"Any movie you see, if Tom Cruise is in an action movie or whatever it is, The Avengers, there's going to be a kick-ass female character. Usually one. And there's a term for this, but I don't know what it is. But someone's coined a term where there's one female character who's incredibly tough and strong and just as good as the guys at whatever it is they’re doing, and usually wearing black, skin-tight clothes, and [she] has no personality whatsoever, and is not funny."

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Source: Twenty-Five Years After 'Thelma & Louise,' Geena Davis Says She Wanted Susan Sarandon's Role. Interview with Stephen Galloway, www.hollywoodreporter.com. February 17, 2016.

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Geena Davis

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Geena Davis is an acclaimed actress and advocate known for her commitment to gender equality in media, highlighted by her founding of the Geena Davis Institute.

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