List of female action heroes and villains

The following is a list of female action heroes and villains who appear in action films, television shows, comic books, and video games and who are "thrust into a series of challenges requiring physical feats, extended fights, extensive stunts and frenetic chases."[1]

Further information: Women warriors in literature and culture
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
A montage of actresses who have played female action heroes.
From top left: Michelle Yeoh, Uma Thurman, Tia Carrere, Linda Hamilton, Angelina Jolie, Halle Berry, Sigourney Weaver, and Lucy Liu.

Elizabeth Abele suggests that "the key agency of female action protagonists is their ability to draw on the full range of masculine and feminine qualities in ever-evolving combinations."[2]

Films

Animated theatrical films

Live-action theatrical films

Films based on comic books
See also: Superhero comics, List of superheroines, and List of female supervillains
DC
Marvel

Films based on novels

Films based on video games

Literature

Literary villains

Television

Animated television series
See also: female action heroes and villains in the section for anime.

Anime

Commercials

Video games
Main article: Gender representation in video games § Portrayal of women

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