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* ‘’American Gods’’: Mad Sweeney is a male example, he is always angry about something and loves to pick a fight.
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* ''Series/{{Merlin}}'': Queen Annis.

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* ''Series/{{Merlin}}'': ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'': Queen Annis.
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* ''Series/Reba'': Both the title character and her teenage daughter Kyra fall firmly into this trope.
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* ''MySoCalledLife'': Central character Angela Chase evokes this trope by dying her hair "crimson glow". Former best friend Sharon Cherski is a ''lot'' calmer and more manageable than Angela, but she still easily fits the trope. Same goes with Hallie Lowenthal, the series' resident adult FieryRedhead.

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* ''MySoCalledLife'': ''Series/MySoCalledLife'': Central character Angela Chase evokes this trope by dying her hair "crimson glow". Former best friend Sharon Cherski is a ''lot'' calmer and more manageable than Angela, but she still easily fits the trope. Same goes with Hallie Lowenthal, the series' resident adult FieryRedhead.
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* ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' and ''PrivatePractice'': Addison Montgomery - former Montgomery-Shepherd. She's also pretty successful with men (Derek, Mark, Alex, Kevin, Noah), so she's also an example of HeroesWantRedheads.

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* ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' and ''PrivatePractice'': ''Series/PrivatePractice'': Addison Montgomery - former Montgomery-Shepherd. She's also pretty successful with men (Derek, Mark, Alex, Kevin, Noah), so she's also an example of HeroesWantRedheads.
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* Sgt. Krystina Breeland of ''Series/XCompany'' is not so much fiery as just badass. She's generally calm and collected, but is [[spoiler:not adverse to kicking some ass and even torturing a prisoner for information when the situation calls for it]]

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* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': Matt Murdock sports reddish-brown hair. (The makeup artists had in fact originally considered going for the bright red hair that Matt sports in the comics, but found that it looked too silly on Creator/CharlieCox, so they had to downplay it to simply applying a slight tint to his natural hair color).



* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': Matt Murdock sports reddish-brown hair. (The makeup artists had in fact originally considered going for the bright red hair that Matt sports in the comics, but found that it looked too silly on Creator/CharlieCox, so they had to downplay it to simply applying a slight tint to his natural hair color)
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* ''Series/{{Defiance}}'': Irisa Nyira, played by Music/StephanieLeonidas (who is not red-headed in {{Real Life}}). This leading to this comment IMDB: "Is it wrong of me to find her more attractive as an alien than the actor behind it?" and the reply, "Proof that redheads are just better?". Irisa is possibly also an example of the "Big Eyes" part of trope {{Big Eyes Little Eyes}}.

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* ''Series/{{Defiance}}'': Irisa Nyira, played by Music/StephanieLeonidas Creator/StephanieLeonidas (who is not red-headed in {{Real Life}}). This leading to this comment IMDB: "Is it wrong of me to find her more attractive as an alien than the actor behind it?" and the reply, "Proof that redheads are just better?". Irisa is possibly also an example of the "Big Eyes" part of trope {{Big Eyes Little Eyes}}.
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* ''Series/RebeldeWay'': Marizza. Her hair's more dyed than a natural red, but she fits this trope to a T.
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* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': Matt Murdock sports reddish-brown hair. (The makeup artists had in fact originally considered going for the bright red hair that Matt sports in the comics, but found that it looked too silly on Creator/CharlieCox, so they had to downplay it to simply applying a slight tint to his natural hair color)
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* ''TheYoungOnes'': Vyvyan (who's a guy, by the way), the resident [[TheQuincyPunk punk]], actually breaks the bonds of fiery and crosses over into ''volcanic''.

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* ''TheYoungOnes'': ''Series/TheYoungOnes'': Vyvyan (who's a guy, by the way), the resident [[TheQuincyPunk punk]], actually breaks the bonds of fiery and crosses over into ''volcanic''.

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* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Ygritte

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* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Ygritte''Series/GameOfThrones'':
** Ygritte is a wildling with bright red hair and is as tough as Tormund.
** Melisandre, almost literally, though her ferocity is masked by an icy, enigmatic, almost regal exterior.
** Ros, the savvy prostitute.
** Tormund Giantsbane provides a male example, as a LargeHam who is eager to fight, with bright red hair.
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* ''Series/{{Castle}}'': Castle is surrounded by fiery redheads (with varying degrees of redness): his spacy but tough mother, his sweet daughter who isn't afraid to tell him off when necessary, and his police detective partner who is a {{Badass}} ActionGirl with a gun. In fact, as Beckett has [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosted]] and become much less icy and abrasive, her hair has [[http://www.ctv.ca/beimage.asmx?imgurl=files/2013%2F2%2F4%2F82dab96f76c5e751_600x338_castle_beckett_then.jpg softened]] from a deep red to brown.

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* ''Series/{{Castle}}'': Castle is surrounded by fiery redheads (with varying degrees of redness): his spacy but tough mother, his sweet daughter who isn't afraid to tell him off when necessary, and his police detective partner who is a {{Badass}} an ActionGirl with a gun. In fact, as Beckett has [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosted]] and become much less icy and abrasive, her hair has [[http://www.ctv.ca/beimage.asmx?imgurl=files/2013%2F2%2F4%2F82dab96f76c5e751_600x338_castle_beckett_then.jpg softened]] from a deep red to brown.



* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'': Captain Janeway, though, as she's TheCaptain, she doesn't have to lose her temper, just give them the [[DeathGlare Glare of Death]]. Strong, very expressive, and touchy in her body language even though she's a CelibateHero, and quickly gets {{Badass}} on anyone who threatens her ship or crew.

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* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'': Captain Janeway, though, as she's TheCaptain, she doesn't have to lose her temper, just give them the [[DeathGlare Glare of Death]]. Strong, very expressive, and touchy in her body language even though she's a CelibateHero, and quickly gets {{Badass}} badass on anyone who threatens her ship or crew.
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* ''Series/{{ER}}'': Whatever Kerry Weaver's numerous flaws were, no one could say she was a wimp or a pushover.
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* ''TheInspectorLynleyMysteries'': Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, with the accompanying [[{{Tsundere}} temper]] and GreenEyes.

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* ''TheInspectorLynleyMysteries'': ''Series/TheInspectorLynleyMysteries'': Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, with the accompanying [[{{Tsundere}} temper]] and GreenEyes.
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* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Ygritte
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* ''{{Suits}}'': Donna Paulsen.

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* ''{{Suits}}'': ''Series/{{Suits}}'': Donna Paulsen.
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* ''LegendOfTheSeeker'': Jennsen Rahl.

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* ''LegendOfTheSeeker'': ''Series/LegendOfTheSeeker'': Jennsen Rahl.
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* ''CSIMiami'': Horatio Caine, sometimes. You definitely don't want to get on his bad side. He'll hunt you across however many countries it takes, as the Mala Noches could attest. He didn't exactly seem to have trouble getting women, either, though they kept getting killed for some reason.

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* ''CSIMiami'': ''Series/CSIMiami'': Horatio Caine, sometimes. You definitely don't want to get on his bad side. He'll hunt you across however many countries it takes, as the Mala Noches could attest. He didn't exactly seem to have trouble getting women, either, though they kept getting killed for some reason.
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* ''EastEnders'': Bianca Jackson.

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* ''EastEnders'': ''Series/EastEnders'': Bianca Jackson.



* ''FraggleRock'': Red, with her extreme tomboy nature, her...very high self-esteem, and her dominant personality (which itself causes numerous conflicts), plus her own explicitly stated desires ("The Tale of the Triumphant Princess" anyone?).

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* ''FraggleRock'': ''Series/FraggleRock'': Red, with her extreme tomboy nature, her...very high self-esteem, and her dominant personality (which itself causes numerous conflicts), plus her own explicitly stated desires ("The Tale of the Triumphant Princess" anyone?).
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* ''{{Spellbinder}}'': Ashka, the callous, mean, chronically double-crossing and power-hungry bitch.

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* ''{{Spellbinder}}'': ''{{Series/Spellbinder}}'': Ashka, the callous, mean, chronically double-crossing and power-hungry bitch.
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* ''Series/What I Like About You'': Tina.

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* ''Series/What I Like About You'': ''Series/WhatILikeAboutYou'': Tina.



* ''TheYoungOnes'': Vyvyan, the resident [[TheQuincyPunk punk]], actually breaks the bonds of fiery and crosses over into ''volcanic''.

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* ''TheYoungOnes'': Vyvyan, Vyvyan (who's a guy, by the way), the resident [[TheQuincyPunk punk]], actually breaks the bonds of fiery and crosses over into ''volcanic''.
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* ''Series/MagnificentCentury'': Aleksandra/Hürrem. Almost the first thing she does in the series is to grab a breadknife and attack the slavers who are holding her and her countrywomen captive.
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* ''Series/SleepyHollow'' has Ichabod Crane's wife Katrina. Abbie put it best after Ichabod despairs that he should have stopped Katrina from [[spoiler: staying with the Headless Horseman to spy on Moloch's plans.]]
-->'''Abbie''': She's a grown woman, a witch, and a redhead. You couldn't have stopped her if you tried.
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* ''Series/RescueSpecialOps'': Heidi. There are quite a few examples of this but one that stands out is when the Cops and Firies trick Chase out of RSO's equipment after he is put on light duties, Heidi uses her cleverness to trick both into giving the equipment back [[spoiler:by giving them the information about a nurses party, she fails to mention that it's a male nurses party.]]
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* ''{{Series/Selfie}}'' has a downplayed example in main character Eliza (played by Karen Gillan). While not exactly fiery, she is rather emotional, impulsive, and flighty.
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* ''Series/{{PicketFences}}'': As seemingly the sole female cop in the boy's club that is the Rome Sheriff's Department, Deputy Maxine 'Max' Stewart definitely fits the prototype of the fiery redhead. She's determined, passionate , ambitious, outspoken at times and quick to anger.

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* ''Series/{{PicketFences}}'': ''Series/{{Picket Fences}}'': As seemingly the sole female cop in the boy's club that is the Rome Sheriff's Department, Deputy Maxine 'Max' Stewart definitely fits the prototype of the fiery redhead. She's determined, passionate , ambitious, outspoken at times and quick to anger.
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* ''Series/{{PicketFences}}'': As seemingly the sole female cop in the boy's club that is the Rome Sheriff's Department, Deputy Maxine 'Max' Stewart definitely fits the prototype of the fiery redhead. She's determined, passionate , ambitious, outspoken at times and quick to anger.
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* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': Major Kira Nerys. Former Bajoran resistance fighter, current second-in-command of ''Deep Space Nine'', and with an always fiery personality. She once beat the shit out of a ''serial killer'' while the equivalent of ''nine months pregnant''.

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* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': Major Kira Nerys. Former Bajoran resistance fighter, current second-in-command of ''Deep Space Nine'', and with an always fiery personality. She once beat the shit out of a ''serial killer'' while the equivalent of ''nine months pregnant''. The personality type is implied by Chief O'Brien in the pilot to be a trait common in Bajoran women (probably referring back to Ro Laren, whose role the character of Kira was created to replace).
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* ''Series/TheAmazingRace'': Jaime Edmondson and, to a lesser extent, her team-mate Cara Rosenthal.
* ''Series/{{Castle}}'': Castle is surrounded by fiery redheads (with varying degrees of redness): his spacy but tough mother, his sweet daughter who isn't afraid to tell him off when necessary, and his police detective partner who is a {{Badass}} ActionGirl with a gun. In fact, as Beckett has [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosted]] and become much less icy and abrasive, her hair has [[http://www.ctv.ca/beimage.asmx?imgurl=files/2013%2F2%2F4%2F82dab96f76c5e751_600x338_castle_beckett_then.jpg softened]] from a deep red to brown.
* ''Commander In Chief'': Vice-President Mackenzie Allen was encouraged by ''everyone'' to resign when death by aneurysm got a hold of the President. Instead, she took the Oath of Office, won the country, and was generally a spitfire who shouldered the responsibility of the Presidency without getting drunk on power - and God help you if you stood in her way. Fiery Redhead, indeed!
* ''Series/CovingtonCross'': Eleanor Grey.
* ''Series/{{CSI}}'': Catherine Willows borderlines this, as a strawberry blonde. It's not deep red, but probably got enough red mixed with the blonde to count. And she's got the personality to go with it.
* ''CSIMiami'': Horatio Caine, sometimes. You definitely don't want to get on his bad side. He'll hunt you across however many countries it takes, as the Mala Noches could attest. He didn't exactly seem to have trouble getting women, either, though they kept getting killed for some reason.
* ''Series/DaysOfOurLives'': Melanie Jonas (formerly Melanie Layton Kiriakis). Despite being downright saccharine at times, if you get on her bad side, she'll ''really'' let you have it. Also, since she's about to gain her sixth love interest in less than three years, she definitely qualifies as an example of HeroesWantRedheads. Her ParentalSubstitute Maggie also fits this trope.
* ''Series/{{Defiance}}'': Irisa Nyira, played by Music/StephanieLeonidas (who is not red-headed in {{Real Life}}). This leading to this comment IMDB: "Is it wrong of me to find her more attractive as an alien than the actor behind it?" and the reply, "Proof that redheads are just better?". Irisa is possibly also an example of the "Big Eyes" part of trope {{Big Eyes Little Eyes}}.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
** Donna Noble, who was probably the loudest companion yet (but that's not necessarily a bad thing). One character refers to her as being "all red hair and fire".
** Or the just-as-loud Melanie Bush.
** Dr. Grace Holloway. HeroesWantRedheads, evidently, if only to go on adventures with and maybe kiss a little.
** As well as Amy Pond. Not quite as loud, but just as fiery. Actually {{lampshade| hanging}}d in the show itself, with the line, "Loves a redhead, our Doctor!"
* ''EastEnders'': Bianca Jackson.
* ''The Edge of Night'': Raven Whitney.
* ''Series/{{Farscape}}'': Jool and Sikozu.
* ''Series/FirstWave'': Jordan Radcliffe.
* ''FraggleRock'': Red, with her extreme tomboy nature, her...very high self-esteem, and her dominant personality (which itself causes numerous conflicts), plus her own explicitly stated desires ("The Tale of the Triumphant Princess" anyone?).
* ''Series/{{Glee}}'': InvertedTrope: the only redheaded character is the super sweet Emma. Every other female character (except Brittany and Tina) is extremely fiery.
* ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' and ''PrivatePractice'': Addison Montgomery - former Montgomery-Shepherd. She's also pretty successful with men (Derek, Mark, Alex, Kevin, Noah), so she's also an example of HeroesWantRedheads.
* ''Series/HouseOfAnubis'': Patricia. She even scares the boys when she gets mad...which happens quite often. Her hair gets darker as the show goes on, though.
* ''Series/ILoveLucy'': Lucy Ricardo -- 60% screwball, 40% spitfire.
* ''TheInspectorLynleyMysteries'': Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, with the accompanying [[{{Tsundere}} temper]] and GreenEyes.
* ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'': When Assistant District Attorney Casey Novak isn't on the scene with guns blazing and taking a hands-on approach to the cases, she is in softball batting practice or bicycling to work.
* ''LegendOfTheSeeker'': Jennsen Rahl.
* ''Series/{{Lost}}'': Charlotte.
* ''Series/MadMen'': Joan.
* ''Series/MelrosePlace'': ''All'' of the redheaded women on Melrose Place (at least eventually in [[CharacterizationMarchesOn Kimberly Shaw's case]]), but most noticably Sydney Andrews, the troublemaking, prostitute/stripper younger sister of Jane Mancini.
** And this was not just reserved for women; there was also Dr. Bret "Coop" Cooper, as well.
* ''Series/{{Merlin}}'': Queen Annis.
* ''MySoCalledLife'': Central character Angela Chase evokes this trope by dying her hair "crimson glow". Former best friend Sharon Cherski is a ''lot'' calmer and more manageable than Angela, but she still easily fits the trope. Same goes with Hallie Lowenthal, the series' resident adult FieryRedhead.
* ''Series/{{Revolution}}'': Emma in the episode "[[Recap/RevolutionS1E15Home Home]]". She wasn't a combatant like most other characters, but she didn't hesitate to get in Big Bad Monroe's face and call him out on his actions. She also attempted to make an honest appeal to his better nature. It didn't work, but he did admit that he wants to be the person she remembers so badly. She was his girlfriend at one time, so it gave them a special connection. [[spoiler: Then, when he tried using her as a hostage, she didn't panic. In fact, she ended revealing that she gave birth to his son at some point in time and sent him away. Before she can tell him where, she got shot and killed. She had a major impact on Monroe from beginning to end]].
* ''{{Series/Salem}}'': Anne Hale, one of the few people to speak out against the witch hunt.
* ''Series/TheSentinel'': We have Naomi Sandburg, who seems like a peace-loving ex-flowerchild, until you threaten her son; Jim's ex-wife Carolyn; and Megan Connor, the Antipodean Amazon.
* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'': Tess Mercer. You do NOT want to get in her way or get her angry.
* ''{{Spellbinder}}'': Ashka, the callous, mean, chronically double-crossing and power-hungry bitch.
* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': Major Kira Nerys. Former Bajoran resistance fighter, current second-in-command of ''Deep Space Nine'', and with an always fiery personality. She once beat the shit out of a ''serial killer'' while the equivalent of ''nine months pregnant''.
* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'': Dr. Beverly Crusher - do not piss her off or you will find yourself dropped by Klingon martial arts faster than you can say 'hypospray'.
* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'': Captain Janeway, though, as she's TheCaptain, she doesn't have to lose her temper, just give them the [[DeathGlare Glare of Death]]. Strong, very expressive, and touchy in her body language even though she's a CelibateHero, and quickly gets {{Badass}} on anyone who threatens her ship or crew.
* ''{{Suits}}'': Donna Paulsen.
* ''Series/TeenWolf'' has the feisty, ambitious Lydia Martin.
* ''Series/What I Like About You'': Tina.
* ''Series/WillAndGrace'': Grace Adler sometimes qualifies.
* Wrestling/{{WWE}}: Amy Dumas (Lita) was a pretty decent personification of this, being flashy, outgoing, and pretty willing to jump in the middle of anyone who crossed her, male or female.
* ''Series/TheXFiles'': Dr. Dana Scully is a deliberate InvertedTrope. She is a redhead, but, between her and Mulder, she is the [[AgentScully analytical and restrained partner]], while the TallDarkAndSnarky Mulder is the [[AgentMulder passionate believer]]. It's also quite rare that we see Scully really angry, and it usually takes something [[NotSoStoic pretty extreme]] to piss her off. [[BerserkButton Hurting Mulder in any way]] is a ''very'' bad idea, though.
* ''TheYoungOnes'': Vyvyan, the resident [[TheQuincyPunk punk]], actually breaks the bonds of fiery and crosses over into ''volcanic''.
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