The Best Female Characters on TV Right Now

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Updated April 1, 2025 95.0K views 79 items

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Vote up and add all of your favorite current TV characters who are women or girls. No canceled shows!

Some of the greatest characters in this new golden age of TV are female right now, and their characters span centuries, cultures, and personalities of all types. The shows they're on range anywhere from fantasy to comedy to drama and everything in between. Which female characters are the best of the best on TV show characters right now?

Are you a Jess Day kind of person, or an Arya Stark lover instead? The choice is up to you. Vote up all of your favorite female characters currently on TV, and add any that aren't already on the list.

Most divisive: Alicia Clark

Over 11.7K Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of Best Current Female Characters

This list is dynamically ranked based on user voting. The order reflects the consensus of our voters and is not influenced by paid placements or editorial bias.

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1
1,682 votes
Lagertha Lothbrok
Vikings
2
2,983 votes
Michonne
The Walking Dead
3
1,758 votes
Penelope Garcia
Criminal Minds
4
1,069 votes
Eleven
Stranger Things
5
1,029 votes
Cristina Yang
Grey's Anatomy
6
2,441 votes
Olivia Benson
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Lagertha Lothbrok

Michonne

Penelope Garcia

Eleven

Cristina Yang

Olivia Benson