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Poll: "AFI's 100 Years..." — Female Heroes

A poll by pere-25366
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains is a list of the one-hundred greatest screen characters (fifty each in the hero and villain categories) as chosen by the American Film Institute. Out of the 50 Heroes listed, only 7 are female.

Which of these greatest female heroes is your favorite?

After voting, you may discuss the poll here.

Results of 1,057 votes:

  1. 1.

    Sigourney Weaver in Alien (1979)

     
    Hero rank: #8 Ellen Ripley - Aliens (1986).
  2. 2.

    Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

     
    Hero rank: #6 Clarice Starling - The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
  3. 3.

    Frances McDormand in Fargo (1996)

     
    Hero rank: #33 Marge Gunderson - Fargo (1996).
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