'Prime Suspect' to 'Charlie's Angels': Our favorite female crime-solvers

Played by: Geraldine McEwan in the "Marple" series, loosely based on Agatha Christie's novels

Why we like her: Miss Jane Marple may do "old lady" things like knit and pull weeds, but she's not easily intimidated, is comfortable around dead bodies and has a very sharp mind.

-- Hanh Nguyen