2) BUFFY SUMMERS (Sarah Michelle Gellar, Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Popular high-school cheerleader, gifted student and world class vampire slayer… Is there no end to Buffy’s talents? Though it was Kristy Swanson who took the titular role in the 1992 movie, it was Sarah Michelle Gellar’s portrayal of the inspirational action heroine that really made an impression over seven series of the TV show.