Because you like Susanna Kaysen in Girl, Interrupted

Anna Karenina doesn't want to be a respectable woman any more. She thinks respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be. See them in Anna Karenina.

A powerful priestess, Melisandre is shrouded in mystery and lots of red. See them in Game of Thrones.

A confident celebrity, Allison Hargreeves wasn't quite careful enough about what she wished for. See them in The Umbrella Academy.

The seasoned detectives in River Heights have got nothing on amateur sleuth Nancy Drew. See them in Nancy Drew.

Freelance writer Diane is dating a dog and writing a memoir of a horse. See them in Bojack Horseman.

Some of Cassie Howard’s friends are dealing with drug addictions, but Cassie has another addition that is just as damaging: her addition to love. See them in Euphoria.

Robin Scherbatsky is a former teen pop star who loves dogs and is scared of relationships. See them in How I Met Your Mother.

Yes, she's an "older" woman, but that just makes Mrs. Robinson sexier and more seductive. See them in The Graduate.

Bookish and socially anxious, Ruby Roundhouse is a teenager turned action heroine. See them in Jumanji.

Twisted and seemingly soulless, Bellatrix Lestrange finds joy in making others suffer. See them in Harry Potter Series.

Oscar Martinez is a national accountant in an office of weirdos. See them in The Office.

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.