Top 10 Female Movie Characters of the 1970s

The Top Ten
1 Princess Leia Organa - Star Wars Princess Leia Organa, later known as General Leia Organa, is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, portrayed in films by Carrie Fisher.
2 Laurie Strode - Halloween

Played by Jamie Lee Curtis

3 Lois Lane - Superman Lois Lane is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, the character first appeared in Action Comics #1.
4 Ellen Ripley - Alien Ellen Louise Ripley is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Alien film series played by American actress Sigourney Weaver.
5 Carrie White - Carrie
6 Dr. Holly Goodhead - Moonraker
7 Solitaire - Live and Let Die
8 Lou Jean Poplin - The Sugarland Express
9 Adrian Pennino - Rocky
10 Regan - The Exorcist Regan Teresa MacNeil is a fictional character from William Peter Blatty's horror novel and film adaptation The Exorcist as a supporting character and its first sequel, Exorcist II: The Heretic and the sequel television series, The Exorcist, as one of the main protagonists in season one. In both films, she was portrayed by Linda Blair and in the television series, she was played by Geena Davis.
The Contenders
11 Iris - Taxi Driver
12 Norma Rae Webster - Norma Rae
13 Annie Hall - Annie Hall
14 Mary O'Donnell - Don't Turn the Other Cheek

You should see her. She's a total badass.

15 Nurse Ratched - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
16 Addie Loggins - Paper Moon
17 Sally Bowles - Cabaret
18 Jennifer Cavalleri - Love Story
19 Margaret White - Carrie
20 Evelyn Cross Mulwray - Chinatown
21 Inga - Young Frankenstein

The Actress should have been nominated instead of Cloris Leachman, Inga has the bigger role.

22 Sandy Olsson - Grease
23 Diana Christensen - Network
24 Bree Daniels - Klute
25 Janet Weiss - The Rocky Horror Picture Show
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