The 50 most daring film roles for women since Ripley
1. Thana, Ms. 45 (1981)
2. Victoria, Victor Victoria (1982)
3. Celie, The Color Purple (1985)
4. Audrey, a.k.a. Lulu, Something Wild (1986)
5. Dorothy Valens, Blue Velvet (1986)
6. Jane Craig, Broadcast News (1987)
7. Annie Savoy, Bull Durham (1988)
8. Wanda, A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
9. Tracy Turnblad, Hairspray (1988)
10. Thelma and Louise, Thelma & Louise (1991)
11. Sarah Connor, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
12. Clarice Starling, The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
13. Songlian, Raise The Red Lantern (1991)
14. Catherine Tramell, Basic Instinct (1992)
15. Ada McGrath, The Piano (1993)
16. Beverly R. Sutphin, Serial Mom (1994)
17. Bridget Gregory, The Last Seduction (1994)
18. Carol White, Safe (1995)
19. Ruth Stoops, Citizen Ruth (1996)
20. Bess McNeill, Breaking The Waves (1996)
21. Marge Gunderson, Fargo (1996)
22. Jackie Brown, Jackie Brown (1997)
23. Karen Sisco, Out Of Sight (1998)
24. Tracy Flick, Election (1999)
25. Manuela, All About My Mother (1999)
26. Asami Yamazaki, Audition (1999)
27. Rosetta, Rosetta (1999)
28. Brandon Teena, Boys Don’t Cry (1999)
29. Erin Brockovich, Erin Brockovich (2000)
30. Betty/Diane in Mulholland Dr. (2001)
31. Morvern Callar, Morvern Callar (2002)
32. Beatrix Kiddo in Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2 (2003-2004)
33. Vera Drake, Vera Drake (2004)
34. María Álvarez, Maria Full Of Grace (2004)
35. Ensemble, Offside (2006)
36. Juno MacGuff, Juno (2007)
37. Otilia, 4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days (2007)
38. Verónica, The Headless Woman (2008)
39. Julia, Julia (2008)
40. “The mother,” Mother (2009)
41. Ree Dolly, Winter’s Bone (2010)
42. Alike, Pariah (2011)
43. Martha, Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
44. Lisa Cohen, Margaret (2011)
45. Mavis Gary, Young Adult (2011)
46. Frances Halladay, Frances Ha (2012)
47. Maya, Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
48. Adèle, Blue Is The Warmest Color (2013)
49. “The woman,” Under The Skin (2013)
50. Amy Dunne, Gone Girl (2014)
Solid list.
Gay icon, queen of the gays.
