Because you like Amelia Brand in Interstellar

CIA operative Carrie Mathison is on a self-assigned mission to follow a lead, whether it be the truth or just her delusions playing tricks. See them in Homeland.

Clarice Starling is patiently working with one serial killer to stop another. See them in The Silence of the Lambs.

A photographic memory is just one of many skills Lexie Grey brings to the table as a surgeon. See them in Grey's Anatomy.

Velma Dinkley is all about getting results, not taking credit. She is the unsung hero of Mystery Inc. See them in Scooby-Doo.

Hoban Washburne shows you can be a hotshot space pilot *and* play with dinosaurs. See them in Firefly.

Veronica Lodge is a quintessential mean girl trying to make a better life, and a better self. See them in Riverdale.

Call her. Beep her. If anyone's in trouble, Kim Possible is there. See them in Kim Possible.

Much more than just "Coach Taylor's wife," Tami Taylor is making herself known in town as a caring, persistent guidance counselor. See them in Friday Night Lights (TV).

Hunting ghosts is both a job and a passion for Abby Yates. See them in Ghostbusters (2016).