My absolute favorite nerd girl is Anne Shirley.  I also like Susan Calvin from I, Robot (the character from the book, definitely not the movie).  In the television spectrum, Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica gets high marks.  I have a fondness for Peggy Olsen from Mad Men as well, although I don’t think she’s a true “nerd girl” yet (but may be by the end of the series). 

Who are your favorite fictional nerd girls?

Natalie Portman when she hosted Saturday Night Live. At the end of the show they did a Star Wars conversation parody. I about died laughing. I started yelling nerdy Star Wars questions at the TV.

One of my favorite SCi-fi shows is Firefly.  I love the gal who is the engineer.  She is awesome!

Ooh Ooh. How could I forget Chloe on 24? She is definitely my favorite!!

...leave it to a man to screw up the show by getting thrown in jail. :)

I loved Willow on Buffy.
And Abby on NCIS.
And Garcia on Criminal Minds.

I like nerd girls, they’re great role models ;)

joolliee - 06 October 2008 10:56 PM

I loved Willow on Buffy.
And Abby on NCIS.
And Garcia on Criminal Minds.

I like nerd girls, they’re great role models ;)

Abby on NCIS is awsome! I love her!
I also love Jewel Staite as Kaylee Frye in Firefly (one of my all time favorite SciFis).  She is really good in StarGate Atlantis too.

I like Daria Morgendorffer and I love her sarcasm!

Vanessa - 27 October 2008 04:59 PM

I like Daria Morgendorffer and I love her sarcasm!

I really like Daria too.

I also like Lanie Kerrigan from “Life or something like it”.