01of 17Buffy Summers, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’IMDBYou wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of her vampire-killing spike —orone of her withering one-liner put-downs.
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Buffy Summers, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’
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You wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of her vampire-killing spike —orone of her withering one-liner put-downs.
02of 17Peggy Olsen, ‘Mad Men’In her journey from meek, mild-mannered secretary to, well, the image you see here, Peggy climbed the corporate ladder thanks to her brilliant ideas — and exemplified the changing times of the 1960s.
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Peggy Olsen, ‘Mad Men’
In her journey from meek, mild-mannered secretary to, well, the image you see here, Peggy climbed the corporate ladder thanks to her brilliant ideas — and exemplified the changing times of the 1960s.
03of 17Miranda Bailey, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’Mike Rosenthal/ABC via Getty ImagesAs chief resident, the surgeon ruled the newcomers with an iron fist — and, as it turned out, a heart of gold. She eventually became Chief of Surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
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Miranda Bailey, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
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As chief resident, the surgeon ruled the newcomers with an iron fist — and, as it turned out, a heart of gold. She eventually became Chief of Surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
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Brienne of Tarth, ‘Game of Thrones’
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05of 17Rosa Diaz & Amy Santiago, ‘Brooklyn 99’John P. Fleenor/NBCRosa was the brawn and Amy was the brains of the ‘99.’ And though they had their differences, they also made an incredible team.
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Rosa Diaz & Amy Santiago, ‘Brooklyn 99’
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Rosa was the brawn and Amy was the brains of the ‘99.’ And though they had their differences, they also made an incredible team.
06of 17Olivia Benson, ‘Law & Order: SVU’Virginia Sherwood/NBCIn the criminal justice system, Olivia Benson stands out for her dogged pursuit of especially heinous committers of sex crimes (and her relentless pursuit of justice for their victims).
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Olivia Benson, ‘Law & Order: SVU’
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In the criminal justice system, Olivia Benson stands out for her dogged pursuit of especially heinous committers of sex crimes (and her relentless pursuit of justice for their victims).
07of 17The Golden Girls, ‘The Golden Girls’Golden Girls KitchenThe show about four retired Miami roommates broke boundaries, proving that a fierce female doesn’t always come clad in spandex and wielding a weapon; sometimes it’s dressed in a sensible draped pantsuit and wielding a fork to eat cheesecake.
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The Golden Girls, ‘The Golden Girls’
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The show about four retired Miami roommates broke boundaries, proving that a fierce female doesn’t always come clad in spandex and wielding a weapon; sometimes it’s dressed in a sensible draped pantsuit and wielding a fork to eat cheesecake.
08of 17Olivia Pope, ‘Scandal’MAI/ShutterstockGot a problem? It’s handled when Olivia Pope is involved. There’s not a fixer around who could help you weasel you way out of disaster like she can (even if you’re having an affair with the fictional President of the United States). Plus, she taught us all the healing power of a glass of wine and a bowl of popcorn at the end of the night.
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Olivia Pope, ‘Scandal’
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Got a problem? It’s handled when Olivia Pope is involved. There’s not a fixer around who could help you weasel you way out of disaster like she can (even if you’re having an affair with the fictional President of the United States). Plus, she taught us all the healing power of a glass of wine and a bowl of popcorn at the end of the night.
09of 17Lt. Uhura, ‘Star Trek’CBS via GettyAs a lieutenant on the USS Enterprise, Uhura was fierce in her own right, but the actress who played her,Nichelle Nichols, might be even fiercer: She was the first actress to portray an interracial kiss on television and became an advocate for women in space.
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Lt. Uhura, ‘Star Trek’
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As a lieutenant on the USS Enterprise, Uhura was fierce in her own right, but the actress who played her,Nichelle Nichols, might be even fiercer: She was the first actress to portray an interracial kiss on television and became an advocate for women in space.
10of 17Agatha, ‘WandaVision’courtesy of Marvel StudiosSure, Wanda is fierce in her own right, but when it comes to the badass woman who won our hearts, it was Agatha all along, pulling the strings as she tried to take down Wanda in the twisty Disney+ series. Sure, the all-powerful witch was seriously evil to the core, but boy — wasn’t she fabulous doing it all?
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Agatha, ‘WandaVision’
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Sure, Wanda is fierce in her own right, but when it comes to the badass woman who won our hearts, it was Agatha all along, pulling the strings as she tried to take down Wanda in the twisty Disney+ series. Sure, the all-powerful witch was seriously evil to the core, but boy — wasn’t she fabulous doing it all?
11of 17The Girls on ‘Stranger Things’NetflixEleven and Max are part of an unstoppable crew out to save the world from a brain-melting demon,. But as fierce as their fight is, their friendship in the face of it all is what really keeps us watching.
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The Girls on ‘Stranger Things’
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Eleven and Max are part of an unstoppable crew out to save the world from a brain-melting demon,. But as fierce as their fight is, their friendship in the face of it all is what really keeps us watching.
12of 17Selina Meyer, ‘Veep’Julia Louis-Dreyfus inVeep.Patrick HarbronSure, Selina Meyer might be kind of inept when it comes to her job, but she’s a fierce genius when it comes to vicious put-downs of her opponents (as well as her staff).
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Selina Meyer, ‘Veep’
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Sure, Selina Meyer might be kind of inept when it comes to her job, but she’s a fierce genius when it comes to vicious put-downs of her opponents (as well as her staff).
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Catwoman, ‘Catwoman’
14of 17Veronica Mars, ‘Veronica Mars’Warner Bros. Television / Courtesy Everett Collection"Veronica Mars, Teenage Detective." Sounds adorable right? But solving the murder of her teenage friend wasn’t a case for the “cute,” but for the smart, snarky and seriously determined Veronica Mars — a high schooler who never met a challenge she wasn’t willing to face head-on.
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Veronica Mars, ‘Veronica Mars’
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“Veronica Mars, Teenage Detective.” Sounds adorable right? But solving the murder of her teenage friend wasn’t a case for the “cute,” but for the smart, snarky and seriously determined Veronica Mars — a high schooler who never met a challenge she wasn’t willing to face head-on.
15of 17Villanelle & Eve, ‘Killing Eve’BBC AMERICAA dynamic duo if there ever was one, each displaying their own smarts, strength and sass. (You’d almost never know they were purportedly arch-nemeses.)
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Villanelle & Eve, ‘Killing Eve’
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A dynamic duo if there ever was one, each displaying their own smarts, strength and sass. (You’d almost never know they were purportedly arch-nemeses.)
16of 17Jane Villanueva, ‘Jane the Virgin’Scott Everett White/The CW.A distracted OBGYN mistakenly artificially inseminated her during a routine checkup (something straight out of a telenovela!). But this tenacious, smart and big-hearted aspiring novelist stayed strong, and got her happily ever after in the end.
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Jane Villanueva, ‘Jane the Virgin’
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A distracted OBGYN mistakenly artificially inseminated her during a routine checkup (something straight out of a telenovela!). But this tenacious, smart and big-hearted aspiring novelist stayed strong, and got her happily ever after in the end.
17of 17CJ Cregg, ‘The West Wing’James Sorensen/NBC/GettyCool under pressure, sharp as a tack, and hilarious to boot: The press secretary to President Josiah Bartlet is the woman you want on your team (or in your karaoke room, performing “The Jackal”).
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CJ Cregg, ‘The West Wing’
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Cool under pressure, sharp as a tack, and hilarious to boot: The press secretary to President Josiah Bartlet is the woman you want on your team (or in your karaoke room, performing “The Jackal”).
Dave Quinn
source: people.com
