire list of women are downright awesome!
Sorry about the Claire Huxtable mix-up - I always liked Claire and must've mixed up her and Bill's professions. That's what I get for finishing the list late at night! I've swapped her out with Maura Tierney's Abby instead.
(FYI LM11205, we reviewed Under the Tuscan Sun here: http://www.afterellen.com/Movies/underthetuscansun.html - I want Addison and Cristina to hook up on Grey's!)
Claire, while not on my top doctors list for obvious reasons, is on my "I-should've-known-I-was-a-lesbian-when . . ." list; has a female lawyers list already been proposed? If so, she and Camryn Manheim, definitely on mine.
Gates McFadden, as Dr Beverly Crusher on Star Trek the Next Generation, would be on my doctor list. Geeky, perhaps, but she was smart and sexy in space (and on my "I-started-to-realize-I-was-a-lesbian-when . . ." list).
I really love Kate Walsh as Addison Shepherd.
She is soooo hot, sexy and smart..!!!
She makes me gay
Oh dear Lord, is there anyone more sexy than Dana Scully in the entire universe? Nay, I say -- NAY!! Dana Scully is the hope diamond of female medical practitioners.
A close second is Kerry Weaver, but ol' wobblin' Weaver doesn't stand a chance against Scully.
Counsellor Troi??? Top ten TV shrinks??? She could see to my emotional needs any day very much an "I should've realised I was a lesbian..." list woman too! I like red heads... but I was mentally atractyed to her son... he was super intelligent and geeky... I may be gay... but I get turned on by clever men!
doctor
Missing!
I agree that a lot of the women in your list are very beautiful - but there's definitely a stunningly beautiful doctor missing!
Dr. Allison Cameron (Jennifer Morrison) from House, MD!!! She'd definitely get my vote as the Top Doctor on TV to be honest!
xxx
WOW!
This site is ancient *evil laughter*. I saw it under 'Active Topics' for some reason. Anyways, since I'm here I have to add my favorite MD!
Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan- Emily Deshanel
and Dr Janet Frasier from Stargate SG1 ? Geeky too
10s:
Gina Gershon and Kate Walsh. Mmmmmm. Mmmmmmmmmuahahauhuhaha. Yum.
Hey Sarah, how about doing a "Top 10 Female Lawyers on TV"? That would be interesting...
We'll definitely be doing a "Top Female Lawyers on TV" list, Corinna - although how we'll narrow it down, I don't know!
These lists are GREAT!
Can you do a Top 10 Sci-fi characters? 7 of 9 is at the top of my list!
Ooh good one- practically all my fave characters are in sci-fi anyway..
How about just doing a Top 10 hot women on tv....;-)
Elizabeth Mitchell as Dr. Kim Legaspi on ER was so hot as Kerry Weaver's first love interest. Dana Delaney in "China Beach" mid 80's but i guess she was a nurse. Melina Kanakaredes as Dr Sydney Hansen on "Providence". Eliza Dushku "Tru Calling" medical student. She was hot
i would hope addison would turn out as a lesbian
she's the one i love the most on grey's right now
but i do miss Prison Doctor Sara here
She's THE hottest doctor
Sometimes I only watch prison break to see her, because
a few episodes were a little bit boring and i hoped i could
at least see her :)
she's my favourite
so, cute, and i love her hair
Thank you soooo much for 1) including that hott ass picture of Jill Hennessy and 2) not including Ellen Pompeo. I agree with all the rest of the top 10 too.
Lu from Strong Medicine should so be on the list.
I was already wondering where my Grey's Anatmoy Girls where, and then I saw Number 1!
Perfect choice!
I so glad you left off mousey whiney faced meredith!
Haha. Poor Merideth! I can't quite seem to write her completely off of the list though - she's just too adorable!
i think my favorite fantasy Grey's hook up would be Callie and Addison. It would absolutely work in the story line, too...
I'm glad I'm not the only one who favours every other woman on Grey's Anatomy over Meredith. I watched Under the Tuscan Sun *after* I had been watching Grey's Anatomy and when my gf and I saw that scene, we screamed like junior high girls. Count me in for an Addison/Christina hookup!
ha i was going down the list going "Why aren't there anyone from grey's anatomy?!!" then i saw #1 and ya... but hey! meredith is my fav, i love her.
oh and Cristina, can NOT forget her
I really hope the next one is "Top 10 Female Lawyers on TV". And can I put in an early vote for Melanie from QAF for #1.
I know that I'm the only person on the planet that hates Grey's Anatomy. Every week I watch it with my gf, because she loves it, and I catalog all that's so very wrong with the show. And yes, it is the soapy nature. What good is soap without camp?
My dentist should be on that list...
^haha
Laura Innes the best!!
you shouldn't leave cuddy from house out of the top 10
where's Dr. Kim Legaspi?
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman? (as parodied by jennifer saunders and dawn french?)
The writers have a tendency to make her a bit hysterical and play up the nagging wife stereotype, but I have a huge soft spot for Stockhard Channing's Abbey Bartlet. Adding legitimate scientific terminology into Sorkin dialogue is hot, and Channing saying said dialogue is even hotter. Plus, she's an excellent feminist firecracker.
Sara Ramirez/Kate Walsh/Chandra Wilson/Sandra Oh -- mega-yes. Katherine Heigl can go whine with Ellen Pompeo.
We're going to do a separate Top 10 Female Shrinks on TV list later, which will definitely have Kim Legaspi!
I liked Dr. Sydney Hansen (Melina Kanakaredes, now in CSI-NY) in Providence a lot!
Maeve Quinlan as Paula, the milf we love to hate
best list-bian day ever blog?:p sorry, that was lame...hehe... I just think it's funny with all these lists...:)
Great to see Maura's Abby on here!! She's the best!
Well, Linda Cardellini was never technically a doctor on ER, but a nurse. But that's good enough for me.
What about Maca from Hospital Central (the spanish show)? she is hot!!
OOOOhhh you forgot Dr. Cameron from House MD, i think she is sooo hot...
Oh and Prison Break also has a cute doctor
Gates McFadden.
I love redheads!!