Movie Villainess 101 – Ranked

The list of movie villainesses, shown below in rank order (lowest to highest).

Notes:

  1. Rank numbers link to review pages.
  2. Where multiple villainesses are featured, actresses are listed in the same order as the characters.

Note: Work in Progress. Reviews will be added as they are transferred / edited from our Action Woman Fan sister site.

Introduction (#101)

RankMovieVillainessActress
101Unmasking the Idol (1986)China / Scarlet LeaderShakti Chen

Superior Tier (#100 – #71)

RankMovieVillainess(es)Actress(es)
100Clue (1985) – Ending AMiss Scarlet, YvetteLesley Ann Warren, Colleen Camp
99Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)Zam WesellLeeanna Walsman
98The Blues Brothers (1980)Mystery WomanCarrie Fisher
97Cobra (1986)Nancy StalkLee Garlington
96Fatal Reunion (2005)Lisa Calders / Dana DeclanJuliet Landau
95All-American Murder (1991)Tally FullerJosie Bissett
94Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)Sabine MoreauLéa Seydoux
93Crime Lords (1991)Jennifer MonahanSusan Byun
92Sudden Death (1995)CarlaFaith Minton
91S.W.A.T.: Under Siege (2017)Simone, Ellen DwyerMonique Ganderton, Adrianne Palicki
90Exposure (2001)AnneSusan Pari
89Nothing Underneath (1985)BarbaraRenee Simonsen
88G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)Ana / BaronessSienna Miller
87Sensation (1994)Paula LangfordClaire Stansfield
86Demolition High (1996)TanyaMelissa Brasselle
85Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal (1989)Debralee TaftJennifer O’Neill