Fantastic Femmes--Chiaki Kuriyama

Chiaki began as a child fashion model and moved on to acting in genre direct-to-video projects and tv series, breaking out as the ghostly Sayori in Shikoku: Land of the Dead.
American audiences were introduced to her as GoGo Yubari, the "psycho in a schoolgirl outfit" in Kill Bill: Vol 1.
Interestingly, almost all her over three dozen appearances have been in genre projects!

Genre appearances include...

Sky Crawlers(Midori Mitsuya)

Tekken(Ling Xiaoyu)

Kisarazu Cats' Eye: Sayonara Game(Yuko Mizushima)

Kakure Karakuri(Hanayama Karin)

Azumi 2: Death or Love(Kozue)

Into the Sun(Ayako)

Women's Island (Rei Fujishima)

Battle Royale(Takako Chigusa)

Ju-On: the Curse[2000] (Mizuho Tamura)

Note: this was the original direct-to-video production,
not the theatrical remake Ju-On: the Grudge [2003]

This version is not commercially-available in the US

Toire No Hanako-san (Little Child)

Tengu Gaiden (Amaya)

Kamen Gakuen aka Persona (Reika Dojima)

Kill Bill: Vol 1(GoGo Yubari)

Great Yokai War(Aki)

MPD-Psycho: Multiple Personality Detective
"Life is a Constant Double Helix"

Shikoku: Land of the Dead(Sayori Hiura)

Check out...

Chiaki's Official WebSite

Chiaki Kuriyama Fandom (FanSite)

Chiaki Kuriyama Shrine (FanSite)

Chiaki: #1 English FanSite (FanSite)

Fantastic Femmes--Lucy Liu

Lucy Alexis Liu has acted in an impressive array of films from low-budget art films like Bang to big-budget flicks like Chicago and animation voice work!
Did you know...
Lucy auditioned for the role of Elektra in Daredevil.
One of her current projects as actress and producer is a new Charlie Chan film playing Charlie's grand-daughter, also named "Charlie"! (It will be only the second time that an actor of Asian descent played Charlie! The first was Keye Luke in Amazing Chan & the Chan Clan!)
An activist for various causes including breast cancer & AIDS research and UNICEF, she appeared in the film 3 Needles to publicize the need for AIDS education in Asia.
Lucy speaks four languages besides English; Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Italian, and Spanish.
She's had gallery exhibitions of her work in several media including painting, photography, and collage.

Genre appearances include...
Afro Samurai: Resurrection (Sio)
TinkerBell (SilverMist)
Kung Fu Panda (Viper)
Watching the Detectives (Violet)
Rise: Blood Hunter (Sadie Blake)
Code Name: the Cleaner (Gina)
Lucky Number S7even (Lindsey)
Domino (Taryn Mills)
Jackie Chan Adventures (Jade [Adult])
Futurama (Herself)
The Simpsons "Goo Goo Gai Pan"
Mulan 2 (Mei)
Game Over (Raquel Smashenburn)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 / Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (O-Ren Ishii aka CottonMouth)
Cypher aka BrainStorm (Rita Foster)
Charlie's Angels / Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (Alexandra Munday aka Alex)
PayBack (Pearl)
Shanghai Noon (Princess Pei Pei)
Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever (Sever)
Love Kills (Kashi)
Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (Melana)
High Incident (Officer Whin) True Crime (Toy Shop Girl)
Michael Hayes "Slave"
Dellaventura "Pilot"
X-Files "Hell Money"
Bang (Hooker)
Hercules: the Legendary Journeys "March to Freedom"
Rhythm of Destiny (Donna)

Check out...
Lucy Liu OnLine (FanPage)
Lucy Liu Fan (FanPage)

Other actresses to play Jade include Stacie Chan in Jackie Chan Adventures
Other actresses to play O-Ren Ishii include Ai Maeda [O-Ren as a child] in Kill Bill: Vol 1

Fantastic Femmes--Vivica A Fox

Recently announced as the star of a new series entitled The Cougar, Vivica isn't playing a superheroine, but herself as a celebrity seeking true love, presumably with a younger male!

Genre appearances include...
Father of Lies (Barbara Robinson)
Loonatics Unleashed "The Cloak of Black Velvet" (Black Velvet)
Alias (Toni Cummings)
Ella Enchanted (Lucinda)
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (Future Monique)
Kill Bill: Vol 1 (Vernita Green aka CopperHead aka Jeanie Bell)
Idle Hands (Debi LeCure)
Solomon (Queen of Sheba)
Set It Off (Francesca "Frankie" Sutton)
Batman & Robin (Ms B Haven)
A Saintly Switch (Sara)
Independence Day (Jasmine Dubrow)

Check out...
A WebSite (not sure if it's a fan or "official" site)
A FanSite