Because you like Frances Houseman in Dirty Dancing

Fun and feisty on the outside, Meredith Grey is dark and twisty on the inside. See them in Grey's Anatomy.

Kind and friendly, Rinoa Heartilly is nonetheless an effective freedom fighter. See them in Final Fantasy Series.

Just because Dracula wants to suck your blood doesn't mean he's not a gentleman. See them in Dracula.

Cutting ties with her con-artist friends, Sarah Manning is creating a better life for her daughter by taking on the identity of the deceased Beth. See them in Orphan Black.

After surviving consecutive fights-to-the-death (damn you, President Snow!), Katniss Everdeen is thrust to the front lines of a real war. See them in The Hunger Games .

He's a dedicated cop and a nice guy. But James Gordon is learning that Gotham is not a city for nice guys. See them in Gotham.

John Locke is an eerily calm, confident believer in the magic of the island that gave him his legs back. See them in Lost.

An undercover DEA agent, Max Payne is too focused on avenging the past to plan for the future. See them in Max Payne.

Foul mouthed and disturbingly comfortable with violence, Hit-Girl is a precocious assassin who doesn't need anyone's protection. See them in Kick-Ass.

With her mastery of martial arts and her prodigious building skills, Wyldstyle projects an air of invincibility. But she's not bulletproof. See them in The Lego Movie.

Maria Rambeau is a tough-as-nails Air Force pilot who is also a loving single mom. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Barbara Kean is loving, selfless, and caring. But, she's less stable than she'd like to admit. See them in Gotham.