Our fixed version of Hollywood’s 50 best female characters
The Hollywood Reporter came out with a list of the 50 best female characters and it was a little less than stellar so we rearranged it a bit.
In an article posted by The Hollywood Reporter, the site listed the 50 Best Female Characters. While every list is subject to a little disapproval, there were quite a few that we felt were out of place. Mainly because their list just ranked them by their characterization and not necessarily by which characters represented women in a positive light.
To us, the list was a little bit too mixed with having less-than-favorable characters near the top. For example, Amy Dunne was rather high up on their list. So, we just took their list of characters and fixed the order. Please note that The Hollywood Reporter left out amazing characters such as Jyn Erso, Clara Oswald, Minerva McGonagall and so many more.
But for now, we have this corrected list:
50. Juno
Image Courtesy of 20th Century Fox
49. Regina George
Image Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
48. Selina Meyer
Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) in Veep, Screencap via HBO
47. Carrie Bradshaw
Image Courtesy of HBO
46. Kate Beckett
Image Courtesy of ABC
45. Scarlett O’Hara
Image Courtesy of Warner Brothers
44. Amy Dunne
Image courtesy of 20th Century Fox
43. Elaine Benes
Image courtesy of NBC
42. Monica Geller
Image courtesy of NBC
41. Maria
Image courtesy of Fox studios
40. The Bride
Image courtesy of Miramax
39. Olivia Benson
Image courtesy of NBC
38. Clarice Starling
37. Xena
Image courtesy of Syfy
36. Claire Underwood
Image courtesy of Netflix
35. Phoebe Buffay
Image courtesy of NBC
34. Annalise Keating
Still from How to Get Away with Murder 3×08. Image via ABC.
33. Lorelai Gilmore
Image via Gilmore Girls Facebook
32. Pure, Phoebe, and Piper
Image courtesy of the CW
31. Sansa Stark
S6E9 Official HBO Promo Still
30. Felicity Smoak
Image courtesy of the CW
29. Veronica Mars
Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) (Image via Warner Brothers)
28. Elizabeth Bennet
Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley) in the 2005 Pride and Prejudice, Screencap via Focus Features/Universal Pictures
27. Lucy Ricardo
Image courtesy of CBS
26. Holly Golightly
Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
25. Mary Poppins
Image courtesy of Disney
24. Brienne of Tarth
Credit: Helen Sloan/HBO
23. Mulan
Image via Disney
22. Cersei Lannister
Credit: Helen Sloan/HBO
21. Eleven
Image via Netflix
20. Peggy Olsen
Peggy Olson in ‘Mad Men’ (Credit: AMC)
19. Annie Hall
Woody Allen as Alvy Singer and Diane Keaton as Annie Hall in the comedy film ‘Annie Hall’, 1977. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
18. Rachel Green
Image courtesy of NBC
17. Jessica Jones
Image via Marvel/Facebook
16. Imperator Furiosa
Still from Mad Max: Fury Road. Film distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Village Roadshow Pictures, Kennedy Miller Mitchell, and RatPac-Dune Entertainment.
15. Elle Woods
Elle Woods in ‘Legally Blonde’ (Credit: MGM)
14. Olivia Pope
Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) in Scandal, Screencap via ABC
13. Arya Stark
Blind Arya (Maisie Williams) in Game of Thrones, Screencap via HBO
12. Katniss Everdeen
Image courtesy of Lionsgate
11. Rey
Image Courtesy of Disney
10. Liz Lemon
30 ROCK — “Mazel Tov, Dummies!” Episode 707 — Pictured: Tina Fey as Liz Lemon — (Photo by: Ali Goldstein/NBC)
9. Ellen Ripley
Image courtesy of 20th century fox
8. Daenerys Targaryen
7. Miranda Priestly
Image courtesy of 20th Century Fox
6. Buffy Summers
Image courtesy of the CW
5. Leslie Knope
Image courtesy of NBC
4. Dorothy Gale
Image courtesy of MGM
3. Dana Scully
Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) in The X-Files, Screencap via FOX
2. Leia Organa
From Return of the Jedi (1983). Image via Lucasfilm/Disney.
1. Hermione Granger
Courtesy of Warner Brothers
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Want to see what Culturess’s picks are? Let us know and we’ll make up our own list of the best female characters out there! And you bet Jyn will be on our list.