Because you like Nyota Uhura in Star Trek

A premier member of the leather cat-suit club, Selene can chill you with a stony look, or ice you with her ninja moves. See them in Underworld.

Optimus Prime is a shapeshifting sentient robot leading a team of robots to stop evil from taking over. See them in Transformers.

Turanga Leela is the daughter of two mutants who live in the sewers below New York City. See them in Futurama.

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.

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

In his transformation from hardened convict to moral paragon, Jean Valjean is the kind of man we should all aspire to be. See them in Les Miserables.

Woody is a selfless leader of Andy's toys who likes change less than a snake in his boots. See them in Toy Story.

Fox Mulder is a devoted believer in aliens, monsters, and that the truth is out there. See them in The X-Files.

Beth March is the glue that holds her family together. See them in Little Women.

Gilbert Blythe is crushing on a red-haired orphan. See them in Anne With an E.

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.

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