13. Pam Grier, ‘Coffy’ (1973)
In the 1973 film Coffy, Pam Grier donned a striking white bikini as the lead character, a female vigilante named Flower Child “Coffy”
Coffin who is an ER nurse seeking vengeance against those accountable for her sister’s addiction and the escalating crime rates in her city.
Grier’s portrayal earned her critical acclaim and cemented her status as a prominent femme fatale star in the blaxploitation subgenre throughout the rest of the 1970s.