Cynthia Rothrock in Millionaires' Express (1986)
Action icon: Cynthia Rothrock
Movies: Undefeatable (1993), Lady Dragon (1992), Honor and Glory (1992), Righting Wrongs (1986), Tiger Claws (1992)
Born in Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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Poll: The International Godmothers of Action
These female actors did quite a good job in the action genre. They are icons in their own way of being an action movie star. No matter if it's about war, women to man/women combat, science fiction or what ever - all of them are known for their work. Which of these well trained muscle packed ladies is your lead actioner? Give us the gym results here.
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Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Action icon: Linda Hamilton Movies: The Terminator (1984), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Terminator: Dark Fate (2019), Dante's Peak (1997), Black Moon Rising (1986) Born in Salisbury, Maryland, USA -
Charlize Theron in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Action icon: Charlize Theron Movies: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), The Fate of the Furious (2017), Atomic Blonde (2017), The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016) Born in Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa Suggested by rubyfruit76 -
Scarlett Johansson in Iron Man 2 (2010)
Action icon: Scarlett Johansson Movies: The Avengers (2012), Lucy (2014), The Island (2005), Eight Legged Freaks (2002), Ghost in the Shell (2017) Born in New York City, New York, USA Suggested by rubyfruit76 -
Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games (2012)
Action icon: Jennifer Lawrence Movies: The Hunger Games (2012), X: First Class (2011), Red Sparrow (2018), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) Born in Louisville, Kentucky, USA Suggested by rubyfruit76 -
Ziyi Zhang in House of Flying Daggers (2004)
Movie icon: Ziyi Zhang Movies: Hero (2002), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), House of Flying Daggers (2004), The Grandmaster (2013), Ye yan (2006) Born in Beijing, China -
Angelina Jolie in Wanted (2008)
Action icon: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001401/ Movies: Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Wanted (2008), Wanted (2008), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) born in Los Angeles, California, USA Suggested by rubyfruit76 -
Rosario Dawson and Zoë Bell in Death Proof (2007)
Action icon: Zoë Bell Movies: Death Proof (2007), Bitch Slap (2009), Oblivion (2013), Raze (2013), Camino (2015) Born in Waiheke Island, Auckland, New Zealand -
Lena Headey in Dredd (2012)
Action icon: Lena Headey Movies: Dredd (2012), The Purge (2013), The Cave (2005), The Brothers Grimm (2005), 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) Born in Hamilton, Bermuda -
Michelle Yeoh in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Action icon: Michelle Yeoh Movies: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy (2018), Wing Chun (1994), Royal Warriors (1986) Born in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia -
Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Action icon: Uma Thurman Movies: Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), Paycheck (2003), Batman & Robin (1997), The Avengers (1998) Born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA -
Lucy Liu stars as Alex
Action icon: Lucy Liu Movies: Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Charlie's Angels (2000), The Man with the Iron Fists (2012), Rise: Blood Hunter (2007), Rise: Blood Hunter (2007) Born in Queens, New York City, New York, USA -
Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
Action icon: Milla Jovovich Movies: The Fifth Element (1997), Resident Evil (2002), No Good Deed (2002), Hellboy (2019), Ultraviolet (2006) Born in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine] Suggested by mihailorazvigor -
Michelle Rodriguez in Machete Kills (2013)
Action icon: Michelle Rodriguez Movies: The Fast and the Furious (2001), Avatar (2009), Machete Kills (2013), Resident Evil (2002), S.W.A.T. (2003) Born in San Antonio, Texas, USA Suggested by BonaFideBOSS -
Emily Blunt in Sicario (2015)
Action icon: Emily Blunt Movies: Looper (2012), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Sicario (2015), The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016), Wild Target (2010) Born in Roehampton, London, England, UK Suggested by BonaFideBOSS -
Sandra Bullock in Speed (1994)
Action icon: Sandra Bullock Movies: Demolition Man (1993), Speed (1994), Miss Congeniality (2000), The Heat (2013), Ocean's Eight (2018) Born in Arlington, Virginia, USA [Her mother was German] -
Gina Carano in Deadpool (2016)
Action icon: Gina Carano Movies: Haywire (2011), Furious 6 (2013), Deadpool (2016), Daughter of the Wolf (2019), Scorched Earth (2018) Born in Dallas County, Texas, USA Suggested by BonaFideBOSS -
Zoe Saldana in Colombiana (2011)
Action icon: Zoe Saldana Movies: Colombiana (2011), Avatar (2009), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Endgame (2019) Born in Passaic, New Jersey, USA Suggested by BonaFideBOSS -
Sigourney Weaver in Aliens (1986)
Action Icon: Sigourney Weaver Movies: Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992), Alien: Resurrection (1997), The Cold Light of Day (2012) Born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA Suggested by BonaFideBOSS -
Karen Gillan in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Action icon: Karen Gillan Movies: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), Avengers: Endgame (2019) Born in Inverness, Scotland, UK Suggested by mihailorazvigor -
Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman (2017)
Action icon: Gal Gadot Movies: Wonder Woman (2017), Furious 6 (2013), Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016), Justice League (2017), Criminal (2016) Born in Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel Suggested by BonaFideBOSS -
Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Action icon: Carrie-Anne Moss Movies: The Matrix (1999), The Matrix Revolutions (2003), Red Planet (2000), Sabotage (1996), The Matrix Resurrections (2021) Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Suggested by BonaFideBOSS -
Halle Berry in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Action icon: Halle Berry Movies: X-Men (2000), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Die Another Day (2002), Catwoman (2004) Born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA Suggested by BonaFideBOSS -
Kate Beckinsale in Underworld (2003)
Action icon: Kate Beckinsale Movies: Underworld (2003), Van Helsing (2004), Underworld: Evolution (2006), Total Recall (2012), Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) Born in Finsbury Park, London, England, UK -
Noomi Rapace in Prometheus (2012)
Action icon: Noomi Rapace Movies: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), Unlocked (2017), What Happened to Monday (2017), Bright (2017), Close (2019) Born in Hudiksvall, Gävleborgs län, Sweden -
Famke Janssen in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
Action icon: Famke Janssen Movies: X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X2 (2003) X-Men (2000) Born in Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
