Clarice Starling

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There’s Hannibal Lecter, and then there’s Clarice Starling. The FBI agent is one of the most well-known heroines in movie history, and Jodie Foster even won an Academy Award for playing opposite Anthony Hopkins’ equally memorable Dr. Hannibal Lecter. A new take on the character, starring Rebecca Breeds, just concluded its first season on CBS and will likely continue on Paramount+.

Clarice M. Starling is a fictional character and the protagonist of the novels The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal by Thomas Harris.
In the film adaptation of The Silence of the Lambs, she is played by Jodie Foster, while in the film adaptation of Hannibal, she is played by Julianne Moore.

Clarice Starling, as portrayed by Foster, was ranked the sixth greatest protagonist in film history on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains, making her the highest-ranking heroine.