24 of Our Favorite TV/Movie Tomboys
Sometimes, the girls we love aren't girly at all -- here are two dozen wonder women who prefer flats to heels
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My Boys
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Love & Basketball
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A League of Their Own, Lori Petty
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Freaks and Geeks, Linda Cardellini
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The Bad News Bears
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Bend It Like Beckham | BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM (2002) The story of a high schooler (Parminder Nagra) who defies her traditional Indian parents by playing soccer (or football, in
Credit: Christine Parry
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The Transformers: The Movie, Megan Fox
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The Facts of Life, Nancy McKeon
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Little House on the Prairie (TV Show - 1974), Melissa Gilbert
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Roseanne, Johnny Galecki, ...
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To Kill a Mockingbird, John Megna, ...
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Peanuts
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National Velvet, Elizabeth Taylor | The 12-year-old Taylor pulled out all the stops for this classic tale of a girl and her horse — it's a freakily vibrant portrait of
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Paper Moon, Tatum O'Neal
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Just One of the Guys, Billy Jacoby, ...
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Little Darlings, Kristy McNichol
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Little Women (Movie - 1994), Winona Ryder
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Bound, Gina Gershon
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Some Kind of Wonderful, Mary Stuart Masterson
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39. Punky Brewster (1984)
Soleil Moon Frye, Punky Brewster | Like a T.G.I. Friday's Employee of the Month, she loved her flair, and got others to embrace the many colors of the rainbow.
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Ellen Page, Juno
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Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby
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The Legend of Billie Jean, Helen Slater
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Dawson's Creek, Katie Holmes
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