10 Most Complex Female Characters in Films (2 of 4)

Ada McGrath The Piano

Mute but not silent, Ada is played by Holly Hunter and communicates volumes without uttering a word. A woman shipped off for an arranged marriage in 19th-century New Zealand, Adas bond with the piano becomes a representation and conduit of her rage, sensuality, and identity. Her quiet yet strong rebellion in how she navigates art, motherhood, and power in an environment that wants to possess and control her.

7. Evelyn Wang Everything Everything All at Once

Michelle Yeohs Evelyn character is a mother, wife, and owner of a laundromat. She is also a multiverse jumper and warrior of a woman. But under all of the sci-fi action is a woman who is reckoning with cultural pressure, regret, and existential purpose.Evelyns complexity is in her embodiment of ordinary life struggles like being overwhelmed or distracted, while also representing a story about healing intergenerational wounds.