I won't attempt to top the lsit, but I can ad strong female leads and strong female co-leads:
Dr. Quinn "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman"
Christy "Christy" (1994 series)
Cagney and Lacey "Cagney & Lacey"
Scully "The X-Files"
Charlie's Angels (say what you want to about the show -- probably almost all deserved, but they regular put themselves in bad situations, kicked butt, and saved lives; one was almost blown to bits) "Charlie's Angels"
I won't attempt to top the lsit, but I can ad strong female leads and strong female co-leads:
Dr. Quinn "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman"
Christy "Christy" (1994 series)
Cagney and Lacey "Cagney & Lacey"
Scully "The X-Files"
Charlie's Angels (say what you want to about the show -- probably almost all deserved, but they regular put themselves in bad situations, kicked butt, and saved lives; one was almost blown to bits) "Charlie's Angels"
After she watchers her husband be murdered, she is brutally gang rapped and left for dead. She then goes on a journey to learn how to use a fiream and seeks down and out each of the thugs that did all that.
My own personal list would include the majority of characters played by Joan Crawford, Barbara Stanwyck, Bette Davis, and Rosalind Russell. (Look them up).
Yes, I wouldn't have wanted to mess with any of those ladies.
Ripley is my favorite. I was so stunned when Dallas died in Alien. I expected him to be the hero. She is the first female warrior that I can remember.
My own personal list would include the majority of characters played by Joan Crawford, Barbara Stanwyck, Bette Davis, and Rosalind Russell. (Look them up).
Yes, I wouldn't have wanted to mess with any of those ladies.
But Alexis will steal your company, hold you up in legal action, and beat up your wife in a swimming pool. And then still try to get in your pants later after all that.