While Sci-Fi/Fantasy is usually well known for it’s amazing graphics, creative storytelling and outstanding special effects, there is also another component that makes this genre successful: Beautiful Women. In honor of the lovely ladies who sometimes make these films worth seeing, we’ve comprised a list. So take a journey with us through space, the underworld and even Middle Earth as we count down the 50 Hottest Women of Sci-Fi/Fantasy.
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Role: Mina Harker in The League of Extraordinary Gentleman
Australian born Peta Wilson started acting in the mid-1990’s, with her breakout role coming as the lead in ‘La Femme Nikita’, a hit television show. But Wilson really showed her stuff when she starred as vampire Mina Harker in ‘League of Extraordinary Gentlemen’. Being the only girl in a male cast can be daunting, but Peta took on the challenge and came out on top. She often attributes her other roles to her success as Mina, and we attribute the success of the movie to her beautiful face and other-ah, assets.
Sci-fi/Fantasy Roles: Princess Buttercup, The Princess Bride
Robin Wright probably never imagined the cult-like following that she would receive from her role as Princess Buttercup in The Princess Bride. While portraying the “princess held hostage” waiting for her True Love, Wesley, to arrive, Buttercup provides the romantic storyline to one of the best comedies of all-time. Her fair complexion and blonde-locks provide the fantasy quota for any princess. This fantasy film was just the start of a successful career for Robin Wright Penn.
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Role: Carmen Ibanez in Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers didn’t have the huge Hollywood budget of some Sci-Fi films, but it did have number 30 in our countdown: Denise Richards. Before her role as Lt.Capt. Carmen Ibanez, Denise filled many roles in shows such as Friends, Seinfeld, and Married with Children. She also has her own “reality show” on E! Denise Richards: It’s Complicated.
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Roles: Persephone in The Matrix Reloaded
If you combine an Italian super model and a science fiction film, you are bound to have an explosive box office. With the addition of Monica Bellucci, The Matrix saw its highest grossing film of the series, making over $742 Million world wide. Playing the unhappy wife in ‘Matrix Reloaded’ boosted Monica’s career, and now you can catch her in her upcoming film, ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’!
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Roles: Trillian in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Has anyone ever looked quite so hot in a jumpsuit? Zooey Deschanel starred as the lovely Trillian in the 2005 Film Adaptation of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and from that moment on, she joined this super hot top 10 in the dreams and fantasies of men around the world.