01of 10Jennifer Garner as ElektraDoane Gregory/20th Century Fox/Marvel Ent/Regency Ent/Kobal/REX/ShutterstockGarner starred as assassin-for-hire Elektra in the 2005 film of the same name. It is a spinoff from the 2003 filmDaredevilstarring her character Elektra Natchios andBen Affleck’s Matt Murdock.

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Jennifer Garner as Elektra

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Female Superheroes Gallery : Elektra

Garner starred as assassin-for-hire Elektra in the 2005 film of the same name. It is a spinoff from the 2003 filmDaredevilstarring her character Elektra Natchios andBen Affleck’s Matt Murdock.

02of 10Scarlett Johansson as Black WidowJay Maidment/Marvel/Walt Disney/Kobal/REX/ShutterstockJohansson has played Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff since 2010’sIron Man 2. She’s since reprised her role inThe Avengers, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity Warand is set to appear again in this summer’sAvengers: Endgame.

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Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow

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Female Superheroes Gallery: Avengers - Age Of Ultron - 2015

Johansson has played Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff since 2010’sIron Man 2. She’s since reprised her role inThe Avengers, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity Warand is set to appear again in this summer’sAvengers: Endgame.

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Halle Berry, Anne Hathaway, Michelle Pfeifferas Catwoman

Female Superheroes Gallery : Catwoman

All three actresses have portrayed Catwoman, with Pfeiffer memorably portraying the character — also known as Selina Kyle — in 1992’sBatman Returns. Berry played the character in 2004’sCatwomanfilm, while Hathaway got her chance in the 2012 filmThe Dark Knight Rises.

04of 10Evangeline Lilly as The WaspMarvel/Disney/Kobal/REX/ShutterstockLilly portrayed Hope van Dyne (AKA The Wasp) first in the 2015 filmAnt-Man, although she didn’t actually appear in full Wasp costume until the 2018 sequelAnt-Man and the Wasp.

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Evangeline Lilly as The Wasp

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Female Superheroes Gallery : Ant-Man and the Wasp Film - 2018

Lilly portrayed Hope van Dyne (AKA The Wasp) first in the 2015 filmAnt-Man, although she didn’t actually appear in full Wasp costume until the 2018 sequelAnt-Man and the Wasp.

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Chloë Grace Moretz as Hit-Girl

Female Superheroes Gallery : Kick-Ass 2

Moretz’s career breakthrough also came in the form of the superhero Hit-Girl in 2010’sKick-Ass. She reprised her role in 2013 forKick-Ass 2.

06of 10Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Angela BassettMarvel/Disney/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock(4)All four actresses captivated audiences in 2018’sBlack Panther. Nyong’o portrayed Nakia, Wright played the intelligent and dynamic Shuri, while Gurira played knight Okoye. Bassett portrayed Wakanda’s Queen Ramonda.

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Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Angela Bassett

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Female Superheroes Gallery : Black Panther

All four actresses captivated audiences in 2018’sBlack Panther. Nyong’o portrayed Nakia, Wright played the intelligent and dynamic Shuri, while Gurira played knight Okoye. Bassett portrayed Wakanda’s Queen Ramonda.

07of 10Gal Gadot as Wonder WomanWarner Bros.Gadot was first seen onscreen as Wonder Woman in 2016’sBatman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. She followed that up with a solo film in 2017Wonder Womanand in the ensemble movieJustice Leaguethat same year.

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Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman

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Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman

Gadot was first seen onscreen as Wonder Woman in 2016’sBatman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. She followed that up with a solo film in 2017Wonder Womanand in the ensemble movieJustice Leaguethat same year.

08of 10Dafne Keen as X-23/LauraBen Rothstein/Marvel/Kobal/REX/ShutterstockKeen broke through in the 2017 filmLoganopposite Hugh Jackman. As X-23 (also known as Laura), Keen portrayed Wolverine’s clone and stole the show with lines in both English and Spanish.

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Dafne Keen as X-23/Laura

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Female Superheroes Gallery: Logan

Keen broke through in the 2017 filmLoganopposite Hugh Jackman. As X-23 (also known as Laura), Keen portrayed Wolverine’s clone and stole the show with lines in both English and Spanish.

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Jessica Alba, Kate Mara as Invisible Woman

Female Superheroes Gallery : Fantastic Four

Both Alba and Mara portrayed the Fantastic Four’s Invisible Woman, albeit in different films. Alba first brought the superhero to life in 2005’sFantastic Four, while Mara portrayed her in the 2015 filmFantastic Four.

10of 10Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Halle BerryKerry Hayes/20th Century Fox/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock; 20th Century Fox/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock; 20th Century Fox/Kobal/REX/ShutterstockAll three ladies starred together in the originalX-Menfilm series:X-Men, X2,andX-Men: The Last Stand. Janssen portrayed Jean Grey, Paquin played Rogue and Berry played Storm.

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Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Halle Berry

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Female Superheroes Gallery : X-men

All three ladies starred together in the originalX-Menfilm series:X-Men, X2,andX-Men: The Last Stand. Janssen portrayed Jean Grey, Paquin played Rogue and Berry played Storm.

source: people.com