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Mila's already highly recognizable face, brandishing a gun (or two) and pointing at the brain of a zombie. Her role as Alice in 'Resident Evil' is one of the most recognizable in modern action cinema, and in fact, the franchise is one of the few to survive the box office ups and downs with some ease.
The crazy personality of the series, which neither makes the slightest sense nor needs it, has prevented her from diversifying her roles into other types of roles, but her occasional forays into other action-adventure films have been interesting. From her presentation on a cosmic level in 'The Fifth Element' to the forgettable 'Ultraviolet', passing through the hilarious 'The Three Musketeers' or the extremely rare and vindicable 'Joan of Arc'.
Michelle Yeoh
By the time she became known in the West for 'Tiger and Dragon', the film that reinvigorated Hollywood's interest in classic kung fu cinema, Michelle Yeoh was already a star in Hong Kong and among fans of the most bombastic and excessive of the world. In fact, she had already retired temporarily at the end of the eighties after shooting for the D & B Group production company some of the best action films in memory, such as the legendary 'Yes Madam', 'Invincible Warriors' or the incredible 'Ultraforce'.
He returned to the cinema in style, co-starring with Jackie Chan in one of his best-known films in the West, 'Supercop', and before 'Tiger and Dragon' he shot extraordinary action and martial arts films such as 'Heroic Trio' ( along with two other First Ladies, Anita Mui, and Maggie Cheung) and its sequel 'Executioners', 'Tai Chi Master' or 'Wing Chun'.
After 'Tiger and Dragon', he combined roles in genre films with other more dramatic ones, such as in 'Memoirs of a Geisha' (where he once again coincided with one of the Asian actresses who also achieved world fame with Ang Lee's film, Zhang Ziyi).
Angelina Jolie
As we have said, we are not going to dwell too much on essentially dramatic actresses who have made occasional forays into action. Actresses like Sigourney Weaver (even though her Ripley is undoubtedly one of the fundamental characters in action movies with women in front) or Linda Hamilton (whose career beyond 'Terminator' is barely known).
However, it is worth stopping at Angelina Jolie, an actress who, like all high-profile Hollywood stars, has touched on very diverse genres and, when she has taken action, has done so with excellent results and great spectacularity. Some of the milestones in her career could be the extraordinary 'Salt', the two installments of 'Tomb Raider', the fabulous 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith', or the hilarious 'Wanted'.
Michelle Rodriguez
A unique actress in the sense that she has a status that allows her to occasionally participate in blockbusters with an ensemble cast such as 'Fast & Furious', but at the same time maintain a certain continuity as the protagonist of more modest productions and allow herself to be more violent, excessive and ... well, and starring a woman. Well aware of this, Michelle Rodriguez has expressed her dissatisfaction with the female presence in action blockbusters on more than one occasion.
While things change, Rodriguez has been devoted to the genre almost since her debut in 'Girlfight'. Since then she has been seen in franchises as prominent as 'Machete', 'Resident Evil' or the aforementioned 'Fast & Furious'. We only hope that in the future she will refrain from being carried away by such tempting, but toxic roles, such as 'Sweet Revenge'.
