Because you like Elaine Vassal in Ally McBeal

Leone Montana is a fearless hitman with a surprisingly sensitive side. See them in Leon: The Professional.

It's impossible to say whether Winifred Burkle is cuter than she is smart, or vice versa. See them in Angel.

Sydney Bristow is a kick-ass double agent on a mission for revenge. See them in Alias.

Emma Frost's superpower: transforming her body into an unbreakable diamond. See them in X-Men Series.

Samantha Jones is a try-sexual who'll try anything once. See them in Sex and the City.

Jenny Flint is a devoted wife and daring crime fighter, which is pretty unconventional for a Victorian maid. See them in Doctor Who.

Driven by obsession and anxiety, Monk bravely overcomes, or at least battles, his fears to help the world. See them in Monk.

Bad-ass Rayne has sworn her life to finding and destroying her vampire dad, Kagan, and killing as many other vampires as she can in the bargain. See them in BloodRayne .

Aerith Gainsborough has lived a simple life, but when the world is threatened she's willing to step up and do whatever she can to help. See them in Final Fantasy Series.

A reclusive introvert, Liz Sherman has a temper that's literally lethal. See them in Hellboy.

Kara "Starbuck" Thrace will beat you in cards, drink you under the table, then fly circles around you in her fighter plane. See them in Battlestar Galactica.

Frederick Frankenstein is an eccentric (O.K., maybe a little insane) professor who is excited to be delving into his family's past. See them in Young Frankenstein.