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these are law enforcement’s most
recognizable leading ladies welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
female cops from television for this
list we’ve decided to choose more than
just beat cops and have included women
from any government law-enforcement
organization including the FBI and CIA
number 10 agent Julie Barnes the Mod
Squad kicking off our list is one of the
first successful female cops in
television history a flower child from a
broken home Barnes was recruited after
she ran away and got in trouble with the
law maybe we could find a satisfied
customer what I’d link said
word-of-mouth satisfied customers
Julie you’re a thing of beauty she now
works undercover with two other troubled
youths under a sympathetic mentor to
bring criminals to justice with her
disarming personality rather than a
firearm do you have enough to make a
case I’ll be a long time before mr. Lumm
cooties off again Julie
number nine detective Sarah Linden the
killing
serving with the Seattle Police
Department Lyndon is a smart and
proficient homicide detective capable of
noticing the fine details others often
miss you find anything else market don’t
move it and call in sex crime secession
yeah we got here first
yeah and we don’t got a body an
emotionally distant woman she’s a single
mother who attempts to disconnect in
order to deal with the horrors of her
job despite this she is obsessive and
increasingly willing to put herself on
the line to solve a case we can’t be
here mr. Larsen
a my daughter
isn’t my daughter
I’m sorry
can be here number eight lieutenant
Debra Morgan Dexter the foster sister to
blood spatter analyst and secret serial
killer Dexter this cop often
second-guesses herself and remains
unsuspecting about her brother’s true
nature for way longer than she should
the restaurant manager said it was here
when he opened up is this the one he saw
I feel like a kid at his own surprise
party this is the same truck it’s hard
to say it all happened so fast but Deb’s
a smart and skilled officer who works
her way from Vice to homicide and
finally to lieutenant she’s usually got
a clearly-defined sense of right and
wrong often working against her brother
to bring killers to justice well right
again
so say adios to my career I’m gonna die
a meter maid number seven lieutenant
Anita Van Buren law and order the
longest-running character on this iconic
cop show lieutenant Van Buren appeared
in nearly 400 episodes between the main
series and its spin-offs I saw a gun mr.
McCoy how long have you been on the
force lieutenant going on 12 years
becoming the commander of the 27
precinct detective squad she time and
again proves herself as a capable leader
who isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty
packing a Smith and Wesson she is
notable for being especially tough which
is both her greatest strength and
weakness mr. Kenner doesn’t know what’s
on his jacket see if we can’t lose that
report for a couple of hours number six
Special Agent Olivia Dunham fringe
this young FBI agent is assigned to a
task force for homeland security called
the fringe division where she spearheads
investigations of paranormal events
while working with an eccentric
scientist and his son but it illustrates
the brains need to take random sensory
input and construct it into a meaningful
whole okay right thank you
forget it I’m sorry I don’t think I do
get it well neither do I I just want him
to stop determined and compassionate
she’s almost too driven constantly
biting off more than she can chew and
getting way ahead of herself because of
this she is forced to carry burdens
while directly caring for her colleagues
welfare you owe money to a guy nicknamed
Big Ed no I owe money to a guy named big
Eddie
he had it legally changed number five
agent Sydney Bristow alias a double
agent recruited by the US government
this highly skilled operative is charged
with taking down a large terrorist
organization only this group is made up
of fellow spies who believe they’re part
of a black ops CI a division called sd-6
so listen to me and I will hand you in
record time the people who will render
sd-6 useless not only is agent Bristow
an expert in espionage and Krav Maga
she’s also fluent in a dozen languages
and uses her skills to siphon Intel and
save lives
number four crime-scene investigator
Catherine willows CSI
by climbing up the ladder from exotic
dancer to lab tech to supervisor and
finally to the FBI
willows proved she’ll do anything to
break a case and support her daughter
you found the other four victims no eyes
on the for the crime scenes she
regularly uncovers clues by tapping her
knowledge of random facts or her skill
in analyzing blood spatter and while
she’s definitely tough as nails there
are two things this cop can’t stomach
crimes involving sex offenders or
children we solve we restore peace of
mind and when you have victim that’s
everything number three agent Carrie
Mathison homeland this CIA officer is
charged with preventing terrorist
attacks on home soil while also hiding
her bipolar disorder from the agency but
that doesn’t mean she’s not adept and
perfectly conditioned for her job I’m
just making sure we don’t get hit again
well that’s one was looking out for the
country Carrie I’m serious I missed
something once before I won’t I can’t
let that happen again
of course her obsession and emotional
instability leads her down a shaky path
where she’s trying to prove that a
recently released al-qaeda prisoner of
war has been turned
and will be central to America’s
downfall it happens whenever he’s on
camera whenever he knows the world is
watching it’s the same sequence over and
over again
I’m code of some kind he’s making
contact Saul he’s sending a message to
somebody a handler a sleeper cell
somebody number two detectives Christine
Cagney and Mary Beth Lacey Cagney and
Lacey following in the footsteps of cop
buddies like Starsky and Hutch these
detectives seek perps only in Cagney and
Lacey case they also disarm bigotry
becoming icons for working women in the
process at least she died with the boots
on of course the real trick to their
success and team dynamic is that one is
a tough mother type while the other is a
sensitive idealist and the two regularly
meet halfway
don’t be a supper Turkey the VA is gonna
put you away forever and that’s just
what honor happened to a punk like you
him alone Marybeth worried about his
wife and his kids wait a minute
I get this good cop bad cop number one
Special Agent Dana Scully the x-files
I’m agent Scully and this is agent
Mulder taking the top spot on our list
is the FBI special agent slash medical
doctor who’s more than brave enough to
tackle psychotics and investigate the
unknown we’re agents with the Federal
Bureau of Investigation I’m reaching for
my ID we’re here conducting an
investigation as she works out of a
cramped basement at FBI headquarters
Scully tackles the unsolved cases gun
and ID badge in hand while playing the
rational mature and resilient skeptic do
you think they’d go so far as to kill
her man
well there’s 30 men up there on
accounted for each with survival
experience not mapable but this iconic
screen force is perhaps best known for
tempering her partner’s enthusiasm let’s
face it Mulder we might die up here if
we’re lucky they’ll find our bodies spun
up in a tree or they may not find us at
all
do you agree with our list
which female TV cop has kept you
handcuffed to the couch for more
entertaining top 10s be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
you
A or B felony
these are law enforcement’s most
recognizable leading ladies welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
female cops from television for this
list we’ve decided to choose more than
just beat cops and have included women
from any government law-enforcement
organization including the FBI and CIA
number 10 agent Julie Barnes the Mod
Squad kicking off our list is one of the
first successful female cops in
television history a flower child from a
broken home Barnes was recruited after
she ran away and got in trouble with the
law maybe we could find a satisfied
customer what I’d link said
word-of-mouth satisfied customers
Julie you’re a thing of beauty she now
works undercover with two other troubled
youths under a sympathetic mentor to
bring criminals to justice with her
disarming personality rather than a
firearm do you have enough to make a
case I’ll be a long time before mr. Lumm
cooties off again Julie
number nine detective Sarah Linden the
killing
serving with the Seattle Police
Department Lyndon is a smart and
proficient homicide detective capable of
noticing the fine details others often
miss you find anything else market don’t
move it and call in sex crime secession
yeah we got here first
yeah and we don’t got a body an
emotionally distant woman she’s a single
mother who attempts to disconnect in
order to deal with the horrors of her
job despite this she is obsessive and
increasingly willing to put herself on
the line to solve a case we can’t be
here mr. Larsen
a my daughter
isn’t my daughter
I’m sorry
can be here number eight lieutenant
Debra Morgan Dexter the foster sister to
blood spatter analyst and secret serial
killer Dexter this cop often
second-guesses herself and remains
unsuspecting about her brother’s true
nature for way longer than she should
the restaurant manager said it was here
when he opened up is this the one he saw
I feel like a kid at his own surprise
party this is the same truck it’s hard
to say it all happened so fast but Deb’s
a smart and skilled officer who works
her way from Vice to homicide and
finally to lieutenant she’s usually got
a clearly-defined sense of right and
wrong often working against her brother
to bring killers to justice well right
again
so say adios to my career I’m gonna die
a meter maid number seven lieutenant
Anita Van Buren law and order the
longest-running character on this iconic
cop show lieutenant Van Buren appeared
in nearly 400 episodes between the main
series and its spin-offs I saw a gun mr.
McCoy how long have you been on the
force lieutenant going on 12 years
becoming the commander of the 27
precinct detective squad she time and
again proves herself as a capable leader
who isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty
packing a Smith and Wesson she is
notable for being especially tough which
is both her greatest strength and
weakness mr. Kenner doesn’t know what’s
on his jacket see if we can’t lose that
report for a couple of hours number six
Special Agent Olivia Dunham fringe
this young FBI agent is assigned to a
task force for homeland security called
the fringe division where she spearheads
investigations of paranormal events
while working with an eccentric
scientist and his son but it illustrates
the brains need to take random sensory
input and construct it into a meaningful
whole okay right thank you
forget it I’m sorry I don’t think I do
get it well neither do I I just want him
to stop determined and compassionate
she’s almost too driven constantly
biting off more than she can chew and
getting way ahead of herself because of
this she is forced to carry burdens
while directly caring for her colleagues
welfare you owe money to a guy nicknamed
Big Ed no I owe money to a guy named big
Eddie
he had it legally changed number five
agent Sydney Bristow alias a double
agent recruited by the US government
this highly skilled operative is charged
with taking down a large terrorist
organization only this group is made up
of fellow spies who believe they’re part
of a black ops CI a division called sd-6
so listen to me and I will hand you in
record time the people who will render
sd-6 useless not only is agent Bristow
an expert in espionage and Krav Maga
she’s also fluent in a dozen languages
and uses her skills to siphon Intel and
save lives
number four crime-scene investigator
Catherine willows CSI
by climbing up the ladder from exotic
dancer to lab tech to supervisor and
finally to the FBI
willows proved she’ll do anything to
break a case and support her daughter
you found the other four victims no eyes
on the for the crime scenes she
regularly uncovers clues by tapping her
knowledge of random facts or her skill
in analyzing blood spatter and while
she’s definitely tough as nails there
are two things this cop can’t stomach
crimes involving sex offenders or
children we solve we restore peace of
mind and when you have victim that’s
everything number three agent Carrie
Mathison homeland this CIA officer is
charged with preventing terrorist
attacks on home soil while also hiding
her bipolar disorder from the agency but
that doesn’t mean she’s not adept and
perfectly conditioned for her job I’m
just making sure we don’t get hit again
well that’s one was looking out for the
country Carrie I’m serious I missed
something once before I won’t I can’t
let that happen again
of course her obsession and emotional
instability leads her down a shaky path
where she’s trying to prove that a
recently released al-qaeda prisoner of
war has been turned
and will be central to America’s
downfall it happens whenever he’s on
camera whenever he knows the world is
watching it’s the same sequence over and
over again
I’m code of some kind he’s making
contact Saul he’s sending a message to
somebody a handler a sleeper cell
somebody number two detectives Christine
Cagney and Mary Beth Lacey Cagney and
Lacey following in the footsteps of cop
buddies like Starsky and Hutch these
detectives seek perps only in Cagney and
Lacey case they also disarm bigotry
becoming icons for working women in the
process at least she died with the boots
on of course the real trick to their
success and team dynamic is that one is
a tough mother type while the other is a
sensitive idealist and the two regularly
meet halfway
don’t be a supper Turkey the VA is gonna
put you away forever and that’s just
what honor happened to a punk like you
him alone Marybeth worried about his
wife and his kids wait a minute
I get this good cop bad cop number one
Special Agent Dana Scully the x-files
I’m agent Scully and this is agent
Mulder taking the top spot on our list
is the FBI special agent slash medical
doctor who’s more than brave enough to
tackle psychotics and investigate the
unknown we’re agents with the Federal
Bureau of Investigation I’m reaching for
my ID we’re here conducting an
investigation as she works out of a
cramped basement at FBI headquarters
Scully tackles the unsolved cases gun
and ID badge in hand while playing the
rational mature and resilient skeptic do
you think they’d go so far as to kill
her man
well there’s 30 men up there on
accounted for each with survival
experience not mapable but this iconic
screen force is perhaps best known for
tempering her partner’s enthusiasm let’s
face it Mulder we might die up here if
we’re lucky they’ll find our bodies spun
up in a tree or they may not find us at
all
do you agree with our list
which female TV cop has kept you
handcuffed to the couch for more
entertaining top 10s be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
you
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