Women in Hollywood Who Kick A##

Angelina Jolie may play an indestructible CIA officer accused of being a Russian spy in Salt, however she is not the first to kick behind and look impossibly sexy while doing it.

Sure, Jolie may be the best at her “craft,” but the adoption addict is also defined by these five other women, who too, kick serious a##.

Sigourney Weaver

Weaver is synonymous with fierceness, thanks mostly to her role in Alien. Weaver, out of sheer survival, transformed into a ferocious protective instinct and starred in the 1979 original, directed by Ridley Scott. “Get away from her, you b***h!” rode her all the way to DirectTV commercials.

Linda Hamilton

Similar to Weaver, Linda Hamilton’s kicked a-hole in both the original and sequel. Tell me that the shot of her doing pull-ups in the state hospital does not intrigue you. Also, tell me that whether it’s cyborgs or humans, no one would want to mess with Hamilton.

Uma Thurman

Quentin Taratino’s muse never fails to make some bodies hurt, especially in the Kill Bill flicks. Like Sarah Connor, Thurman’s character has maternal instinct as a motivating force behind her trail of death and destruction.

Michelle Yeoh & Zhang Ziyi 

Not only one but two actress in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon rise to fame through some serious pain. They’re both strong and feminine, beautiful and intelligent, athletic and crafty. Also, their fight scenes are lush and hypnotic under Ang Lee’s direction with choreography by Yuen Wo-Ping (The Matrix).

Jane Fonda

It’s never been easy to operate a laser gun effectively while dressed in go-go dominatrix gear. Barbella, which initially suffered under poor reviews, has since received some cult status. Fonda, after all, was all the hair and legs and campy sex appeal a futuristic, intergalactic warrior goddess needed.

Thanks to Parallel Universe