10 Iconic Tarantino Female Characters Fans Can't Fall Out of Love With
Women written by men can be cult classics too, and Tarantino has been proving this all along.
It’s fair to say Quentin Tarantino ’s action-packed movies are modern-day masterpieces that years later are regarded as some of the best films ever made thanks to Tarantino’s exceptional writing and directing.
It’s not just about the storyline though, as the director has received lots of praise for building compelling characters that just stand out in their own way without outshining each other.
This, even more than in any other case, concerns truly iconic women in Tarantino’s movies, with many of them still living rent free in many fans’ heads; over the years, the obsession with the director’s female characters have only got stronger, and audiences have already picked their forever favorites.
The Bride
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One of the most iconic characters in the entire history of cinema, The Bride, aka Beatrix Kiddo and Black Mamba, was portrayed by Uma Thurman in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: Volume 1 and Kill Bill: Volume 2.
In both movies the character, who is also known for a handful of famous lines, is seen embarking on a fierce revenge against her ex-boss and lover Bill after he orders the assassination of her and her fiancé at the wedding altar.
Shosanna
Having entered the list of best female characters in cinema thanks to Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, Shosanna Dreyfus stunned the audiences as a real front-figure in the entire movie.
“It's gotta be Shosanna Dreyfus. She was a badass Nazi killer and not a big fan of dessert”, Redditor Belt-5322 wrote in a thread created by Tarantino’s fans for sharing their own favorites among the director’s female characters.
Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown’s eponymous character is also on the list, remaining one of the best power-driven characters not only in Tarantino’s movies, but also in the entire history of modern cinema.
Portrayed by Pam Grier who was highly praised for the role, Jackie Brown masterfully handles criminal deeds while trying to make the most for herself from both parties that she has long been a go-between for.
Mia Wallace
Another legendary character portrayed by Uma Thurman, Mia Wallace appeared in Tarantino’s massive crime hit Pulp Fiction.
“As far as I’m concerned if there is going to be a favorite female Tarantino character I’ll be damned if it’s not an Uma Thurman one”, Redditor AnakinSkycocker5726 wrote in the same thread.
Sharon Tate
Despite distancing herself from most of Tarantino’s female characters, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’s Sharon Tate, portrayed by Margot Robbie, is a heartwarming character the director put all his love into.
As a way to honor the late actress, Tarantino changes her fate in his half-fictional half-real-life-like drama, leaving the audiences with a sweet aftertaste.
Alabama
A modernized version of Bonnie Parker, Alabama Whitman-Worley also stands out as one of the most compelling characters ever written by Tarantino.
Appearing in a 1993 romantic crime movie True Romance directed by Tony Scott, Alabama is brought to the screen at her fullest thanks to Patricia Arquette’s memorable performance, which might have also had its role in the film’s cult classic status.
Daisy Domergue
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Tarantino’s epic Western The Hateful Eight has featured quite a few iconic characters, but no one got close to Jennifer Jason Leigh’s Daisy Domergue. In the movie, she’s a reckless antagonist and member of the gang whose head will bring nothing less but $10.000 to the one who kills her.
“Goddamn I loved how gritty and twisted Daisy Domergue was. She destroyed that performance”, Redditor Coins_N_Collectables shared in the thread.
O-Ren Ishii
Tarantino’s Kill Bill was nothing short of a masterpiece in absolutely all senses, and there’s not just one character that got stuck in everyone’s heads ever since.
Portrayed by Lucy Liu, O-Ren Ishii is the main antagonist who is featured on The Bride’s Death List Five. The final battle between two most iconic characters has also become one of the best scenes ever in movie history.
Elle Driver
Joining O-Ren Ishii on the list of iconic villains, Daryl Hannah’s Elle Driver is another major target for The Bride in Tarantino’s Kill Bill.
The outcome of the two’s chase after each other is as gruesome as it could ever be, but Elle’s fate remains unknown, and even the ending credits quite literally question her destiny, adding a question mark over her name.
Zoë Bell
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The actress’ portrayal of a fictionalised version of herself in Tarantino’s 2007 slasher Death Proof has also brought her to the top-10 of the director’s best female characters ever.
“Yes, I know I’m confounding the actress from the character but they are both named Zoe Bell so Tarantino obviously wanted her to play herself—who is a BADASS”, ALinIndy stated in the Reddit thread.
