A couple from my childhood.
Less action, be she got stuff done!
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Lara Croft, of course. I prefer the classic version, and not (just) for the reasons you’re thinking…
Y.T. (Snow Crash)
Peggy Carter (MCU, especially the Agent Carter series)
She-Ra (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)
Thorn Harvestar (Bone comics)
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I loved Spider-Friends, but wow were they a stupid super-team. All you had to do was get two of them close together and they’re disabled. Which happened pretty much every time.
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The original film is my second-favorite movie of all time (only behind Jaws), but I dig the remake of Night of the Living Dead, too.
And their reinvention/reimagining of Barbara was inspired.
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Barbara works in both movies because both movies are products of their time. The original 1960s one is a social commentary and the 1990s one updates the subtext.
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Mmhmm.
And that’s what I like about Gaylen Ross’s portrayal of Fran in Romero’s original Dawn of the Dead, that we see an evolution of the character as she goes from being a TV producer to a helicopter-flying, zombie-fighting badass who’s handy with survival tactics.
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Incidentally, I once wrote a song on acoustic guitar which had the chorus:
Zombies are eating my flesh.
Zombies are eating my flesh.
Zombies are eating my flesh.
Zombies are eating my flesh,
And it’s not been a very good day.
Sadly, I’ve lost the recording and mostly forgot how to play guitar.
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Having completed Yes, Madam! and Royal Warriors on the Criterion Channel, I will gladly support the notion that Michelle BY GOD Yeoh is the freaking best.
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San (Princess Mononoke)
Molly Millions (William Gibson’s Sprawl stories)
Sydney Bristow (Alias)
Luba (Love & Rockets)
Promethea (Alan Moore’s Promethea)
Zatanna (DC Comics)
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I really loved Sheriff Chelo but lost track of the Palomar-verse for years. Then tried to restart and saw what they did to her and my other faves. Backed quietly but quickly away once more. 
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Giving a like for San
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One last batch, although certainly not exhaustive.
Trinity (The Matrix)
Xena (Xena: Warrior Princess)
Mayre “Trot” Griffiths (L. Frank Baum stories)
Jirel of Joiry (C.L. Moore stories)
Ramona Flowers (Scott Pilgrim comics and movie)
Power Girl (DC Comics)
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