List of female action heroes and villains

The following is a list of female action heroes and villains who appear in action films, television shows, comic books, and video games and who are "thrust into a series of challenges requiring physical feats, extended fights, extensive stunts and frenetic chases." Elizabeth Abele suggests that "the key agency of female action protagonists is their ability to draw on the full range of masculine and feminine qualities in ever-evolving combinations." == Films == === Animated theatrical films === === Live-action theatrical films === ==== Films based on comic books ==== DC Marvel ==== Films based on novels ==== ==== Films based on video games ==== == Literature == === Literary villains === Grendel's mother from the anonymous Old English poem Beowulf The Others from The 5th Wave and film based on the novel: Nickname given by Cassie Sullivan. Extraterrestrial series that devastate humanity and mankind by unleashing a series of waves to kill them.

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