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Femmes fatales were standard fare in hardboiled crime stories in 1930s pulp fiction.. A femme fatale (/ ˌ f ɛ m f ə ˈ t æ l,-ˈ t ɑː l / FEM fə-TA(H)L, French: [fam fatal]; lit. ' fatal woman '), sometimes called a maneater, [1] Mata Hari, or vamp, is a stock character of a mysterious, beautiful, and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers, often leading them into compromising ...
Kirsten Smith suggests that Volpe is the "classic fictional femme fatale combining all the elements which make her dangerous but incredibly sexy to the hero, in this case James Bond." Smith goes on to argue that Volpe's downfall comes when she insults Bond: "the threat that she now poses to Bond's masculinity means that she must now be killed ...
A woman with dark hair, usually seen wearing jet black dresses, and having a macabre sense of humor. A goth variant of the femme fatale. Morticia Addams, Vampira, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, Natasha Fatale: Vampire: A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living.
Jane Greer (born Bettejane Greer; September 9, 1924 – August 24, 2001) was an American film and television actress best known for her role as femme fatale Kathie Moffat in the 1947 film noir Out of the Past. In 2009, The Guardian named her one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. [1]
[5] [6] [7] Suslova has often been portrayed as a femme fatale. [8] Fyodor Dostoyevsky called her one of the most remarkable women of his time. [7] Her own works include a short story Pokuda, published in Mikhail Dostoyevsky's Vremya magazine in 1861, Do svadby (1863), [7] and the autobiographical Chuzhaya i Svoy, published in 1928. [9]
Sedusa and Femme Fatale (The Powerpuff Girls) Shego (Kim Possible) [citation needed] Eletronique (Kim Possible) Supersonic Sue (Big Hero 6) Talon (Static Shock) [citation needed] Yzma (The Emperor's New School) Zarana (G.I. Joe) [citation needed]
Marie Windsor (born Emily Marie Bertelsen; December 11, 1919 – December 10, 2000) [1] [2] was an American actress known for her femme fatale characters in the classic film noir features Force of Evil, The Narrow Margin and The Killing. Windsor's height (5'9", 175 cm) created problems for her in scenes with all but the tallest actors.
With long dark hair, black-rimmed glasses, and a black leather outfit, Baroness is a dark, sensual femme fatale whose beauty is matched only by her ruthlessness. She is often portrayed as being romantically involved with Destro. She was adapted into the 1985 animated TV series and the toy line. She made her debut as an action figure in the 1984 ...