Because you like Claudia in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
Clarice Starling is patiently working with one serial killer to stop another. See them in The Silence of the Lambs.
Kathy is a natural caretaker who strives to find hope in even the darkest of times. See them in Never Let Me Go.
Leslie Burke is bold, courageous, and imaginative enough to create a world from scratch. See them in Bridge to Terabithia.
Peter Venkman's "research" projects are designed to get undergraduate students to sleep with him. Though it turns out he can bust ghosts. See them in Ghostbusters.
Honest, true, and just, Ned Stark is a good man. Unfortunately, those traits are not assets in Westerosi politics. See them in Game of Thrones.
Loyal and supportive, Cece Parekh is the best friend a girl could ask for. It doesn't hurt that she's a supermodel. See them in New Girl.
This android may not have emotions, but Lt. Commander Data's curiosity about humanity is endless. See them in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
A hurricane of a human being, Marla Singer is destructive and unforgettable. See them in Fight Club.
Celie Johnson says she's poor, black, and may even be ugly. But dear God she's here. See them in The Color Purple.
Mavis Dracula's interests are anything black, scream cheese, and flying around. See them in Hotel Transylvania.
Mrs. Lovett is the proud purveyor of the worst, and most grisly, pies in London. See them in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.