58. Sarah Connor

Appearance: The Terminator series (1984–)

Creator: James Cameron

Performer: Linda Hamilton, Emilia Clarke

Defining moment: In T2, doing chin-ups in the hospital. Once a timid nobody, now a fearsome warrior with the fate of mankind in her hands.

Fascinating fact: The T-1000's doppelgänger of Connor in T2 was played by her identical twin sister, Leslie.

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