Only Brits or BBC International viewers will know this character but Catherine Cawood from Happy Valley.
And obviously Ellen Ripley, Dana Scully and Sarah Connor.
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Ellen Ripley from the Alien series.
Margot was so awesome. Really loved that show.
Edit: Well, I loved the first three seasons, anyway. 😑
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Zoe from Firefly, Tiffany Aching from Discworld are two that come to mind
Major General Olivier Mira Armstrong from Fullmetal Alchemist
No love for the bad bitch Agent Dana Scully?
Cate Blanchett's portrail of Elizabeth I (who I know was real, but I'm sure there was some creative license with the character).
Mirko from the popular My Hero Academia anime/manga series.
She doesn't take crap from anyone and fearlessly goes into battle.
Trillian from hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. People see the book as satire but she really knew where her towel was.
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Agnes Nutter, Good Omens.
Alternatively, "The most powerful person in Discworld is Granny Weatherwax"
Diana Taverner from Slow Horses.
Veronica Palmer from Better Off Ted.
The first one I thought of was Mara Jade.
Fuck you Disney!
Linda Hamilton - Terminator
I had to say something different, because I would have said Ripley first.
+1 for each of those, and i'll add clarice starling, uhura, michael burnham, Evelyn Quan Wang (everything everywhere all at once), helen lyle (candyman)
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Captain/Admiral Kathryn Janeway
Ripley
Nobody in particular stands out, but a thought I had a while back is that Game of Thrones was one of the rare pieces of modern cinema with a host of great female characters who, for the most part, actually had to put in effort to earn their status rather than just being born with it.
Adding my vote for Ellen Ripley.
There are others that come to mind from more obscure movies I've watched more recently, like the women in Grandma (2015), Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020), and even Men (2022), also non-fictional women like those in Kokomo City (2023). There are so many more I can picture in my mind but can't put my finger on the movie and or am just shit with names so I can't think of them right now, but might come back to update.
Literally the first name that popped into my head when I saw the question. There are plenty of other good choices, but she has to be near the top of any list.
Incidentally... am I having federation issues? This is the only comment I see mentioning Ripley. I see 11 comments currently...
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Nest Freemark
Aloy from the Horizon games was my first thought.
Clobberella from Futurama.
But I rather prefer to read about real strong women. Like scientists, nobel prize winners, political figures and people of (contemporary) history. Or I just consume their content if they're an author, comedian or content creator.
Lieutenant Ellen Ripley.
Samantha Carter from Stargate SG1
I rewatch that series every few years, it's awesome, in no small part thanks to Sam.
I'm really liking the evolution of Shallan Davar in the Stormlight Archives at the moment.
Hetty Lange
Lara Croft from the first "Tomb Raider" movie, played by Angelina Jolie.