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20 Trailblazing Female TV Characters
That Girl‘s Ann Marie
Played by Marlo Thomas
The Mary Tyler Moore Show‘s Mary Richards
Played by Mary Tyler Moore
Ellen‘s Ellen Morgan
Played by Ellen DeGeneres
Buffy the Vampire Slayer‘s Buffy Summers
Played by Sarah Michelle Gellar
All My Children‘s Erica Kane
Played by Susan Lucci
Ally McBeal‘s Ally McBeal
Played by Calista Flockhart
Julia‘s Julia Baker
Played by Diahann Carroll
All-American Girl‘s Margaret Kim
Played by Margaret Cho
Parks and Recreation‘s Leslie Knope
Played by Amy Poehler
Maude‘s Maude Findlay
Played by Bea Arthur
China Beach‘s Colleen McMurphy
Played by Dana Delany
Star Trek: Voyager‘s Captain Janeway
Played by Kate Mulgrew
Murphy Brown‘s Murphy Brown
Played by Candice Bergen
Gilmore Girls‘ Lorelai Gilmore
Played by Lauren Graham
Ugly Betty‘s Betty Suarez
Played by America Ferrera
The Cosby Show‘s Claire Huxtable
Played by Phylicia Rashad
Wonder Woman‘s Diana Prince
Played by Lynda Carter
Mad Men‘s Peggy Olson
Played by Elisabeth Moss
Scandal‘s Olivia Pope
Played by Kerry Washington
The Muppet Show‘s Miss Piggy
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