Star Magazine
"Action Gals" who are blazing the screen in TV and Film.
"The new breed of action hero has taken Hollywood by storm - hard
bodied babes who turn heads and kick butt with equal style. The
swashbuckling gals are sweeping all before them on the big screen
and on TV, from futuristic Cleopatra 2525 to old-fashioned Tomb Raider
Lara Croft."
FILM
1. Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
TV
1. Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess)
Tessie is quoted in the article:
"There was a time when people couldn't even fathom the idea of a woman
fighting," says Tessie Santiago, who stars as a female Zorro in Queen
of Swords. "Now, people love to see a woman in a position of power,
kicking ass".
June 12, 2001
2. Angelina Jolie (Lara Croft - Tomb Raider)
2. Yancy Butler (Witchblade)
3. Jennifer O'Dell (The Lost World)
4. Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
5. Tessie Santiago (Queen of Swords)
6. Jessica Alba (Dark Angel)
7. Victoria Pratt (Cleopatra 2525)
8. Geena Lee Nolin (Sheena)
9. Tia Carrere (The Relic Hunter)
