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Villains vs Villianesses

Ok. Guys have Darth Vader, Hannibal Leckter, Freddy, Jason Voorhees, Blofeld etc etc. Who are the iconic female bad girls? I don't mean Thelma and Louise, I mean someone who kicks butt and takes no prisoners. Doesn't just manipulate a guy behind the scenes (eg: Thandie Newton in The Chronicles of Riddick).

Woolf20's picture

Villianesses

Alex Forrest (Glenn Close) in Fatal Attraction

lost2life's picture

Cruella deVille!!

What? I thought she was scary; and those poor puppies... I mean we're talking Glenn Close here!

dejablu's picture

A few suggestions, though

A few suggestions, though some are arguably acting as agents for a higher mastermind.  They still kick righteous ass when the need arises.

  • Uma Thurman as Beatrix Kiddo/The Bride/ Kill Bill series - a classic anti-hero, she absolutely gets my vote for the top of the list. 
  • Lucy Liu as Oren-Ishii/Kill Bill series - my favorite LL role, so obedient, yet so able to kick your ever-loving ass. 
  • Darryl Hannah as Ellie Driver/Kill Bill series - crazy looks really good on Darryl, probably her best role, evah. 
  • Viveca A. Fox as Vernita Green/Kill Bill Series - she gives soccer mom a whole different spin. 
  • Kathryn Morris/Najara/Xena - so beautifully delusional and deadly.
  • Rebecca Romijn/Mystique/X-Men series - what a lovely shape she shifts.  The whole series is filled with great female characters on both sides of the good/evil line.
  • Claire Stansfield/Alti/Xena - IMHO, the queen of mean on the small screen.
  • Geena Davis/Charlie Baltimore/Long Kiss Goodnight -probably not iconic, but definitely one of my favorites.  Love duality stories like this movie.
newbie's picture

The Stone

Basic Instinct - Sharon Stone.  Bad ass and sexy as hell.
Shiznortizny's picture

I like the kill bill thing

MUTHA FRICKEN ELE DRIVER

Not to mention Ima be her for halloween mwah

 

Cruella deville is rad too...kickin it rill with cruella devill, wearin puppy jackets and dalmation grillzzzz

And DO NOT

EVER

MESS

with

this woman

rita repulsa rocks my socks

I always write in hella badass female vilianesses and heroines to my stories, i hope to one day have one of my chars go down as the baddest vilianess

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smidge's picture

Northern Lights baby...

Mrs. Coulter was the sexiest thing *ever*.

AND she's being played by Nicole Kidman in the film :D 

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juliette lewis

juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuliette lewis (mallory knox) in "natural born killers". luv her...gotta see her in concert again. she rocks!

 

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Woolf20's picture

Famke Janssen

Famke Janssen as Xenia Onatopp in "Golden Eye"

 

Kris_B82's picture

Catwoman and friends...

Think about all the female supervillains in Batman (probably more the animated series than movies although some got a go in the movies)... Catwoman, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn


Always fighting against the current, the salmon has long been a symbol of determination. (Tattoo Johnnie. com)

vandrare's picture

I haven't seen the movie,

I haven't seen the movie, but I would think Kristanna Loken from Terminator III.

Also maybe the Borg queen (I'm really not much of a trekkie)?

Rebecca De Mornay in The hand that rocks the cradle.

Sarah Michelle Gellar in Cruel Intentions.

sixsixsix's picture

Obscure maby

you may not of heard of her but

Mitsuko from battle royale she kicks butt in the manga, the film and the novel

 Also Faith from Buffy

Ski8's picture

Cool

Thanks. I forgot her. She bloomin' rocks.

alternak's picture

Faith!

Eliza Dushku as Faith from Buffy!

She was my first girl crush!!!

Mel-Lehane-Gal's picture

So Agree

Alterna-k i so agree with you!
She Was Mine Tooo Oh The Leather!
Lol xx
Faith Lehane Rocks My Socks Lol
Woo

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