19. Marge Gunderson
Fargo
Whaddya got there, an extortion an' kidnapping case with some murders? And ya send in a cop who's far inta her pregnancy there? That seems a bit cuckoo, ya know? Unless ya know ol' Margie Gunderson, then maybe.
Not only a real nice lady, married to an equally nice fella (Norm "Son of a" Gunderson), but she's a dang good detective. Don't think all those Northerners are a bunch of rubes there. Marge is a smart cookie, ya know? And she ain't gonna let a little (far more than a little) pregnancy get in the way of her police work. I mean, she's got a job to do!
Frances McDormand's character is the second greatest creation of the Coens (wait for the first one) and it's proven by McDormand's Oscar for Best Actress. A genuinely likable harried police officer who takes all her problems in the film with stride.
Defining moment: Finding an important clue near the crime scene. Wait...nope. Just morning sickness.
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