History Main / ClassyCatBurglar

Walking, talking, ''purring'' class. She doesn't steal; she liberates. She doesn't lie; she fibs. She steals from the rich and gives to... herself, but she's so [[SexyCatPerson graceful and easy on the eyes]] that you'll want to let it slide.

* [[GratuitousNinja Marino]] from ''VideoGame/MegaManXCommandMission'' is one of these. [[GainaxBounce She's bouncy.]]

* Nightshade from ''[[WesternAnimation/COPSAnimatedSeries C.O.P.S.]]''.

* Nightshade from ''WesternAnimation/{{COPS}}''.

* Although she is also a BarbarianHero(ine), Conina from Literature/{{Discworld}}'s ''Discworld/{{Sourcery}}'' is a good example of it.

** Which is based on a French silent film serial called ''Film/LesVampyres''. The Character of Irma Vep may be the Ur Example.

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* Kay Faraday, self-proclaimed Second Yatagarasu in ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigations'', is going for this. Given that she's an excitable teenager who [[spoiler: doesn't even know the truth about the first Yatagarasu]], she's got a ways to go.

* Ciocio Cioelle in ''WebComic/KillSixBillionDemons'' gets a bit of this when she goes back to being a thief to help Allison get into Yre, with a form-fitting outfit and long, flowing hair. (This is specifically when she goes ''back'' to being a thief because she was very a different person the last time -- kind of like this trope, but kind of like a nightmarish monster version of it.)

* The ''very'' efficient thief and MasterOfDisguise Masami Hirota [[spoiler: (or better said, Akemi Miyano)]] in ''Manga/DetectiveConan'' is very beautiful and looks ''really'' pretty whether dressed [[LadyInRed in red]] or [[WomanInWhite in white]], but she's less traditionally fanservicey than many examples of this trope. Also unlike others, [[spoiler:she didn't act on her own will, but as a member of a local evil organization. And when [[DefectorFromDecadence she tried to leave]]... ''they killed her''.]]

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* ''Literature/StarWarsScoundrels'': Bink Kitik is what ''Star Wars'' calls a "ghost thief," and her twin sister Tavia acts as her handler, hacking support, and MissionControl.

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* Gwen Raiden in ''Series/{{Angel}}'' gets bonus points for pure class and a [[ShockAndAwe ''shocking'']] [[IncrediblyLamePun personality]].
* Amanda from ''Series/{{Highlander}}: The Series'' and ''Highlander: The Raven''. Given that she's a thousand years old, it can be assumed she's basically the best thief alive. She's said that it's rarely about the money (she couldn't spend her worth if she lived another thousand years), just the fun of it all.
* Bela from ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' Season 3.

** In a slight subversion, [[spoiler:The Unicorn]] from the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "The Unicorn and the Wasp" becomes a lot less classy when she's exposed.
** Played straight with Lady Christina de Souza in ''Planet of the Dead'', whose class derives from the fact that she is an English aristocrat.
** River Song (Creator/AlexKingston) wears a [[http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g366/SpecklesP/rivercat.jpg black bodysuit]] when she breaks into the museum in "The Pandorica Opens."
** In the classic series, there were plans for the never produced season 27 for Ace to go to Gallifrey for Time Lord training and be replaced by a heroic cat burglar.
* Vala Mal Doran of ''Series/StargateSG1'' was something of a failed cat burglar. In addition to failing to steal the Prometheus and a Goa'uld Naquadah bomb, she fails to seduce Daniel Jackson. Repeatedly. And Lt. Col. Mitchell. And Teal'c. But mostly Daniel. Even getting to the point of ''possibly'' stealing a gigantic well-defended armed and heavily populated ship single-handedly is pretty damn cool. If she'd chosen anyone besides Daniel to tie up she probably would have made it. Plus, as she points out, the Goa'uld Naquadah bomb was inside alien technology she'd never seen before and...well...she rushed it. And she did eventually seduce Daniel and discovered he was resisting before because he thought she wasn't as interested in him as he was in her. Plus she's played by Claudia Black, so she's gorgeous.

* The "Taffy" imprint in the ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'' episode "Gray Hour," first in Echo and then in Sierra (who helps rescue Echo after she gets mindwiped by cell phone).
* Yves Adele Harlow from ''Series/TheLoneGunmen''.
* Max from ''Series/DarkAngel'' fits this role when she tries to steal from Logan. In what has to be a ShoutOut to Catwoman, she goes after a statue of Bast and even explains its significance.
** Max is a [[GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke genetically engineered]] CatGirl herself.
** One could argue the same for Alec. They both go after the same object in one episode.

* Abby in the 2011 series of ''Series/CharliesAngels''.
* The ''Series/{{Castle}}'' ep "Eye of the Beholder" gives us a "reformed" one in Serena Kaye (note the nominal resemblance to [[ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} Selina Kyle]]).
* Katherine "Kat" Hillard of ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' was more of a [[MindControl Mind Controlled]] [[TheMole Mole]] than thief when she first appeared, but besides transforming into a cat and a cat ''monster'', she was pretty classy.
* ''Series/{{Hustle}}'': Stacey certainly adopts this persona when the gang set out to "steal" the priceless Star of India. Tight black clothing used, of course.
* Al Mundy from ''Series/ItTakesAThief1968'' is a RareMaleExample.
* ''Series/MidsomerMurders'': In "The Creeper", the B-plot (which is tangentially related to the murders) concerns a burglar known as the Creeper who has been robbing wealthy country homes, including that of the Chief Constable. When Barnaby finally identifies the Creeper, it turns out to be this trope.
* ''Series/{{Gotham}}'' explores how Selina Kyle starts off as a rough street kid pulling minor jobs but by the series finale (set a decade later), she's now embraced her destiny as Catwoman.
* ''Series/BloodAndTreasure'' has this in Lexi Vaziri. The opening credits have ex-lover Danny refer to her as a thief and Lexi cuts into the narration to say "excuse me, a ''master'' thief." Sure enough, the series has Lexi pulling off great thefts while looking as high-class as possible.

* Rouge the Bat from the ''SonicTheHedgehog'' series. [[ShoutOut Intentionally modeled on Batman and Catwoman.]]

* Elaine in the InteractiveFiction game ''VideoGame/HeistTheCrimeOfTheCentury''.

* Comicbook/{{Catwoman}} is perhaps the ultimate incarnation of this trope.

* She misses the animal theme but this is the ''civilian'' job of Lorelei (little sister of Amora the Enchantress) from ''Comicbook/TheMightyThor'' series of books. She finances her lifestyle by robbing high-end casinos and such with style (SpyCatsuit included). Given that she is also a fairly powerful Asgardian witch she really could do worse, but what for?

* The ''Series/{{Castle}}'' ep "Eye of the Beholder" gives us a "reformed" one in Serena Kaye (note the nominal resemblance to [[Comicbook/{{Catwoman}} Selina Kyle]]).

* Katherine "Kat" Hillard of ''MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' was more of a [[MindControl Mind Controlled]] [[TheMole Mole]] than thief when she first appeared, but besides transforming into a cat and a cat ''monster'', she was pretty classy.

** Also Rinslet, who doesn't have a cat theme but definitely fits all of the main requirements.

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* The girls of {{Music/AOA}} are this in the MV of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEYOyZVWlzs "Like a Cat"]]

The girls of {{Music/AOA}} are this in the MV of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEYOyZVWlzs "Like a Cat"]]

The girls of {{AOA}} are this in the MV of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEYOyZVWlzs "Like a Cat"]]

The girls of AOA are this in the MV of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEYOyZVWlzs "Like a Cat"]]

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