Poll: I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar!

Results of 2,438 votes:

1. 1.
   

   Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

    

   Clarice Starling (The Silence of the Lambs, 1991)
2. 2.
   

   Sigourney Weaver in Alien 3 (1992)

    

   Ellen Ripley (from the Alien movies)
3. 3.
   

   Julia Roberts, Ashley Pimental, and Brittany Pimental in Erin Brockovich (2000)

    

   Erin Brockovich (from the 2000 film of the same name)
4. 4.
   

   Frances McDormand in Fargo (1996)

    

   Marge Gunderson (Fargo, 1996)
5. 5.
   

   Rooney Mara in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

    

   Lisbeth Salander (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, 2011)
6. 6.
   

   Natalie Portman in V for Vendetta (2005)

    

   Evey (V for Vandetta, 2005)
7. 7.
   

   Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby (2004)

    

   Maggie (from Million Dollar Baby, 2004)
8. 8.
   

   Whoopi Goldberg and Danny Glover in The Color Purple (1985)

    

   Celie Johnson (The Color Purple, 1985)
9. 9.
   

   Mélanie Laurent in Inglourious Basterds (2009)

    

   Shosanna (Inglourious Basterds, 2009)
10. 10.
    

    Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon in Thelma & Louise (1991)

     

    Thelma (Thelma & Louise, 1991)
11. 11.
    

    722-1017 Katharine Hepburn and David Wayne in "Adam's Rib" 1949 MGM MPTV

     

    Amanda Bonner (from Adam's Rib, 1949)
12. 12.
    

    "Passion of Joan of Arc, The" Maria Falconetti 1928 **I.V.

     

    Joan of Arc (from The Passion of Joan of Arc, 1928)
13. 13.
    

    Sally Field in Norma Rae (1979)

     

    Norma Rae (from Norma Rae, 1979)
14. 14.
    

    Susan Sarandon in Thelma & Louise (1991)

     

    Louise (Thelma & Louise, 1991)
15. 15.
    

    Angela Bassett in The Rosa Parks Story (2002)

     

    Rosa Parks (The Rosa Parks Story, 2002)
16. 16.
    

    #34

     

    Tina Turner (What's Love Got to Do with It, 1993)
17. 17.
    

    Mary Stuart Masterson and Nick Searcy in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

     

    Idgie Threadgoode (Fried Green Tomatoes, 1991)
18. 18.
    

    Charlize Theron in North Country (2005)

     

    Josie Aimes (North Country, 2005)
19. 19.
    

    Iron Jawed Angels (2004)

     

    The real life Suffragists, including Alice Paul and Susan B. Anthony (Iron Jawed Angels, 2004)
20. 20.
    

    Barbra Streisand in Yentl (1983)

     

    Yentl (from Yentl, 1983)
21. 21.
    

    Julia Roberts in Mona Lisa Smile (2003)

     

    Katherine Watson (Mona Lisa Smile, 2003)
22. 22.
    

    Meryl Streep in Silkwood (1983)

     

    Karen Silkwood (from Silkwood, 1983)
23. 23.
    

    Claire Danes in Temple Grandin (2010)

     

    Temple Grandin (from the film of the same name, 2010)
24. 24.
    

    Katharine Hepburn in Little Women (1933)

     

    Jo (from Little Women, 1933)
25. 25.
    

    Farrah Fawcett in Extremities (1986)

     

    Marjorie (from Extremities, 1986)
26. 26.
    

    Tommy Lee Jones, Susan Sarandon, and William Sanderson in The Client (1994)

     

    Reggie Love (The Client, 1994)
27. 27.
    

    Joan Allen stars as Senator Laine Hansen

     

    Senator Laine Hanson (Contender, 2000)
28. 28.
    

    Jodie Foster in Foxes (1980)

     

    Sarah Tobias (as played by Jodie Foster in The Accused, 1988)
29. 29.
    

    #28

     

    Sybylla Melvyn (My Brilliant Career, 1979)
30. 30.
    

    The Trojan Women (1971)

     

    The Trojan Women (from the 1971 film of the same name)
31. 31.
    

    Keri Russell and Jeremy Sisto in Waitress (2007)

     

    Jenna (from Waitress, 2007)
32. 32.
    

    Frontrunner (2008)

     

    Dr. Massouda Jalal (from Frontrunner, 2008)
33. 33.
    

    Whoopi Goldberg and Sissy Spacek in The Long Walk Home (1990)

     

    Miriam and Odessa (The Long Walk Home, 1990)
34. 34.
    

    Robin Wright and Aidan Quinn in The Playboys (1992)

     

    Tara (The Playboys, 1992)
35. 35.
    

    Bread and Roses (2000)

     

    Maya (Bread and Roses, 2000)