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From what I remember, Lucy Lawless wasn't muscular at all. She wasn't out of shape, but most of the appeal of that role was fantasy-based. Her character was super strong etc, etc. But the actress didn't strike me as anything out of the ordinary. You can argue this if you'd like and I might be convinced with examples where she is actually showing some muscle. I just don't remember her having any.
Lucy Lawless wasn’t ripped, but she had thick arms. If you compare her today to her then, her arms are outright scrawny nowadays. Renee O’Connor definitely had her beat in the abs, biceps, & forearms. But Xena had some impressive traps that you could only see when she was out of her armor, most prominent when she was in the water.
Do you need the names of the Cynthia Rothrock films where she looked muscular? Because I don't remember which ones. But in all her martial arts films that I saw she showed some muscle.
Do you need the names of the Cynthia Rothrock films where she looked muscular?
Only if you want to. I haven't seen her movies so I can only take your word for it.
That goes for anything I put on the list as well. I haven't seen everything so if there is anything on the list that you guys feel doesn't belong, then you're welcome to state your case as to why it shouldn't be there. Up to now I've just been taking everyone's word for it if it's something I haven't seen.
Jenny Goldstein in Aliens!
I made a judgment call here and added her to the list. She's not in the lead role, but she's prominent enough to set her apart from the single-scene appearances I mentioned earlier that I wanted to avoid. Plus her role is pretty iconic in the community.
Lucy Lawless wasn’t ripped, but she had thick arms. If you compare her today to her then, her arms are outright scrawny nowadays. Renee O’Connor definitely had her beat in the abs, biceps, & forearms. But Xena had some impressive traps that you could only see when she was out of her armor, most prominent when she was in the water.
I added Xena to the list. I figure the show had more female muscle in it than some of the other entries (not picking on anyone, but fair is fair).
I recently saw Death Proof. It's a lousy movie except for the last 30 minutes featuring a car chase and beat up.
“Bounty Hunters” (2011, theatrical name “Bail Enforcers”) starring Trish Stratus. She's been in some other stuff, too.
“Cleopatra 2525” (two seasons, 2000-2001) starring both Gina Torres and Victoria Pratt.
“Mutant X” (2001-2004), also starring Victoria Pratt. (I’m listing both, just because 2525 also has Gina, and Pratt’s abs in 2525 are really something else)
“Sucker Punch” (2011) doesn’t have a lot of muscle, per se, but is composed almost exclusively by female leads in an action role. It’s also not a good film, and is kinda a problematic film in terms of the treatment of its subject matter. Legendary Pictures cited this movie's failure as "audiences don't want strong female action heroes" rather than "it's a bad movie," so ...
“Angel of Death” (2009) stars Zoe Bell, who was the stunt double for Lucy Lawless in “Xena,” among other work. It also has Lucy Lawless in a supporting role, so that’s a little ... odd.
I also found "Haywire" (2011) to be a better showcase of Carrano's physique and action sequencing than "In The Blood," and it's a better film (in part because it has less dialogue, and dialogue is not Carrano's strong suit, so to speak), so I'll list that one as well.
“Bounty Hunters” (2011, theatrical name “Bail Enforcers”) starring Trish Stratus. She's been in some other stuff, too.
“Cleopatra 2525” (two seasons, 2000-2001) starring both Gina Torres and Victoria Pratt.
“Mutant X” (2001-2004), also starring Victoria Pratt. (I’m listing both, just because 2525 also has Gina, and Pratt’s abs in 2525 are really something else)
“Sucker Punch” (2011) doesn’t have a lot of muscle, per se, but is composed almost exclusively by female leads in an action role. It’s also not a good film, and is kinda a problematic film in terms of the treatment of its subject matter. Legendary Pictures cited this movie's failure as "audiences don't want strong female action heroes" rather than "it's a bad movie," so ...
“Angel of Death” (2009) stars Zoe Bell, who was the stunt double for Lucy Lawless in “Xena,” among other work. It also has Lucy Lawless in a supporting role, so that’s a little ... odd.
I also found "Haywire" (2011) to be a better showcase of Carrano's physique and action sequencing than "In The Blood," and it's a better film (in part because it has less dialogue, and dialogue is not Carrano's strong suit, so to speak), so I'll list that one as well.
Abbie Cornish from Sucker Punch, is fit. I always found her very attractive.
https://youtu.be/oFRem2oUNYI?si=dk6UxiLN6FzFGAQm
The muscular woman in the lead role is Nathalie Nichols.
Angela Bassett in "What's love got to do with it", was incredible. Although why she got so muscular to play Tina Turner I've no idea. But for a movie that had nothing to do with fitness or anything similar, this must be the stand out.
Angela Basset is naturally built. I'm sure she works out, but she has great muscle genetics. She looks like that in everything she's in.
Alexandra Paul in "Getting Physical". Where she played a girl who becomes a bodybuilder.
Alexandra Paul was my favorite Baywatch girl. She looked like she could actually save me from drowning.
In the 80's there was a series of movieswith FBB's but not a great deal since then.Awefilms put out some movies but onle briefly. A great pity that in the 2020's that more fit and muscular women are not shown as I am sure they would be appreciated.
“Sucker Punch” (2011) doesn’t have a lot of muscle, per se, but is composed almost exclusively by female leads in an action role. It’s also not a good film, and is kinda a problematic film in terms of the treatment of its subject matter. Legendary Pictures cited this movie's failure as "audiences don't want strong female action heroes" rather than "it's a bad movie," so ...
“Angel of Death” (2009) stars Zoe Bell, who was the stunt double for Lucy Lawless in “Xena,” among other work. It also has Lucy Lawless in a supporting role, so that’s a little ... odd.
Sucker Punch is mostly for female fight freaks. It's a fetish film, not really much muscle.
On the other hand, Zoe Bell in DEATH PROOF is proof that there is indeed a kind God.
And another one, recent... Queen of the Ring (2024), with a "muscular version" of Emily Bett Rickards and directed by Ash Avildsen.
Caity Lotz in "The Machine" (2013)