Brief List of Butt-kicking Babes

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JEWELSTAITEFAN

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 8:29 AM

Well, all seem to admit Joss has a fixation on female charaters who can kick butt, oft of teen vintage. I was thinking about the source material for some of this. Can anybody help me fill out a list of female characters who can kick butt? Human mostly, but part feline, wolf, vampire, werewolf are ok, but android or robot are a sub-category, and dependant upon weapons and tools another (like Ripley in Aliens). Witchcraft or magic doesn't count, nor cartoons. This will be from film and TV.
Since I won't be familiar with some of the entries, please mention if they fit one of those categories.

I'll start off with River, Buffy, Catwoman, Batgirl, Aeon Flux, Resident Evil, Witchblade, Underworld, Star Wars, Bionic Women, T:TSCC, Terminator 3, Aliens, Blade Runner, Dark Angel, Ultra Violet, Bones, Blade Trinity, Matrix, Long Kiss Goodnight, Last Legion, LoTR, and King Arthur.

I will add to the list as more are given.

1961 Avengers - Mrs. Peel/Diana Rigg
1963 Doctor Who - Susan Foreman/Carole Ann Ford
1966 Batman - Batgirl/Yvonne Craig
1966 Batman - Catwoman/Lee Meriwether & Julie Newmar
1968 Barbarella - Barbarella/Jane Fonda
1973 Coffey - Pam Grier
1974 Foxy Brown - Pam Grier
1975 Six Million Dollar Man - Jamie Summers/Lindsay Wagner
1982 Road Warrior - Warrior Woman/Virginia Hey
1989 Bionic Showdown - Kate Mason/Sandra Bullock
1990 Total Recall - Melina/Rachel Ticotin
1992 Buffy tVS - Buffy/Kristy Swanson
1992 Batman Returns - Catwoman/Michelle Pfeiffer
1993 Point of No Return - Nina/Bridget Fonda
1995 Tank Girl - Lori Petty
1995 Xena - Xena/Lucy Lawless
1996 Long Kiss Goodnight - Charlie Baltimore/Geena Davis
1997 Batman & Robin - Batgirl/Alicia Silverstone
1997 Stargate SG1 - Capt Samantha Carter/Amanda Tapping
1997 Tomorrow Never Dies - Wai Lin/Michelle Yeoh
1998 Buffy tVS - Faith/Eliza Dushku
1998 The Fifth Element - Leeloo/Milla Jovovich
1998 Mask of Zorro - Elena/Catherine Zeta-Jones
1999 The Matrix - Trinity/Carrie Anne Moss
1999 Farscape - Officer Aeryn Sun/Claudia Black
2000 Witchblade - Sara Pezzini/Yancy Butler
2000 Dark Angel - Max Gueverra/Jessica Alba
2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Michelle Yeoh
2000 Cleopatra 2525 - Helen Carter/Gina Torres
2000 Queen of Swords - Tessa Alvarado/Tessie Santiago
2001 Alias - Sydney Bristow/Jennifer Garner
2001 Tob Raider - Lara Croft/Angelina Jolie
2002 Resident Evil - Alice/Milla Jovovich
2002 Firefly - River Tam/Summer Glau
2002 Star Wars - Padme Amidala/Natalie Portman
2003 Lord of the Rings - Eowyn/Miranda Otto
2003 Underworld - Selene/Kate Beckinsale
2003 Terminator 3 - T-X/Kristianna Loken
2003 Kill Bill - The Bride/Uma Thurman
2003 Battlestar Galactica - Starbuck/Katee Sackhoff
2004 King Arthur - Guinevere/Keira Knightly
2004 Catwoman - Catwoman/Halle Berry
2004 Blade Trinity - Abigail Whistler/Jessica Biel
2004 Chronicles of Riddick - Kyra/Alexa Davalos
2004 Stargate Atlantis - Teyla Emmagen/Rachel Luttrell
2005 Aeon Flux - Aeon Flux/Charlize Theron
2005 Bones - Temperence Brennan/Emily Deschanel
2005 Bloodrayne - Rayne/Kristanna Loken
2005 Elektra - Jennifer Garner
2005 Fantastic Four - Sue Storm/Jessica Alba
2006 Ultra Violet - Ultra Violet/Milla Jovovich
2007 Last Legion - Mira/Aishwarya Rai
2007 Bionic Woman - Jamie Summers/Michelle Ryan
2007 Chuck - Sarah/Yvonne Strahovski
2008 Wanted - Fox/Angelina Jolie
2008 Doctor Who - Amelia Pond/Karen Gillan
2009 Dollhouse - Sierra/Dichen Lachman & Echo/Eliza Dushku
2014 Guardians Of The Galaxy, GOTG2, Avengers - Nebula/Karen Gillan

non-human
1982 Blade Runner - Pris/Daryl Hannah
2008 Terminator:TSSC - Cameron Phillips/Summer Glau

Weapon dependant
1986 Aliens - Ellen Ripley/Sigourney Weaver

was Leeloo a butt-kicker in Fifth Element?

There are other threads here with similar themes, but apparently none of them in the Cinema Forum.

http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?bid=36&tid=46800&p=1#10822
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MANGOLO

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 8:53 AM

Not all of these are great, but fits your list:
Barbarella
BloodRayne
Elektra
Fifth Element (Milla kicked some serious ass)
Firefly
Farscape (Claudia Black was the best thing about that show)
Fantastic Four (Jessica Alba)
Road Warrior (Virginia Hey played zen woman in Farscape, but Warrior Woman in this flick)
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (Angelina)
Species
Stargate SG-1 (Amanda Tapping was brainy and kicked ass)
Starship Troopers (Carmen Ibanez/Denise Richards & / Dizzy Flores / Dina Meyer )
Star Trek: Enterprise (Jolene was the best part)
Tank Girl
The Abyss (Lindsey was tougher than a whole room full of guys)
Wanted (again Angelina)
Weird Science (Lisa/Kelly Le Brock)

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JEWELSTAITEFAN

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 9:10 AM

you reminded me of Tomb Raider.

Quote:
Originally posted by Mangolo:
Not all of these are great, but fits your list:
Barbarella
BloodRayne
Elektra
Fifth Element (Milla kicked some serious ass)
Farscape (Claudia Black was the best thing about that show)
Fantastic Four (Jessica Alba)
Road Warrior (Virginia Hey played zen woman in Farscape, but Warrior Woman in this flick)
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (Angelina)
Species
Stargate SG-1 (Amanda Tapping was brainy and kicked ass)
Starship Troopers (Carmen Ibanez/Denise Richards & / Dizzy Flores / Dina Meyer )
Star Trek: Enterprise (Jolene was the best part)
Tank Girl
The Abyss (Lindsey was tougher than a whole room full of guys)
Wanted (again Angelina)
Weird Science (Lisa/Kelly Le Brock)

Kelly kicked butt in Weird Science?
Don't remember a Lindsey in Abyss -ed. don't recall her kicking any butt. You sure? Who's butt did she kick?
I thought the Starship Troopers chicks were weapons-dependant like Ripley.
Didn't know Jolene was a butt kicker in Enterprise.
Didn't think of anybody in Road Warrior as butt kicking except Mel.

MANGOLO

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 9:21 AM

You're right Kelly used a gun
Lindsey used some non-weapon to knock out one of the Marines
You're probably right about Starship Troopers-I can't remember if there was any martial arts type butt kicking
Jolene definitely did some martial arts type stuff

Virgina Hey

FLATTOP

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 9:28 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by jewelstaitefan:
Kelly kicked butt in Weird Science?

Knocked out an entire gym class with a single sentence, "Drop and give me 20."

Quote:

I thought the Starship Troopers chicks were weapons-dependant like Ripley.

They all received the same training as the men, and had to meet the same performance requirements, armed and unarmed.

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Didn't know Jolene was a butt kicker in Enterprise.

I believe T'pal was a trained martial artist, but I don't recall ever seeing her make use of it in actual combat. She did however shoot a few folk in various episodes.

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JEWELSTAITEFAN

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 9:38 AM

Yeah, Starship Troopers didn't seem to have much butt-kicking of anybody there, and unless Jolene did some, not that impressive.
But I'll try to fit in the others as I get the details.
Thanks, and keep them coming, and tell me which are not really fitting. I wouldn't have included Barbarella - maybe as cartoon, but not as Hanoi Jane.

MANGOLO

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 10:07 AM

Dollhouse (Sierra and Echo)
BSG (the new one- Starbuck and any of the Cylons)
Star Trek (the new Uhura does some butt kicking)
Xena (Lucy Lawless)
Cleopatra 2525 (Gina Torres kicks butt there too!)
Charlie's Angels
Le Femme Nikita (Peta Wilson)
Kill Bill (Uma)
The Chronicles of Riddick (Kyra/Alexa Davalos)

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 10:13 AM

I don't recall Uhura kicking butt - which scene?

Are those BSG chicks humans?

I'll go with bridget Fonda as Le Femme Nikita.

Is Jen Garner a butt kicker in Alias?

MANGOLO

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 10:36 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by jewelstaitefan:
I don't recall Uhura kicking butt - which scene?
You are right. She stayed out of the fight.

Are those BSG chicks humans?
Well, are we? The series implied that we are descendants of Cylons/human hybrids.

I'll go with bridget Fonda as Le Femme Nikita.

Is Jen Garner a butt kicker in Alias?

JONGSSTRAW

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 12:28 PM

Sandahl Bergman - Conan The Barbarian
Grace Jones - Conan The Destroyer
Tanya Roberts - The Beastmaster, Sheena
Catherine Mary Stewart - Night Of The Comet
Jenette Goldstein - Aliens
Faye Grant - V
Angela Mao - Enter The Dragon
Rachel Ticotin - Total Recall

CYBERSNARK

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:55 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by FlatTop:
I believe T'pal was a trained martial artist, but I don't recall ever seeing her make use of it in actual combat. She did however shoot a few folk in various episodes.

T'Pol was a former Vulcan Intelligence Agent (with all the Black Ops Badassitude that entails).

And off the top of my head, she went hand-to-hand with a few Klingons (consecutively, not all at once) in one episode (after demonstrating on Travis as a sparring partner).

I recall being surprised by how little she used the nerve pinch --I only recall her using it on fellow crewmen who were under hostile influence (i.e., people who needed to be kept alive). She clearly wasn't the technical pacifist Spock was.

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NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 5:33 PM

OH man, ya gotta go back to the leather-clad ( Grand)Mama of 'em all-- Mrs. Peel of the original Avengers, played by Diana Rigg...

WASHNWEAR

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 6:05 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
Sandahl Bergman - Conan The Barbarian
Grace Jones - Conan The Destroyer
Tanya Roberts - The Beastmaster, Sheena
Catherine Mary Stewart - Night Of The Comet
Jenette Goldstein - Aliens
Faye Grant - V
Angela Mao - Enter The Dragon
Rachel Ticotin - Total Recall

NCIS - Ziva David (Coti de Pablo)

Terminators I & II - Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton)

Fringe - Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv)

Silence of the Lambs - Clarice Starling (Jodi Foster)

All these ladies are weapons-familiar to some extent or another, but I wouldn't call them weapons-dependent. They are all at least primarily human, with the possible exception of Ziva David, who I suspect may belong to some category of angel or similar celestial being.

Had Jenette Vasquez down, then saw Jong had beat me to her (so to speak). Way to be there, Jong!

donttalkbackjustdrivethecarshutyourmouthiknowwhatyouaredontsaynothinkeepyourhandsonthewheeldontturnaroundthisisforreal

Still...what would Rorschach do?

IMNOTHERE

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 6:52 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by NewOldBrownCoat:
OH man, ya gotta go back to the leather-clad ( Grand)Mama of 'em all-- Mrs. Peel of the original Avengers, played by Diana Rigg...

Even Purdey (Joanna Lumley) in the New Avengers could kick butt.

Actually, Lumley is still kicking butt today: I don't know what she did to this guy off camera, but he's obviously been broken:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8037181.stm

...the guy should look on the bright side: most politicians have to pay good money for that sort of "discipline".

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 7:07 PM

Wai Lin- Tomorrow Never Dies
Supergirl
Foxy Brown/ Coffey

and...that's all I see missing from this thread so far.

The laughing Chrisisall

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Monday, August 10, 2009 8:58 AM

Although I have neglected to yet update the header, need to rememberfy to add Crouching Tiger and CZ-J in Zorro.
And I suppose that Alias chick.

JAMERON4EVA

Thursday, August 13, 2009 4:41 AM

Hey no one mention, the one, the only,

B'Elanna Torres-Paris (Star Trek : Voyager)

UNABASHEDVIXEN

Thursday, August 13, 2009 5:31 AM

Okay, back the truck up. Padme/Amidala is a butt kicker but Ripley is weapons dependent? Padme used a gun in Episode 1, and fought a bit in Episode 2. In 3 she whined a lot and died.

Ripley didn't have much for weapons in Alien - she managed to survive when everyone else was killed, and killed the alien by blowing it out the airlock. In Aliens she took over the whole outfit, drove in to rescue to Marines when the Lieutenat had a meltdown, defended herself and Newt when a face crawler thingy attacked them... the list goes on. She only uses weapons at the end, and even then, she kills the queen using a loader and the airlock once again.

Sorry - I love Ripley. Didn't mean to rant

Does Jennifer Garner kick butt in Alias? Hell yeah, and she rarely uses a gun.

Starbuck in the new BSG is human. And kicks all kind of ass.

I would add Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) from Chuck, and Trinity (Carrie-Ann Moss) from The Matrix.

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People before profits

UNABASHEDVIXEN

Thursday, August 13, 2009 5:37 AM

Oops - you already had Trinity.

I would add Kira Nerys in ST:DS9. She was the butt kickingest of all the ST women, IMHO.

Has anyone said Faith, from Buffy?

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People before profits

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Friday, August 14, 2009 10:47 AM

Added some, not Vulcans or other aliens. Isn't Kira on DS9 an alien?
Supregirl was from Krypton, right?
And Species, Natasha was alien.

BRIGLAD

Friday, August 14, 2009 12:55 PM

I didn't see Michelle Yeoh anywhere...

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Tommorow Never Dies,

Or Lucy Liu... Loved her in Payback and despite it being a kinda bad movie, I liked Ecks vs. Sever.

B

PATSRULE

Friday, August 14, 2009 2:31 PM

If you are going to mention Alias, you might as well mention every single woman who ever appeared in Alias. In that world the smallest woman could beat the best trained strongest male assasin.

HIXIE129

Sunday, August 16, 2009 6:45 PM

Katara: From Avatar
Hermione Granger: Harry Pottter
Teyla Emmagan: StarGate Atlantis

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Tuesday, September 1, 2009 9:11 AM

Michelle Yeoh is listed in 97 and 2000.

Quote:
Originally posted by Hixie129:
Katara: From Avatar
Hermione Granger: Harry Pottter
Teyla Emmagan: StarGate Atlantis

Hermione doesn't count for the magic and wizardry.
Are the other 2 humans, not aliens or robots or magicians?

CYBERSNARK

Tuesday, September 1, 2009 1:51 PM

Katara's a Waterbender, which is a type of magic (though treated more as a martial art than Potteresque "point-and-click" spellcasting).

Teyla is human (though not from Earth).

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

TRAVELER

Wednesday, September 2, 2009 12:41 AM

I went over the posts and did not see this one.

"Queen of Swords" Maria Teresa Avarado: played by Tessie Santiago in 2000

http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Friday, September 4, 2009 8:54 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by traveler:
I went over the posts and did not see this one.

"Queen of Swords" Maria Teresa Avarado: played by Tessie Santiago in 2000

http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler

Was that a good flick? I recall the actress name, but not where from.

TRAVELER

Friday, September 4, 2009 8:00 PM

It was one of those Saturday afternoon series, like Xena and Cleopatra 2525. It only lasted one season. They had an assortment of interesting characters. It was Zorro, but with a female lead.

http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Monday, September 7, 2009 8:17 AM

Ok, updated Tessa and Teyla.

PCCH7

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 11:32 AM

anyone mentioned Kate Beckinsale in Underworld?

"Summer Glau can simply walk into Mordor.."

GEEZER

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 8:35 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by jewelstaitefan:
I don't recall Uhura kicking butt - which scene?

She fought hand to hand (not sure it qualifies as butt-kicking) in The Gamesters of Triskelion in season II.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

PACHELBEL

Sunday, September 13, 2009 7:17 AM

How about Dr. Helen Magnus (Amada Tapping) in Sanctuary?

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Monday, September 14, 2009 8:15 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Geezer:
Quote:
Originally posted by jewelstaitefan:
I don't recall Uhura kicking butt - which scene?

She fought hand to hand (not sure it qualifies as butt-kicking) in The Gamesters of Triskelion in season II.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

Mangolo was referring to the reboot ST, with Zoe Saldana as Uhura, and then admitted error.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Saturday, July 26, 2014 2:43 AM

Grace Park, Dark Angel.
Emily Blunt, Edge of Tomorrow.
Chloe-Grace Morentz, Kick-Ass.
Sarah Shahi, Bullet to the Head, Person of Interest.

IMNOTHERE

Saturday, July 26, 2014 3:52 AM

The tradition continues...

Doctor Who: River Song (and you wouldn't want to make her mum angry, either),
Doctor Who: Madam Vastra (likely to eat your butt after kicking it) & Jenny.
Orphan Black: Helena
Utopia (The UK Channel 4 series): Jessica Hide

FARFLY

Saturday, July 26, 2014 4:43 AM

I cast a vote for Kelly Burkhardt/Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio of Grimm.

Not many butt-kickers in their 50's these days.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Saturday, July 26, 2014 10:56 PM

Do I understand that Maisie Williams does some butt-kicking in Game of Thrones? Or did I misunderstand that?
Also, Ming Na in Agents of SHIELD.
That blond girl in Arrow, I should look up her name.

AURAPTOR

Sunday, July 27, 2014 12:45 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Do I understand that Maisie Williams does some butt-kicking in Game of Thrones? Or did I misunderstand that?

Less butt-kicking and more just stabbing, though I suppose that counts.

Now, Brienne of Tarth, on the other hand, absolutely does kick butt.

VERASAMUELS

Sunday, July 27, 2014 10:11 PM

Various female Immortals, Highlander TV series [Amanda & Rebecca to name two]

Devout Keeper of Jayne's Lunchbox

VERASAMUELS

Sunday, July 27, 2014 10:13 PM

Almost all the female characters - Marvel Agents of shield

Sif, Thor [and above!]

Black Widow

Black Canary 1 and 2, Watchmen

Devout Keeper of Jayne's Lunchbox

AURAPTOR

Monday, July 28, 2014 5:16 AM

Oh,oh...almost forgot.

Callisto

( Who,now that I look at her, bares a striking resemblance to Agent Bishop, from NCIS. )

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Tuesday, July 29, 2014 2:57 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
Oh,oh...almost forgot.

Callisto

( Who,now that I look at her, bares a striking resemblance to Agent Bishop, from NCIS. )

Where is Callisto from? Film or series? Is Agent Bishop new? In the Mark Harmon version?

VERASAMUELS

Tuesday, July 29, 2014 12:57 PM

/\ Xena!

Also from there:

Gabrielle [eventually]

Devout Keeper of Jayne's Lunchbox

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Thursday, July 31, 2014 3:41 AM

I suppose Root from Person of Interest also qualifies. (Amy Acker, not so buttkicking in Dollhouse)

With Sarah Palin regularly beating up on libtards on her TV Channel, maybe she can garner a spot as well.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Sunday, September 7, 2014 12:35 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by VeraSamuels:
Almost all the female characters - Marvel Agents of shield

Sif, Thor [and above!]

Black Widow

Black Canary 1 and 2, Watchmen

Devout Keeper of Jayne's Lunchbox

Who in Black Canary 1 and 2?

ECGORDON

Sunday, September 7, 2014 2:37 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Quote:
Originally posted by VeraSamuels:
Almost all the female characters - Marvel Agents of shield

Sif, Thor [and above!]

Black Widow

Black Canary 1 and 2, Watchmen

Who in Black Canary 1 and 2?

I believe VeraSamuels mis-typed. Black Canary is a DC comics character that has been in several series; Justice League, Smallville, Birds of Prey, Arrow, etc.

If she was talking about two characters from Watchmen, they would be Silk Spectre 1 and 2, played by Carla Gugino and Malin Akerman respectively.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Tuesday, September 9, 2014 2:47 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by ecgordon:
Quote:
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Quote:
Originally posted by VeraSamuels:
Almost all the female characters - Marvel Agents of shield

Sif, Thor [and above!]

Black Widow

Black Canary 1 and 2, Watchmen

Who in Black Canary 1 and 2?

I believe VeraSamuels mis-typed. Black Canary is a DC comics character that has been in several series; Justice League, Smallville, Birds of Prey, Arrow, etc.

If she was talking about two characters from Watchmen, they would be Silk Spectre 1 and 2, played by Carla Gugino and Malin Akerman respectively.

Was Carla action-worthy in those spy kids flicks?
You saying she was actiony as Silk Spectre 1?
She did a bit in Sin City. What else?

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 4:34 AM

After mention of Gina Torres, anybody planning to watch her husband in that "Blackish" show?

ECGORDON

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 5:59 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
After mention of Gina Torres, anybody planning to watch her husband in that "Blackish" show?

IMDb has the star of the show, Anthony Anderson, along with several others, listed for thirteen episodes, but Laurence Fishburne for only one. Maybe he's just in the pilot.

And, no, I was not intending to watch it.

MOOSE

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 7:00 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:

Was Carla action-worthy in those spy kids flicks?
You saying she was actiony as Silk Spectre 1?
She did a bit in Sin City. What else?

I never saw the short lived show, but she played the title character in Karen Sisco.
That was based on the US Marshall played by Jennifer Lopez in the movie Out of Sight.
She tussled a bit in that movie.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Thursday, September 18, 2014 3:15 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Moose:
Quote:
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:

Was Carla action-worthy in those spy kids flicks?
You saying she was actiony as Silk Spectre 1?
She did a bit in Sin City. What else?

I never saw the short lived show, but she played the title character in Karen Sisco.
That was based on the US Marshall played by Jennifer Lopez in the movie Out of Sight.
She tussled a bit in that movie.

Any body know if Carla tussled a bit in the show?

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 4:34 AM

Perhaps Gal Godot should be added, as Wonder Woman.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Friday, March 3, 2017 5:07 AM

Looks like a need to add Daphne Keen Fernandez, playing the daughter-like role of Wolverine in Logan, coming out soon.

DREAMTROVE

Friday, March 3, 2017 11:12 PM

This thread needs pictures

Edited to Add:
Ann Ford as Susan Carole on Dr Who w/ William Hartnell

Wendy Padbury as Zoe [or Zoey] Heriot on Dr Who w/ Patrick Troughton

Katy Manning as Jo Grant on Dr Who w/ John Pertwee

Getting more to the point

Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith on Dr. Who w/ Tom Baker

Louise Jameson as Leela of the Sevateem on Dr. Who w/ Tom Baker

Karen Gillan as Amy Pond on Dr. Who w/ Matt Smith

6IXSTRINGJACK

Saturday, March 4, 2017 7:35 AM

Imma add Kaitlin Olsen to the list. She's held her own for over a decade with the Gang and Danny Devito and now she's got to get her rich sister's monster kids to check their class privilege.

Probably not for everybody, but I think she's the funniest woman alive.

(I tried posting like 3 pics, but they won't post. Oh well.)

Do Right, Be Right. :)

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Sunday, March 5, 2017 3:22 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DREAMTROVE:
This thread needs pictures

Edited to Add:

Getting more to the point

I added Karen Gillan as Amy pond and Nebula, and Carole Ann Ford to the list in OP.
If you can ID the others, I can add them.

DREAMTROVE

Sunday, March 5, 2017 9:45 AM

The companions? Idk how many of them match butt kicker status, I'm not sure where the line is. In the beginning, the companions were intended to bring in the younger audience, and so they're sort of in a Will Robinson role. Susan is the Doctor's actual granddaughter, in story, and that fits. Then Zoe was a surrogate. She was supposed to be 13 by story if I recall, but was 17 in real life. I know these girls saw action in the show, as did katy manning as Jo Grant. Sarah was the first one I remember being in combat, but I suspect there are scenes, my memory is just hazy, I have some memory of Zoe shooting her way out of a compound, but I'd have to rewatch. If your bar is relatively high (as per the Leeloo comment) then Leela definitely crosses it. As a jungle savage of the Sevateem, originally a Survey team from a shuttlecraft, she is made for kicking ass and less clear on the taking names. The character and the outfit could be the inspiration for Zev in Lexx. Oh, add her too.

Xenia Seeberg as Xev Bellringer of B3K, on Lexx

Eva Habermann as Zev Bellringer, Season 1, on Lexx

ps. fairuza balk island as the cat girl Aissa in island of dr moreau
couldn't find the action stills i was looking for

Also, BSG

Tricia Helfer as Number 6

Grace Park as Number 8

I ID'd everyone in both posts now

DREAMTROVE

Sunday, March 5, 2017 10:16 AM

Some shows are just babefests, Farscape, obviously

I suspect Sikozu is the character I want to most not be in a fight with on farscape. After Scorpius. Gigi, I mean Chiana, probably also, but I'm trying to think if she has any unarmed combat scenes.

You have two remakes of this film. Anne Parillaud is the original Nikita, 1990

Also, Many of these women, including Geena's character from Long Kiss Goodnight use weapons, so they should be either in two lists or one. Also, not sure what the parameters are here, but that's not sci-fi. I'll admit she kicks a lot of ass, but she's armed and not sci-fi when she does it. But a lot of the women on this list are armed.

Nebula is a robot, i mean, okay, she's a cyborg, but she's a robot body, or she's Amy Pond. But again, where are we drawing the kick-ass line. Martial arts?
Maybe All the armed girls should be annotated, with a little gun emoji or something.

Alien's Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) really belongs on the list. Because if you're going to tussle with a xenomorph with less assistance than this, you belong in the non-human category.

Unless you're going to put her in charge

VERASAMUELS

Monday, March 6, 2017 12:43 AM

All the fighting female Immortals in 'Highlander'.

Devout Keeper of Jayne's Lunchbox

MOOSE

Monday, March 6, 2017 1:29 AM

Bridget Regan from Legend of the Seeker, Agent Carter, and The Last Ship.

MOOSE

Monday, March 6, 2017 3:41 AM

Rachel Nichols, butt kicker no matter what her hair color is.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Tuesday, March 7, 2017 6:19 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Moose:
Rachel Nichols, butt kicker no matter what her hair color is.

Looks like second is Continuum, 4th is P2, but I don't see Star Trek, and what are the first and third?

I was thinking P2 was out-smarting, and don't recall Continuum as particularly action/violence heavy. Are you using slang for "butt-kicking" or did you think she should be included like the rest in the OP?

MOOSE

Tuesday, March 7, 2017 7:29 AM

First is Tim Minear's short lived "The Inside", she was an FBI Agent.
Third is the GI Joe movie, she was Scarlett.

It's admittedly been awhile since I've seen Continuum, but I seem to recall her knocking some heads around in her supersuit.

She might have done some butt kicking in Star Trek, but not the kind we're talking about.

And yeah, P2 was more out smarting, but I just like the picture.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Thursday, March 9, 2017 3:55 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Moose:
First is Tim Minear's short lived "The Inside", she was an FBI Agent.
Third is the GI Joe movie, she was Scarlett.

It's admittedly been awhile since I've seen Continuum, but I seem to recall her knocking some heads around in her supersuit.

She might have done some butt kicking in Star Trek, but not the kind we're talking about.

And yeah, P2 was more out smarting, but I just like the picture.

I don't recall a supersuit in Continuum - am I forgetting something?
Other than that, no butt-kicking action, right?

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Tuesday, March 14, 2017 4:49 AM

I have missed some of the posts in this thread. Sorry about that - must return to review.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Saturday, August 31, 2019 1:25 AM

Vanessa Kirby in Hobbs & Shaw.

MOOSE

Saturday, August 31, 2019 7:00 AM

Dang Flickr, deleting my pics. Grrrr...

Not sure if they’re the same pics, but they get the point across.

Yay Imgur.

To add to the thread, Amanda Tapping as Samantha Carter in Stargate SG.
Nominally the “brains” of the show, she could throw down when she needed to.

Yeah, I know she’s on the original list. I just wanted to post the pic.