Best Female Cop/P.I. lead character
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michaelwill-1 — 17 years ago(February 08, 2009 08:58 AM)
as someone old enough to have watched "The Avengers" when it was new.
As for contempory gals, that Mariska Hargitay, Jayne Mansfield's daughter, has stood the the test of years in "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit".
Stunningly attractive, pure woman (not girl), intelligent, tough as nails, and good thinking. I love all her colleagues as well, but she's my centre point, as I tune in each week. -
shaneyfex — 17 years ago(February 09, 2009 06:38 AM)
Great pick, that show was shown in the USA recently. Glad to get some on DVD-R off tv. She has a huge following along with the cult following of the show. Looking at her you can see why. I can't say I knew Jayne Mansfield's daughter was in law and order.
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PrometheusTree64 — 13 years ago(March 03, 2013 10:14 AM)
I don't know, next to women like Emma Peel, Honey West, and Olivia Benson, Pepper Anderson was kind of a weenie.
Pepper Anderson wasn't a weenie in POLICE WOMAN's first season but she was certainly de-ovaried by TPTB after that.
LBJ's mistress tells all:
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videojohn — 17 years ago(February 09, 2009 08:40 AM)
Dear Shaney;
The first & gota be one of the best is;
Angie Dickinson for her role of, Suzanne
'pepper' Anderson in Police Woman (1974-78)
for 91 episodes.
At the time there was an Officer that looked
just like her that worked at Inglewood, PD.
Today; Camerion Diaz is the "hottie" that plays
one of Charlie's Angles and everyone loves the
LAPD Ast. Chief, Kyra Sedgwick.
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misspaddylee — 17 years ago(February 12, 2009 03:58 PM)
Ironside's gals:
Barbara Anderson
as
Officer Eve Whitfield- classic Grace Kelly cool.
Elizabeth Baur
as Officer
Fran Belding - anxious to prove her worth.
The series ran from 1967 - 1976 with both characters reflecting the changing times when it was still tough for a woman working in a "man's world". Things hadn't changed enough for the spin-off
"Amy Prentiss"
to last more than a season. It starred
Jessica Walter
as the SFPD's first female Chief of Detectives.
"Fortunately, I keep my feathers numbered for just such an emergency."
- classic Grace Kelly cool.
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Bernadette_P — 11 years ago(August 16, 2014 02:02 PM)
Yes, the women cops on Ironside did advance the idea that we could be competent officers of the law. I was young in those days. It was TOUGH. I was in the medical field. Another point: Raymond Burr has still been the only successful disabled character on network television in law enforcement as Ironside.
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misspaddylee — 17 years ago(February 13, 2009 10:55 AM)
This may have been the first leading lady television cop:
http://www.imdb.com/board/10050010/
"Fortunately, I keep my feathers numbered for just such an emergency." -
shaneyfex — 16 years ago(September 25, 2009 02:22 PM)
I wonder why the Goodlife network or any station or network does not air 'Police Woman'? I saw that a DVD set had come out, but suprised such a popular show in the 70's isn't on cable/dish tv what a bummer.
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Piers1 — 16 years ago(November 02, 2009 02:00 PM)
Caroline Proust who plays Police Captain Laure Berthaud in French cop series 'Spiral' (being shown on BBC i-player). Strong yet vulnerable in a delicious way.
If you haven't seen this, treat yourself. Better by far than 'The Wire'.
"Don't Trust the Heart - It Wants Your Blood." -
grafxman — 16 years ago(December 19, 2009 04:30 PM)
Julie Stewart as Sgt. Ali McCormick in all 98 episodes of Cold Squad. That's the terrific Canadian cop show Cold Case ripped off. She's super smart, hyper aggressive and not afraid to jump a guy's bones if she takes a liking to him.
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vargamor — 16 years ago(January 30, 2010 11:50 AM)
Love Olivia on SVU..it's the only Law and Order I watch.
For the older stuff..how can you not mention Cagney and Lacey? Balancing all those problems and still bringing in the bad guys.
Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
