There is a very interesting documentary called “Professor Marston and the Wonder Women” and how they created her in 1940 as a feminist super hero.

William Moulton Marston, a psychologist already famous for inventing the polygraph, struck upon an idea for a new kind of superhero, one who would triumph not with fists or firepower, but with love. “Fine,” said Elizabeth. “But make her a woman.”

Not even girls want to be girls so long as our feminine archetype lacks force, strength, and power. Not wanting to be girls, they don’t want to be tender, submissive, peace-loving as good women are. Women’s strong qualities have become despised because of their weakness. The obvious remedy is to create a feminine character with all the strength of Superman plus all the allure of a good and beautiful woman.

Mulan (1998)

Ruth Wilson in Luther…

Any number of the female hunters from Supernatural.

The Bride (Kill Bill)

Lt. Riza Hawkeye (Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood)

Major Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell - the 80’s movie and the anime series. Live action one needs to die in a fire)

Jo Lupo (Eureka)

Domino (Deadpool 2)

Go-go Tamago (Big Hero 6)

Mako Mori (Pacific Rim)

Golden Sparrow (Forbidden Kingdom)

Gamora and Nebula (Guardians of the Galaxy)

Evie (V for Vendetta)

Hela (Thor: Ragnarok)

Valkyrie (Thor: Ragnarok)

Molotov Girl/Millie (Free Guy)

Vaggie (Hazbin Hotel)

Cherri Bomb (Hazbin Hotel)

Carmilla Carmine (Hazbin Hotel)

Sypha Belnades (Castlevania)

Lisa Tepes (Castlevania)

Princess Mononoke

Sophie (Howl’s Moving Castle)

Kitty Pryde, Rogue, Storm, Jean Grey (X-men)

I could keep going all day. These are just the ones that come to mind without having to dig around my watched media for ideas.

Samantha Caine (Geena Davis) in The Long Kiss Goodnight!

‘Landlady’ is the absolute correct choice.

From Wikipedia:

Cheung Cheun-Nam, known professionally as Yuen Qiu (Chinese: 元秋; born 19 April 1950), is a Hong Kong actress and martial artist. She is an expert of both Chinese martial arts and Beijing-opera skills, and was apprenticed at the Peking Opera School under the same master, Yu Jim-yuen, as Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung.

After being away from the Hong Kong film industry for nearly 20 years, she landed a role in Kung Fu Hustle only by chance. She was accompanying a junior woman fellow of the China Drama Academy at the audition but the director’s eye was on her. It was reported that Stephen Chow convinced her to take on the role only after unremitting and persistent persuasion.[citation needed]

Yuen later appeared in the movie Kung Fu Mahjong, with Yuen Wah, and has been active in cinema since then. (20 more films)

Camina Drummer from the Expanse, just one of many awesome female characters of that show

Jo Kang Ja from Angry Mom and her legendary flying kick.

Nobody going to mention Battlestar Galactica (2004)? Starbuck, Laura Roslin, Athena, Kat… so many good examples of not just strong, but flawed and human women. Well, mostly human.

Selene from Underworld.

While my Trekkie side offers Michael Burnham (Discovery), Kira and Dax (DS9), Seven of Nine (Voyager), Una and La’an and Nurse Chapel (Strange New Worlds). I’m surely forgetting a bunch.

How about Arya Stark and Brienne of Tarth (Game of Thrones)?

Not a single person mentioned Lucy Lawless? Where my 90s kids at?

Fran Fine, The Nanny

Samantha Carter, Stargate SG-1

Delenn, Babylon 5

Natalie Teeger, Monk

Eve, Killing Eve

Beth Harmon, Queen’s Gambit

CJ, The West Wing

Donna, The West Wing

Donna Noble, Doctor Who

And if children count:

Matilda, Matilda

Merida, Brave

Rita Vrataski aka Full Metal Bitch from Edge of Tomorrow.