7 Actresses Who Are Known For Playing Total Badasses

Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone and Tom Cruise and Vin Diesel and Dwayne Jonson and Jatham Statham and Jackie Chan and Daniel Craig and Liam Neeson and Chuck Norris and Keanu Reeves and Matt Damon and Wark Wahlberg…you get the idea. From the fearless and resourceful Lara Croft — who calculates just as fast as she combats — to the lethal, adaptable, and charismatic Jane Smith, Jolie has portrayed a handful of characters adept in hand-to-hand combat and loaded with an arsenal full of weaponry —crossbows, pistols, shotguns, combat knives, grenades, and more —that she wields with acumen. From the intense physicality required of her to play Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road and Lorraine Broughton in Atomic Blonde to the acrobatic acumen of Aeon Flux and the leadership qualities of Andy in The Old Guard, Theron’s badasses are often no-nonsense warriors who, though skilled in combat, take a few hits and wind up on their ass every now and again.

Author: Josh Lezmi

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