The best female assassins in films and TV shows
Cataleya Restrepo (
Colombiana
)
The 2011 action-revenge flick stars Zoe Saldana as an assassin named Cataleya Restrepo.
Mei (
House of Flying Daggers
)
Zhang Ziyi plays Mei as the leader of the nefarious House of Flying Daggers.
Selene (
Underworld
)
Kate Beckinsale as Selene, a badass vampire/assassin in the
Underworld
franchise.
Elektra Natchios (
Daredevil
)
Elodie Yung essays the role of the deadly Elektra in the hit Marvel series
Daredevil.
Lorraine Broughton (
Atomic Blonde
)
Charlize Theron is the lead in this 2017 spy-thriller.
Sameen Shaw (
Person of Interest
)
Sarah Shahi played the unsympathetic Sameen Shaw in the TV show
Person of Interest.
The Bride (
Kill Bill Vol I & II
)
Uma Thurman's Bride is one of the greatest action stars ever.
Yuki Kashima (
Lady Snowblood
)
The film follows Yuki Kashima, a ruthless assassin.
Arya Stark (
Game of Thrones
)
Maisie Williams essays the 'faceless' young assassin in the hit TV show
Game of Thrones
.
The Hornet (
Bullet Train
)
Zazie Beetz plays the Hornet in the action film
Bullet Train.
Samantha Caine (
The Long Kiss Goodnight
)
Geena Davis plays Samantha Caine, an innocent schoolteacher who becomes an assassin.
Villanelle (
Killing Eve
)
Jodie Comer plays the psychotic assassin in the crime thriller TV show
Killing Eve
.
Hit-Girl (
Kick-Ass)
Chloë Grace Moretz essayed the iconic young assassin Hit-Girl in
Kick-Ass
and its sequel.
The Mother (
The Mother
)
Jennifer Lopez plays an assassin in the upcoming action film
The Mother
.
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