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For years,Hollywood Putting women on the back burner, relegating them to love interest roles in men-centered stories. But, especially in the last two decades, women took the lead. Female protagonists transport togethermovies On their shoulders, inspire the spectators with their minds, talent and strength. These powerful characters each, intelligent and unique experienced by non-peer-proof actresses that women can (and should) be at the forefront. From Scarlett O'Hara to Katniss Everdeen, here are the most inspiring large ladies in the history of cinema, presented in chronological order.

Hara scarlett o (Vivien Leigh), The protagonist of the timeless film 1939Wandered, Is both the key incarnation of a beautiful south and a greater than life, an incredibly strong woman. Throughout the film, Scarlett appears as a real leader who is not afraid of pistol for what she wants-a faithful who remains courageous despite all the challenges launched in his own way. There is a reason why this film is greeted a classic, and it is all because of its main female role. "The film was and I think that continues to be a pop cultural phenomenon,"Richard JewellProfessor at the University of the School of California South Cinematographic Art, told theLos Angeles Times in 2014.

Although the centering of a movie on a call girl could have been a bit fat for the moment,Audrey Hepburn showed that the character of such could be played with elegance and the greatest class. In 1961, thisBreakfast at Tiffany's, Holly Golightly is a Hepburn woman who wants more life than her hand, she has been treated and if she can appear away, she is clearly intelligent, calculating and dazzling.

With herSignature black dress, Gloves, pearls, sunglasses, and a mini tiara, Holly is a vision of an American princess, who has since been cemented in the air of pop cultural time. As a host of Turner Classic FilmTiffany Vazquez RecountVanity fairIn 2016, "People Reference [Breakfast at Tiffany's] All the time, and it's one of those things where you do not have to explain what the reference is. If not the status of inspiration icon, what is?

Never afraid to speak his mind,Julie Andrews' Maria optimistic and solves good mood problems with a highest level of finesse can only dream. It is both loving and lovable, and never intimidated by its male colleagues, even his boss, Captain von Trapp control (Christopher Plummer) "This terrible belief in the innocence that fills Julie's face is quite universal-people from all over the world can not stop us from being attracted to it," Plummer saidHollywood journalist In 2016. And he's right: Maria is sweet, but intelligent, what he someone to look up not just for the children von Trapp, but for the public around the world, as well.

She may have hailed one for a long time and a distant galaxy, very distant, butCarrie Fisher Princess Leia is always one of the biggest ladies of all the time of inspiration. Who can forget the time she got up fordark Vador In his first minutes on the screen? Or rescued by strangling evil Jabba the Hutt to death? Or ended with a leading resistance theentire generation After his previous exploits? No two ways: Leia has led for example from 1 day.

Located in the white rural Georgia, dominated by men in the 1930s,Purple colorseesWHOOPI GOLDBERG FACE TIME ABUSE INQUALIFIABLE AND OPPRESSION. But it also manages to undergo a huge amount of growth in the film, find his voice and facilitate an exit from his horrible circumstances.

AsO! Magazine writerMelissa Kimblenoted in 2018, when he says Célia, "I am poor, black, I can even be ugly, but my God, I am here, I am here," is "a victorious declaration" of a woman who "had Past most of her indigo feeling of life and invisible. He reminded me that even with our defects and imperfections, we still deserve to appear in our own life ". Celie is proof that regardless of your situation is terrible, you can overcome and there is nothing more inspiring than that.

InDirty dancing, Lead to the "Baby" college (Jennifer Gray) Going for a more realization of the daddy's daughter with a brave young woman. The film, which was greeted byThe Guardian As a "feminist masterpiece", sees baby striving to help people around her, from his suave Johnny dance partner (Patrick Swayze) to his penny of clipped colleague (Cynthia Rhodes) In the process, she finds a passion in itself that she never knew she had.

Baby is without fear in his attempt to defend what is right - even to go against his own father (Jerry Orbach) At some point, transforming into a self-insured integrity and grace woman at the end of this fateful summer to Kellerman Resort. The most famous line of the movie really sounds true: "No one puts baby in a corner"Because she is sure to fight.

The 1990 classicA pretty womanCenters on Vivian Ward (Julia Robert), a systemic and conscious businesswoman - even though this business sleeps with rich businessmen. Vivian is not a thrust and even in the presence of his high-poche ringler (Richard Gere), She holds her ideals well. One of the first scenes we see by Vivian is a creation of his own rules, indicating: "We say who, we say when, we say how much." In the end, she wants what we do all: love, respect and "fairy tale". Fort in his convictions and the desire to predict - while settling less than she deserves - she is low to ground, relatable and, especially inspiring.

Jodie Foster Awarded Tour as Clarice Starling in Classic ThrillerThesilenceofthelambsis the definition of the fresh and confident. The FBI Trainee Clarice has the ability to disarm even the wildest of violent psychopathic psychopathic psychopath (Anthony Hopkins), to whom she is responsible for interviewing. Even when she is looking for a cold-blooded series killer, she rarely shows her nerves. In 1992, Best Oscar Actressacceptance speech, Foster thanked the Academy to "kiss such a feminist hero incredibly strong and handsome". We could not have said it better ourselves.

The Oscar-WinnerThelma & Louise blessed households with not a butof them Ladies unforgettable:Geena Davislike thelma, andSusan Sarandonlike Louise. At first, in a turquoise Ford Thunderbird, the dynamic duet embarks on a weekend getaway to meet on a cross-country road trip patriarcat-dismantling. Although promoted as comedy of friends,Thelma & Louise Manipulated a really innovative topic: after all, the impulse of their journey on the road is that Louise pulled his attempted rapist in self-defense, and they go to the race, rather than sticking to cops (who would not believe anyway).

Thelma & Louiseeven inspired Davis to Crusade for a more equal sex representation on the screen, to sayLake Salt Tribune In 2011, the film "really had an impact on the way I saw films and female roles. This made me understand that we give women so few opportunities." Davis also recalled how blocked the characters are with members of the female audience, who had never seen women like thelma and Louise before. "I had women who prevented me from telling me their reaction - they had my setbacks, make me listen to what they said." It would not be a euphemism to say that these two main ladies started a revolution.

In the early 1970s,Pam grier Makes a name for itself to play the holder in two Bilaxploitation films,Coffee maker (1973) andBrown foxy(1974). Fast progress of two decades, and you will find its most emblematic role - like the leading eponymous lady in 1997Jackie Brown, a tribute to it'70 -ère classics. As with everythingQuentin Tarantino Flicks, the plot, of course, has many moving parts. But it can essentially be boiled about it: Jackie leaves his work from Humdrum, covers five half-million dollars and jets to a leisure life in Madrid. Can you say ... icon?

"It is the most human character of Tarantino - an imperfed woman, funible and deeply actual which also reads more relatible than any other creation of Tarantino",Kate ErblandofNotablewrote Legendary Jackie Brown. "[She has] a real exercise in equanimity, a fully realized feminist creation."

Based on an old Chinese legend on a girl who takes the place of her father in the army, this lady fiction is the true incarnation of honor, love and loyalty, proving that a woman can get Beat and perform the man just as well. Mulan (expressed byMing-Na Wen) Its itself against its homologues of male soldiers, succeeding as a warrior and defying gender stereotypes. Do not mention itsaves once China once With his skills with quick thought and combat in this final exhibition. And there is nothing more inspiring or impressive than that.

Julia Robert plays a certified tour force in this management of the OSCAR on thetrue story ofErin Brockovich, a strong, intelligent and undeficatory woman who was fighting to slaughter PG & E, a huge gas and electricity company that pointed to the small town of Hinkley, California. Going from the unemployed single mother to the legal clerk, the real-life Brockovich has compiled a case against PG & E which resulted in the greatest continuation of the direct action of the genre, with one of theThe largest colonies of toxic injuries of all time. His spirit of combat and his dedication to justice for the people of Hinkley, despite not having education or the context of doing so, makes this character of real life - and his representation on the screen - nothing less inspiring.

J.K. Rowling's Wigh-Smart-Smart, dedicated, Hermione Hermione Hermione Granger also descends the most important character oftheHarry Potter series. If it was not for his intelligence, combined with a sense of equity, leadership and unparalleled integrity, the male characters of the series would never have done so far in the battle against the forces of dark magic in their world. "Hermione did not agree that girls are the most intelligent of the room - being a chef, the one with the plan"Emma Watson, who played the loved one, saidHollywood journalist In 2016. "She is not just a role for me, she is a symbol. I am deeply proud to have played it."

InThe revenge of a blonde, Perky, homage of student studentsReese Witherspoon) Values ​​and embraces both his femininity and strength. And even though almost two decades have happened since the firstThe film struck the theaters in 2001, it remains relative and relevant to date. Witherspoon even commented on the continued influence of the character during an interview with 2018 withToday, saying, "It was a modern feminist. ... I had young women come to me and say," I went to the right school because of the wife's woods. "And even more young women will be inspired by flow when athird payment of theThe revenge of a blondefranchise strikes the theaters in 2020.

Uma Thurman's Character Tough-As-Nails Beatrix "The Bride" Kiddo has a goal: a demanding revenge on the man who pulled her in the head. During the twoKill BillMovies, it has an unparalleled toughness and a grain (and combat skills) that are nothing inspiration. Any situation that the bride is in - including, at some point, be buried alive - she overcomes.

Like Thurman herself said in a 2017 interview at theKarlovy Vary Film FestivalIn the Czech Republic, women told him that "the film helped them in their lives - that they felt oppressed or cautious or had a bad boyfriend or felt bad about themselves. ... This film has published a survival energy that has been helpful. "Here's it!

If you look "determined" in the dictionary you will find a photo ofMillion baby dollarsMaggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) The winning film of the Oscars brings viewers on a trip next to his central female boxer to the heading who wants to make a name for her despite a woman in a sport dominated by men. The film is an emotional Russian mountains, and in the highest ups and lowest lowest, the tenacious maggie is quite inspiration.

Jane Austen's Elizabeth Bennet played perfection byKeira KnightleyIn the 2005 version of the film, remains convincing, regardless of the number of hundreds of years, it was written in existence. Unlike his sisters, she does not let the introduction of rich men like Mr. Darcy (Matthew MacFadyen) Wow Her. No, she makes them prove their value. Thanks to his ferocious feeling of self, loyalty to his family, and the nasty-smart from retort, this well read lady defined what it wanted to be a woman in the early 19th century. In an 1813letter To her sister, Austen even said about her creation: "I must admit that I think so a delicious creature that never appeared in the impression." And we agree with all my heart.

This role of transformation won old oldAmerican idol competitorJennifer Hudson An Academy Award for the best actress and for good reason. Judge pure effie, even when she is expelled from the very singing group, she helped create, shows an incomparable level of dedication. This is what finally established him apart from the rest of the girl's band in this film, making us root for her all the way to glory and redemption. If you are not inspired after listening to "and I say to you that I'm not going" (after wiping your tears, of course), we do not know what to say to you.

Sandra Bullock Representation of real life, Mississippi hard-talk fireard Leigh Anne Toohy is a master class in the inspiration. At the end of the movie, Tuohy is unparalleled determination and good heart in his decision to play parenter for homeless teenagersMichael OHER(Who would continue to play for the Baltimore Ravens), public leaves rooting for her in the same way they would do their favorite football team.

"While his impertinence is both endearing and very entertaining, it's the way it masks Leigh Anne" let them ever cry "vulnerability, especially when it comes to Michael," wrote aLos Angeles Times Review of Bullock's performance. "The quick retreats when it is moved, the back thrown to the shoulder, the eyes looking straight in front, as it tends the last series of orders running ... lets you cheer for it too. »

Viola Davis brings a believed book character to life in this great adaptation to the screenKathryn Storett novel of the same name. brave enough to tell her story to a journalist on mission (Emma Stone), AIBILEEN helps to expose the racial questions deeply rooted by1960 Jackson, Mississippi. It resists prejudices and the oppression of time with a calm resilience and the reserved force, determined to be entitled by its own family, the white girl she raises, and his wives from colleagues who suffered in silence too much long time. She is intelligent, and she is important, she is kind, in spite of the dangers who threaten her as she reveals the truth about life as a black domestic worker, she wins and remains faithful to whom she is (and what 'She preaches).

Who can never forget this moment, in the first entry of theHunger games series, when Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) Herself volunteers in his sister's place in the Hunger Games traitors? From there, during four films stuffed with action, the intrepid Katniss shows an implacable and an unparalleled reader to protect his family and loved ones, even if it means risking his own life. In the end, it thwarts and triumphs all its opponents, inspiring a whole generation of young women in the process (and make a cool shot).

Taraji P. Henson skyly plays the real life mathematician NasaKatherine Johnson, Who helped the trajectories to calculate forApollo 11 of mission. Despite daily meetings with manifest racism and sexism, Johnson demonstrates the level of work it took for a black woman to prove himself in a white weather, dominated by men and industry. The movie finally gives credit when the credit is due: to the woman including smarts proved a vital force for take-off, more than one title.

All youreally need to know the status of Rey feminist icon is that its simple existenceinnumerable Children online very, very angry. But Rey (skillfully played by the newcomer HollywoodDaisy Ridley) Is so much more than that. She is a hard-like-nail scavenger, a survivor hardened by life, and a first class hero in his own right. even againstStars wars like Han solo veterinary (Harrison Ford), It holds to it, ever supporting a fight (or a monstrous space creature). InThe last JediIt even brings on the nasty of the ostensible series with a slash of laser saber for the ages. We can not wait to see what she does in the nextRise of skywalker.

MoanaFollows its animated Polynesian princess holder (expressed byAuli'i CravalhoIn an epic discovery trip that ends with a victory for herself and the island, it is intended to drive, Montunui. Moana chooses to go against the status quo by exploring beyond where everyone has never been. Even when team up with Maui Deva (Dwayne The Rock Johnson), it turns out more than capable. She is spunky, adventurous and french, showing the inhabitants of Montunui (and young Ténayists from around the world) that comes out of your comfort zone is a good thing.

The first female super hero of the modern era did not disappoint, thanks toGadot, who took the role of life: a princess of the Amazon training to be an invincible warrior. Finally, Wonder Woman (who appeared for the first time in 2016Batman c. Superman: Dawn of Justice) Discovers his complete powers and goes down every man who is done in his way. And we will see her do it again in her own suite,Wonder Woman 1984, which strikes the theaters in 2020.

"I think it's so important that we also have strong female figures to admire and that the woman asks me was an incredible," said GadotVariety In 2017. Critics of the entire Council have accepted, which is probably why it is one of theFilms on rotten tomatoes with the highest ratings.

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