50 fearless, confident, all around badass women on television

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Sydney Bristowe – Alias

Long before Jennifer Garner was one half of Bennifer, she was the coolest, toughest, most uncompromising spy in the world. She handled government secrets with poise and adept confidence, and never thought twice about being thrust into dangerous situations.

Sydney worked as a top secret agent, skilled in a handful of martial arts and learned in dozens of languages. She got to assume countless identities in the protection of her country, and faced more personal tragedy than any one person should have to endure. Throughout the course of her life she had to cope with the deaths of both her fiance and best friend, and learned her mother was a spy for the Russian government.

She was downright fearless. Even when she had to don exquisite costumes and disguises, she never flinched from hand to hand combat, high stakes poker, or secret missions. If you had to face down villainous enemies, both foreign and domestic, she is the best choice to have in your corner. She could bail you out of any kind of tight scrape, look like a goddess while doing it, and then come home and make herself a turkey sandwich. She surely was a jack of all trades and a master of mostly all of them.