Issa Rae in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
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Poll: Favorite Movie Heroine of 2023
Women and girls continue to be underrepresented in movies: they still get only about one-third of speaking roles. This continues to negatively impact actresses, as well as the self-esteem of female audience members. There is reason to celebrate, though: There are more leading or co-leading roles for women and girls in top grossing films than ever: in 2022, it was 44%, an all time high. Let's support these films so the movie industry moves towards more equality.
We can start by celebrating these female protagonists: which of these heroines from 2023 is your favorite?
Speak up and speak out (and see sources for the above information) here.
Also vote for your favorite heroines of 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017.
Notes: Except for the first five, characters are listed in alphabetical order. Characters based on real people have asterisks next to their names.
Make Your Choice
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Margot Robbie in Barbie (2023)
Barbie -
America Ferrera and Ariana Greenblatt in Barbie (2023)
Gloria -
Da'Vine Joy Randolph in The Holdovers (2023)
Mary -
Annette Bening in Nyad (2023)
Diana Nyad* -
Florence Pugh in A Good Person (2023)
Allison -
Julia Roberts in Leave the World Behind (2023)
Amanda -
Sabrina Wu, Stephanie Hsu, Ashley Park, and Sherry Cola in Joy Ride (2023)
Audrey, Deadeye, Lolo, and Stephanie -
Emma Stone in Poor Things (2023)
Bella -
Jodie Foster in Nyad (2023)
Bonnie Stoll* -
Violet McGraw in M3GAN (2022)
Cady -
Leonie Benesch in The Teachers' Lounge (2023)
Carla -
Taraji P. Henson, Fantasia Barrino, and Danielle Brooks in The Color Purple (2023)
Celie -
Rani Mukerji in Mrs. Chatterjee vs. Norway (2023)
Debika Chatterjee -
Viola Davis in Air (2023)
Deloris Jordan* -
Sophia Lillis in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
Doric -
Shailene Woodley in TO CATCH A KILLER (2023)
Eleanor -
Hailee Steinfeld in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Gwen Stacy -
Michelle Rodriguez in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
Holga -
Kiernan Shipka in Totally Killer (2023)
Jamie / Collette -
The Starling Girl (2023)
Jem -
Teagan Croft in True Spirit (2023)
Jessica Watson* -
Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri in Bottoms (2023)
Josie and PJ -
Storm Reid in Missing (2023)
June -
Brie Larson, Iman Vellani, and Teyonah Parris in The Marvels (2023)
Kamala Kahn / Ms. Marvel, Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel, and Monica Rambeau -
Keira Knightley and Sarah Howard Parker in Boston Strangler (2023)
Loretta McLaughlin* -
Rachel Zegler in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)
Lucy Grey -
Abby Ryder Fortson stars as Margaret in Are You There God, It's Me Margaret for Lionsgate
Margaret -
Lily Gladstone in Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Mollie -
Chloë Grace Moretz in Nimona (2023)
Nimona -
Greta Lee in Past Lives (2023)
Nora / Na Young -
Priya Kansara in Polite Society (2023)
Ria -
Myha'la in Leave the World Behind (2023)
Ruth -
Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega in Scream VI (2023)
Sam, Tara, and the other women of 'Scream VI' -
Suzume (2022)
Suzame
