Not to be outgunned by their celluloid counterparts, these girls on TV have firepower of their own. I didn’t call out Jennifer Garner or Michelle Rodriguez here, since they got props on the film list.
Although undeniably hot, these women just don’t seem as ripped as their movie sisters. Is it due to television’s tamer nature? Are movie chicks really more ripped than TV ones? What’s your theory?
Don’t get me wrong — every one of these women has got the goods. So whether their guns are made of sinew or steel, these chicks rock the box.
11. Kristen Bell on Veronica Mars Like Harriet the Spy, only hotter and with a smart mouth and a crappy attitude. My kinda girl. 10. Amanda Tapping on Stargate SG-1 That big dude who fell asleep face-first on a silver dollar can’t hold a candle to Lt. Col. Carter. 9. Evangeline Lilly on Lost Dirt never looked so good. 8. Mariska Hargitay on Law & Order: SVU She may not be the hardest hard body, but if she ordered you to “spread ’em,” you’d do it.
7. Peta Wilson on La Femme Nikita The show may be off the air, but those piercing blue eyes permanently burned out the pixels on many a TV set. 6. Gillian Anderson on The X Files She might be the only actress who’s actually edgier and cooler than her character. 5. Ali Larter on Heroes As the evil Niki Sanders, she’d break your arm without blinking. Or remembering she did it. 4. Jessica Alba on Dark Angel What would a tough chick do without S&M pants and elbow pads? 3. Lucy Lawless on Xena: Warrior Princess Yes, yes. Of course. 2. Katee Sackhoff on Battlestar Galactica The sheer width of those shoulders. That’s all I’m saying. 1. Renee O’Connor on Xena: Warrior Princess The Battling Bard was never really anyone’s sidekick, was she?
