Can You Match These Female Action Heroes to Their Movies?

By: Ian Fortey
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Can You Match These Female Action Heroes to Their Movies?
Image: 20th Century Fox / Brandywine Productions

About This Quiz

For most of Hollywood history, action stars have been synonymous with men. Dudes ride in and save the day; that was the old-school method of storytelling. But it doesn't always have to be that way! If the tireless works of Ellen Ripley and Sarah Connor have taught us nothing else, it's that a woman can fight off a man, an alien, a robot from the future, or an army of ninjas as well as any man can. It has taken far too long to get to the point where women are just about on equal footing with men when it comes to saving the day and laying down the law. Look at "The Avengers" franchise. From Black Widow to Gamora to Captain Marvel, these were some seriously tough heroes.

Whether you're a fan of super spies like Lorraine Broughton from "Atomic Blonde," soldiers like Rita Vrataski in "Edge of Tomorrow," or just a woman who had enough crap like Ms. Foxy Brown herself, there's an entire history of amazing, butt-kicking action hero women on film. If you think you know who's who, let's see if you can match the unstoppable lady to the film in which she appeared. Take the quiz and see what you've got!

terminator
Carolco Pictures / Pacific Western Productions / Lightstorm Entertainment / Le Studio Canal+ S.A.
Sarah Connor is the mother of the resistance in which film series?
"Terminator"
"Predator"
"Robocop"
"Resident Evil"
27-Mad Max
Warner Bros. Pictures
One of the coolest heroes in recent memory is Imperator Furiosa. Which film was she in?
"Oblivion"
"Fight Club"
"The Hunger Games"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
alien
20th Century Fox / Brandywine Productions
Arguably the most famous female action hero of all time is Ellen Ripley. In which movie did she first appear?
"Star Wars"
"2001: A Space Odyssey"
"Alien"
"The Road Warrior"

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4-Rey
Lucasfilm Ltd. / Bad Robot Productions / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Her last name may be up for debate, but in which movie did Rey first appear?
"Alien vs Predator"
"Wanted"
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
"Peppermint"
tomb raider
Paramount Pictures
More than one actress has played Lara Croft. What's the film franchise?
"Nightmare on Elm Street"
"Tomb Raider"
"The Avengers"
"Mad Max"
6-Captain Marvel
Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Carol Danvers may be the toughest woman in the universe. Where did we meet her?
"The Fifth Element"
"Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets"
"Captain Marvel"
"Jupiter Ascending"

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7-Hunger Games
Lionsgate
What series gave us Katniss Everdeen?
"Divergent"
"Harry Potter"
"Lord of the Rings"
"The Hunger Games"
8-Wonder Woman
Warner Bros. Pictures
The character of Diana Prince is known by a more popular name in which movie?
"Suicide Squad"
"Maze Runner"
"Wonder Woman"
"Keeping Up with the Joneses"
9-Star Wars
20th Century Fox
For most of the numerous films this character is in they call her Leia Organa. In what film did she first appear?
"Star Wars: A New Hope"
"Star Trek: The Motion Picture"
"Star Wars: The Phantom Menace"
"Star Wars: Return of the Jedi"

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13-Kill Bill
Miramax
No one ever says Beatrix Kiddo's name in the movie in which she is featured. What film is she in?
"Jackie Brown"
"Planet Terror"
"Deathproof"
"Kill Bill"
34-Edge Of Tomorrow
Warner Bros. Pictures
In which movie did Rita Vrataski save the day?
"Edge of Tomorrow"
"Oblivon"
"The Day The Earth Stood Still"
"War of the Worlds"
23-Domino
20th Century Fox
In which movie are you finding the luck-bending character known as Domino?
"X-Men: Days of Future Past"
"Avengers: Age of Ultron"
"Deadpool 2"
"The Justice League"

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33-Foxy Brown
American International Pictures
Do you know the name of the character that Pam Grier made famous in 1974?
Coffy
Foxy Brown
Foxy Cleopatra
Jackie Brown
22-Black Widow
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Do you remember which movie first introduced audiences to Natasha Romanoff, the Black Widow?
"Iron Man 2"
"Iron Man 3"
"The Avengers"
"Captain America: The Winter Soldier"
resident evil
Screen Gems
Alice never gets a last name despite being the hero of six movies in which franchise?
"Underworld"
"Halloween"
"Alien"
"Resident Evil"

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10-Atomic Blondes
Focus Features
In which film was Lorraine Broughton kicking butt?
"Peppermint"
"Salt"
"Atomic Blonde"
"Two Days in the Valley"
11-Violet
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Do you recall which film featured Violet Sing Jat Shariff?
"Ultraviolet"
"Aeon Flux"
"The Fifth Element"
"Underworld"
12-Avatar
20th Century Fox
Neytiri was the name of a hero from which of these films?
"Black Panther"
"Avatar"
"Alien vs. Predator"
"The Green Inferno"

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14-Buffy
20th Century Fox
You can guess which movie featured Buffy Summers, right?
"Near Dark"
"All Cheerleaders Die"
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"
15-Hit Girl
Lionsgate / Universal Pictures
In which film are you going to find the pint-sized but ferocious character Hit Girl?
"Kick Ass"
"Mystery Men"
"Let Me In"
"Carrie"
16-Underworld
Screen Gems
What's the name of the vampire who fights werewolves and other nefarious vamps in the "Underworld" films?
Natasha
Michele
Selene
Elise

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17-Salt
Columbia Pictures
Angelina Jolie starred as a CIA agent in "Salt." What was her first name?
Grace
Sara
Evelyn
Diana
3-Laurie Strode
Compass International Pictures / Falcon International Productions
In which film franchise are you going to see Laurie Strode?
"Nightmare on Elm Street"
"Friday the 13th"
"Halloween"
"Hellraiser"
18-5th Element
Gaumont Buena Vista International
Leeloo was the female lead in which of these movies?
"Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets"
"The Fifth Element"
"The Professional
"Lucy"

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19-Mrs. Smith
20th Century Fox
Jane Smith is a tech support consultant who's more than she appears in which of these movies?
"Crank"
"The Transporter"
"Wanted"
"Mr. and Mrs. Smith"
21-Silence Of The Lambs
Orion Pictures
Clarice Starling qualifies as an action hero, even if her movies are more of a slow burn than some. What movie was she first seen in?
"The Silence of the Lambs"
"Panic Room"
"Contact"
"Red Dragon"
24-Matrix
Warner Bros. (United States
Trinity fights while decked out in latex and leather in which film?
"The Matrix"
"Underworld"
"Resident Evil"
"Lucy"

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25-Gamora
Walt Disney StudiosMotion Pictures
You have to know in which movie Gamora made her first appearance, right?
"The Avengers"
"Guardians of the Galaxy"
"Thor: Ragnarok"
"Avengers: Infinity War"
mystique
20th Century Fox
Do you remember in which film audiences first met the mysterious Raven Darkholme?
"Avatar"
"Lords of Salem"
"X-Men"
"Guardians of the Galaxy"
28-Cataleya Colombiana
TriStar Pictures
You don't want to mess with Cataleya Retsropo. What movie is she from?
"Lucy"
"Colombiana"
"Proud Mary"
"Peppermint"

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29-CatWoman
Warner Bros.
Michelle Pfeiffer gets very frisky as Catwoman in "Batman Returns." What was her character's real name?
Vicki Vale
Selina Kyle
Lois Lane
Patience Phillips
wanted
Universal Pictures
What was the name of Angelina Jolie's bullet-curving character in "Wanted"?
Cross
Sloan
Fox
Finch
31-Letty
Universal Pictures
The character of Letty Ortiz appears in six films. What's the first one?
"Resident Evil"
"The Fast and the Furious"
"Underworld"
"Nightmare on Elm Street"

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32-Aeon Flux
Paramount Pictures
Katherine Goodchild was the name of this character, even though she never uses it. What name does she go by?
Æon Flux
Lucy
Selene
Mrs. Hays
35-Arwin
New Line Cinema
What epic films introduced the character of Arwen?
"Lord of the Rings"
"The Chronicles of Narnia"
"Harry Potter"
"The Hunger Games"