Gallery: The 10 Most Physically Intimidating Female TV Characters

It's time to say goodbye to Glenn Close's tough-as-nails lawyer on the concluding series <em>Damages</em> in proper, shook fashion.

Sep 12, 2012
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There have been plenty of certified tough guys on television over the years, but these days the women are catching up in numbers. Between actual physical specimens who can hold their own and those who flaunt an intangible hold over the men in their lives, the women on this list are downright unfuckwitable. And nobody has perfected the you-don't-want-to-mess-with-me stare quite like Glenn Close. In honor of her concluding DirecTV series Damages (the series finale airs tonight at 9 p.m. EST), we've compiled the following gallery of The 10 Most Physically Intimidating Female TV Characters.

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Written by Frazier Tharpe (@The_SummerMan)

Leona on "The Newsroom"

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Jane Fonda as Leona Lansing on The Newsroom (HBO, 2012)

Well, do you want to play golf or do you wan to fuck around?

Mags on "Justified"

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Margo Martindale as Mags Bennett on Justified (FX, 2011, season 2)

Mags gives the term "Mama Bear" a very literal meaning.

Faith on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"

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Eliza Dushku as Faith Lehane on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The WB, 1997-2001; UPN, 2001-2003)

Pray to God that she uses those chains for pleasure instead of pain. Actually, on second thought...

Patty Hewes on "Damages"

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Glenn Close as Patty Hewes on Damages (FX, 2007-2010; DirecTV, 2010-2012)

It's difficult to understand how anyone even considers telling less than the truth when they're sitting across from Patty's piercing, soul-burning star.

Mother on "Lost"

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Allison Janney as Mother on Lost (ABC, 2010, season 6)

She reared two sons on the island under that austere glare. So are you surprised one became a recluse and the other grew up to be a murdering sociopath desperate to find a way off their homeland? 

Xena on "Xena: Warrior Princess"

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Lucy Lawless as Xena on Xena: Warrior Princess (syndication, 1995-2001)

Hands down, she's the toughest character on the LOGO channel, of either gender.

Gemma on "Sons of Anarchy"

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Katey Sagal as Gemma Teller-Morrow on Sons of Anarchy (FX, 2008-present)

She's the den mother to a gang club of bikers that will lay a dude down for her if necessary. Still, Gemma usually handles her own business.

Brienne on "Game of Thrones"

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Gwendoline Christie as Brienne on Game of Thrones (HBO, 2012, season 2)

Those dragons may have met their match if they ever come face-to-face with that glare.

Susie Essman on "Curb Your Enthusiasm"

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Susie Essman as Susie Greene on Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO, 2000-present)

Rich, middle-aged men cower in the wake of Mrs. Greene's 30-profanities-per-minute attacks.

Snoop on "The Wire"

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Felicia Pearson as Snoop on The Wire (HBO, 2004-2008, seasons 3-5)

We're gonna fall back on the one-liner for this one, seeing as how the mega-real Snoop is actually about that life.

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