Princess Leia - Star Wars
As well as leading the Rebel alliance and regularly encountering her enemies of the Galatic Empire, she manages to resist the charismatic Captain Solo...for a while at least.
And after succumbing to Solo's charm, she courageously risks her own life to save him.
Atia - Rome (HBO)
She is ruthless and often cruel, using those around her
as pawns for her own personal gain.
She will let nothing stand in the way of her pursuit for power.
Becky Sharpe - Vanity Fair
She is a social climber and cares for little else, not even for those unfortunate enough to be hurt by her ambitions.
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Elizabeth Bennett - Pride and Prejudice
Her inclination to share personal opinions with
everyone, often lands her in complicated situations, but she will not alter her beliefs for anyone.
Sarah Connor - The Terminator
When pursued by a killer cyborg, she refuses to just lay down and die and in doing so prooves herself more than a match for the 'terminator'.
Beatrix Kiddo (aka The Bride) - Kill Bill
Her mind set on revenge, she will cut down anyone
who crosses her path.
Megara - Hercules (Disney)
She resents being labeled a 'damsel in distress', which implies she cannot look after herself. She will teach men, demi-gods and gods of their mistake.
Katalina Stratford - 10 Things I Hate About You
She is a feminist rebel and her past has caused her to treat most men with contempt. Being ridiculed for her radical opinions has only increased her determination to be heard.
Anne Boleyn - The Tudors
She seduced a king, became Queen of England and used manipulation to secretly control the country.
Eowyn - The Lord Of The Rings
She sets out to proove that a woman can fight just as well as any man.
Victoria Chapman - The Cinder Path
She is manipulative, pushy, outspoken and demanding, so not a nice person; but determined to get her own way.
Louise - Thelma and Louise
After years of being treated like dirt, She decides to take her life into her own hands.
Never again will her or her friend suffer at the hands of men, she'll make sure of that.
Rose DeWitt Bukater - Titanic
She disobeys her mother and controlling fiance, ignores the barriers of social class and enjoys herself.
Iris Steensma - Taxi Driver
Life as a prostitute causes her to develop a tough persona, despite being only 12 years old.
Kate Austen - Lost
Stranded on a messed-up island, she uses manipulation to ensure that she knows what is happening and courage to tackle it. The island is controlled by men...and she pretty much controls them.
Ellen Ripley - Alien
When alien parasites begin to attack the crew of her space mining ship, she must find a way to salvage the mission as well as keeping everyone alive.
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Whether they're ruthless, ambitious and opinionated or simply courageous, these are some of the toughest female characters.
Clearly more than a match for any man.
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Science Fiction has a lot to offer aswell!
Ellen Ripley? Sarah Connor? Leela from Futurama? Red Sonja? Vasquez from Aliens? Miho from Sin City?
Miss Man from Another Teen Movie (literally)?
1) The women from 'Calendar Girls'
2) Emma Thompson as Elinor Dashwood from 'Sense and Sensibility'
3) Lisa Edelstein as Lisa Cuddy in 'House MD'
4) Ione Skye as Diane Court in 'Say Anything'
.... that's what I thought of off-hand :)