Jennifer Garner plays the Greek kunoichi Elektra in this 2003 movie. A kunoichi is a ninja female assassin, and Elektras trademark weapon is a pair of bladed sai. While Daredevil has been around since 1964, Elektra was created in 1981 and has since then been a love interest of Daredevil. After the success of the superhero movie and the character Elektras success in Hollywood, Garner went on to have her own spinoff movie, Elektra in 2005. Ravishing in a red costume and straight brown hair, Garner plays the assassin perfectly.

Another Marvel hottest superheroine, Storm first appeared in one of its comic books in 1975. One of the longtime members of X-Men and sometimes its leader, Storm is an amalgamation of two characters The Black Cat and Typhoon. The significance of the character is that she is the first black female character to play a major role in either Marvel or DC Comics. Halle Berry has been playing this character with lan ever since the first X-Men movie.

The female counterpart of Batman, Batgirl was first created in 1961. Daughter of Gotham City police commissioner James Gordon, a number of actresses played Batgirl in various movies. However, our pick is the most memorable role of Alicia Silverstone as the superheroine in the 1997 movie Batman & Robin. Dressed in a black costume similar to Batman, her black eye mask contrasted with her blonde hair Silverstone is one spunky Batgirl.

The female Indiana Jones, and a whole lot sexier for the male audience Lara Croft is one of the few video games female characters who has commanded such a following after being reincarnated into a movie. And being played by Angelina Jolie of course helps a lot. An English archeologist who lands into one adventure after another as she goes exploring tombs Lara Croft is the epitome of intelligence, athleticism and beauty combined. And yes, she is the sex symbol of the gaming world.


Not everyone on this list is a superheroine, technically. For instance, Catwoman is historically a supervillainess the adversary of Batman in a love-hate relationship with him. A classy cat burglar, Catwoman is another hot superhero character that has been portrayed by many famous names like Michelle Pfeiffer and Halle Berry. But we pick Anne Hathaway she is one who is saccharine sweet as the White Queen in Alice in Wonderland and spicy hot as Catwoman.

The Black Widow character in Marvel Comics is a hotchpotch of various superheroines appearing in the comics once at a time. From Natasha Romanoff to Yelena Belova and Monica Chang the Black Widow has been Russian to Asian. In Hollywood, Scarlett Johansson has played the character in Iron Man 2 and recently, The Avengers. With fiery red hair and a black body-hugging costume, Black Widow is the mistress of stealth and manipulation.

Aeon Flux was originally an avant-garde sci-fi animated TV series before it was adapted into comic books, video games and yes, movies. The character is a secret agent skilled in assassinations and acrobatics in a bizarre, dystopian future world. When the TV series was made into a movie, fans claimed that it hardly resembled the original. However, there was no complaint about Theron as the title character she looked the part.

After being exposed to a cosmic storm, Sue Storm also known as the Invisible Woman teams up with the rest of the Fantastic Four team to use their powers for good. Ability to be invisible and use psionic energy for defensive and offensive effects, Sue Storm has been around in the world of Marvel since 1961. And In the movie, Jessica Alba plays the role of the character all done up in her blonde hair and a blue and black body suit.


A feminist icon since the 40s, Wonder Woman stands for justice, love, peace and most importantly, sexual equality. Warrior princess of the mythological Amazons, Wonder Woman possesses a number of superpowers and weapons the most famous being her Lasso of Truth. One of the most hottest and powerful superheroines, Miss USA of 1972, Lynda Carter played the character in a TV series and made it even more famous.

Inspired from other comic book heroines like Black Canary and Phantom Lady, Silk Spectre II is the daughter of the original Silk Spectre who continues on her mothers path of fighting crime. Trained by her mother, Silk Spectre II becomes a part of the Watchmen and has a relationship with Dr. Manhattan. Played by Malin Akerman of the 27 Dresses fame, Silk Spectre II comes to life in a very gorgeous avatar. One of the lesser known superheroines in Hollywood playing Silk Spectre II earned Akerman a Saturn Award nomination for 


Best Supporting Actress. What makes superheroines of comic books so attractive to even the non-comics fan? Is it the art, the costume, the personalities imbued or the beautiful ladies kicking the butts of evil villains? If not all, definitely the last!