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25. Ever since I first met her in the Tolkien books when I was young

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Favorite Fictional Females? [View all] ohiosmith Apr 2013 OP

Lisbeth Salander and therefore Pipi Longstocking, too Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #1

Great one! I love her. ohiosmith Apr 2013 #2

I think she is awesome but, I know there was some argument about her and those books on here. Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #7

I was disturbed when her character committed statutory rape in the last of the Millennium Series ohiosmith Apr 2013 #10

A dynamic duo... pinboy3niner Apr 2013 #3

Excellent! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #5

My favorites too! nt tblue Apr 2013 #74

Thelma & Louise - watched that more than once ConcernedCanuk Apr 2013 #109

Diana Villiers Recursion Apr 2013 #4

Outstanding! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #6

Great minds think alike. hifiguy Apr 2013 #126

Emma Peel kwassa Apr 2013 #8

Bravo! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #11

You beat me to it HarveyDarkey Apr 2013 #12

+1 Baitball Blogger Apr 2013 #101

OP asks females - plural - yup she was one of them. ConcernedCanuk Apr 2013 #106

Andre Norton heroines (heroes are okay, too.) RILib Apr 2013 #9

Excellent! An Ohio girl! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #14

Tough one... Sekhmets Daughter Apr 2013 #13

Great choice! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #15

Joanna Brady Ptah Apr 2013 #16

Outstanding! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #17

must admit I do enjoy those Kali Apr 2013 #53

Love her too. blueamy66 Apr 2013 #76

I used to frequent a bar in Tucson that was mentioned in one of her novels. Ptah Apr 2013 #78

Now that is cool. blueamy66 Apr 2013 #80

Aeryn Sun (going with my TV choice, because Recursion already stole petronius Apr 2013 #18

Very cool! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #20

Selene, as played by Kate Beckinsale Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2013 #19

Excellent! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #21

Since Emma Peel was already done, my # 2 HarveyDarkey Apr 2013 #22

The hottest toon ever! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #24

Can you guess all the movies or shows? ZombieHorde Apr 2013 #23

I only know the first! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #26

Ever since I first met her in the Tolkien books when I was young aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2013 #25

Excellent! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #28

Xena NV Whino Apr 2013 #27

Especially when her horse gallops! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #29

Kinsey! Great books by Sue Grafton. txwhitedove Apr 2013 #95

Yeah, Kinsey is a great character NV Whino Apr 2013 #98

Olive Oil olddots Apr 2013 #30

Hot! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #31

Dana Scully, Jean Grey, Evelyn Mulray, Lizzie Bennett... First Speaker Apr 2013 #32

Outstanding! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #33

Cat Woman In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #34

Classic! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #35

Not exactly surprising to those who truly know me. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #36

My favorite.... pipi_k Apr 2013 #37

I loved lassie! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #38

lol, you are so right. Xyzse Apr 2013 #52

IIRC, there were 5 dogs playing Lassie.... Wounded Bear Apr 2013 #63

I read someplace pipi_k Apr 2013 #73

I loved the original Lassie TV show aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2013 #124

Ellen Ripley, in "Alien" kwassa Apr 2013 #39

YES! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #40

oh yeah, me too Kali Apr 2013 #54

Agreed. temporary311 Apr 2013 #96

Barbarella !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! olddots Apr 2013 #41

OMFG! Yes! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #42

It's not a conviction. Loryn Apr 2013 #43

Yes! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #45

Cara mia!!! MiddleFingerMom Apr 2013 #44

Holy christ! Yes! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #46

me too! Kali Apr 2013 #55

Morticia Smoking... hunter Apr 2013 #90

Stockard Channing, as Carol Ann sheshe2 Apr 2013 #47

YES ohiosmith Apr 2013 #48

Angua von Uberwald n/t LadyHawkAZ Apr 2013 #49

Excellently cool werewolf chick LearnedHand Apr 2013 #102

No love for Dagny Taggart? baldguy Apr 2013 #50

I preferred Dominique Francon... Rhiannon12866 Apr 2013 #66

Oh where to begin... Yukari Yakumo Apr 2013 #51

J.K. Rowling Major Nikon Apr 2013 #56

That's a real live person. Neoma Apr 2013 #57

Good catch Major Nikon Apr 2013 #64

So Hermione Grainger, then LearnedHand Apr 2013 #103

Barbarella Mr.Bill Apr 2013 #58

Stephanie Plum libodem Apr 2013 #59

Really? No one said... Behind the Aegis Apr 2013 #60

Emmanuelle? Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #61

Mary Katherine Blackwood cemaphonic Apr 2013 #62

Yes! Wish I'd thought of her first. nomorenomore08 Apr 2013 #121

Tootsie. You said "fictional". Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #65

In no particular order mythology Apr 2013 #67

Mrs. Pollifax, Paksenarrion Dorthansdotter, and Hillary Clinton whistler162 Apr 2013 #68

The fifth element, Leeloo a la izquierda Apr 2013 #69

Perfect Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #110

Grrrrrowllll Helen Reddy Apr 2013 #70

This message was self-deleted by its author RiffRandell Apr 2013 #71

The Bride! RiffRandell Apr 2013 #72

Mulan! tblue Apr 2013 #75

Molly Millions. sir pball Apr 2013 #77

Ha! Took me a second to recognize the name. LeftOfSelf-Centered Apr 2013 #93

also: Sarah Agnes Prine Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #79

Ellen Ripley Katashi_itto Apr 2013 #81

Almost forgot Montana Wildhack HarveyDarkey Apr 2013 #82

The one from the Republican Fairy Tales - the Welfare Queen. Scary !! Morning Dew Apr 2013 #83

Katniss Everdeen Nikia Apr 2013 #84

Literature: Justine Hosnani Zorro Apr 2013 #85

Evelyn Salt. Throd Apr 2013 #86

Jodie Foster's character in Contact: Ele. lindysalsagal Apr 2013 #87

Aeon Flux Whisp Apr 2013 #88

Natasha Romanoff pintobean Apr 2013 #89

Juanita Chang and Anne Boudreau DFW Apr 2013 #91

Buffy. Iggo Apr 2013 #92

Faith. As played by Eliza Dushku. She was my whole reason for watching the show, when I did. nomorenomore08 Apr 2013 #122

I was way older than that. Iggo Apr 2013 #125

True. It was a well-made series, comparatively. nomorenomore08 Apr 2013 #130

Cate Archer LeftOfSelf-Centered Apr 2013 #94

I am unanimous in this madamesilverspurs Apr 2013 #97

Tinkerbell BlueJazz Apr 2013 #99

Colonel Samantha Carter TheBadWolf Apr 2013 #100

ripley for aliens exxo1111 Apr 2013 #104

Pollyanna ConcernedCanuk Apr 2013 #105

Samantha Stephens ConcernedCanuk Apr 2013 #107

Granny Weatherwax OxQQme Apr 2013 #108

My other favorites have mostly been mentioned. Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #111

Samus Dash87 Apr 2013 #112

Amanda Ziller with support from Robbins other genius waitresses Spike89 Apr 2013 #113

Penny King Brother Buzz Apr 2013 #114

Scout (To Kill a Mockingbird). Pippi Longtocking (she kicked ass). Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #115

Yay, Scout! Jean Louise Finch Apr 2013 #118

Kaylee in Firefly HERVEPA Apr 2013 #116

Why, Scarlett, of course! hamsterjill Apr 2013 #117

Frankly, my dear .... kwassa Apr 2013 #119

Nancy Reagan, a truly excellent parody of real life conservatives Bucky Apr 2013 #120

Dorothy Valens (Isabella Rossellini in "Blue Velvet." I always sympathized deeply with her suffering nomorenomore08 Apr 2013 #123

In addition to many listed above hifiguy Apr 2013 #127

Sydney Bristow n/t Shrek Apr 2013 #128

Anyone read Modesty Blaise? Quantess Apr 2013 #129