History Main / PowerHair

* Creator/JudiDench as M in the ''Film/JamesBond'' series.

* Ursula in ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'' had the second variety of Power Hair, made all the more striking when compared to Ariel's [[HeroesWantRedheads billowing cloud of red hair]].

* Stana Katic is an interesting example in ''Series/{{Castle}}''. In the first season, very serious Power Hair. Later seasons, not so much.

* Other notable female characters usually known for long hair who have appeared with short hairstyles include ComicBook/BlackWidow, Captain Marvel (ComicBook/CarolDanvers), and ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}.

* [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Regina]] of ''Series/OnceUponATime'' wears this style as Storybrooke's mayor. As she [[spoiler: undergoes a FaceHeelTurn]], her hair grows out long.

* The Fairy Godmother in [[WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} Shrek 2]] is actually a CorruptCorporateExecutive (and [[spoiler: attempted usurper of the throne through her son]]) and has silver Power Hair.

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* Another of Streep's memorable performances was in the remake of ''Film/TheManchurianCandidate'', where she plays a senator and mother to Raymond Shaw, again with typical Power Hair.
* Creator/AngelaLansbury in the original ''Film/TheManchurianCandidate''. She's the power behind the throne of her politician husband. Her Power Hair is poofier but is short enough to qualify.
* In ''Film/AmericanBeauty'', Carolyn Burnham's methods of "projecting an image of success at all times" was a shock of Power Hair. Notable is that clips of her younger - when Lester describes her as happier - have her hair long.

* The mayor of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''.

* This hairstyle has been nearly ubiquitous in United States politics in the 20th century. Politicians to feature a variation of Power Hair that is trendy at the time include multi-time Presidential candidate Jill Stein, multi-time Vice Presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro, Senators and Democratic Presidential primary candidates Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar, three of the four female justices to have served on the Supreme Court, nearly every woman to hold a Cabinet-level position up through the Obama administration and every First Lady from Eleanor Roosevelt up through Michelle Obama (who grew her hair somewhat longer in office).

* Courtney from WesternAnimation/TotalDrama has this along with her desire to be a lawyer.

* Wrestling/VickieGuerrero initially had long hair but had switched to this around the time she became Official Consultant of Smackdown. Coincidentally the shorter hair coincided with her becoming a more straightforward evil authority figure when beforehand she had been in a lengthy romantic comedy storyline with {{Wrestling/Edge}}.

* Hildegard von Mariendorf of ''Anime/LegendOfGalacticHeroes'' tends to sport this sort of hairstyle through most of the series, as befits an IronLady out to leave her mark on galactic history.

See also IronLady, who is likely to sport this hairstyle, and LadyInAPowerSuit, the perfect accessory for the hair. Oppose PowerMakesYourHairGrow. Related to RealWomenDontWearDresses.

* Ran's mother in ''Manga/DetectiveConan'', who is a lawyer, mostly has this, although there are some strands that fall in front of her ears.

Hair that doesn't scream "I want to speak to the manager", but a softspoken (yet confident) "I ''am'' the manager".

[[caption-width-right:224:The [[MagnificentBastard masterfully manipulative]] Eleanor Shaw.]]

* ComicBook/BlackCanary is one of the biggest {{Action Girl}}s in the DC universe. Occasionally her hair is cut short when not in a wig, though starting sometime in the '90s, she grew out her hair and dyed it blond. This style was one of her shorter cuts.

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* In the music video for "Stupid Girls," Music/{{Pink}} wears her hair like this while she plays a presidential candidate while lamenting that young girls are being encouraged to be [[BrainlessBeauty shallow and passive,]] and buying into that expectation.

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* From ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', the [[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101231105750/mlp/images/5/56/Mayor.PNG Mayor of Ponyville]]. And in Season 3, the Games Inspector from "Games Ponies Play".

** Power hair appears to have abruptly fallen out of favor in the mid-2010s. The 2020 Democratic Presidential primary candidates who sported longer hairstyles include UsefulNotes/KamalaHarris, Tulsi Gabbard, and Marianne Williamson. Melania Trump also has long hair, as do a number of the female members of UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump's cabinet. Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Rashida Tlaib also have hair that is shoulder length or longer.