Independent Women TV Characters

These women don't take no for an answer.

Kita, Tasha & Stacy: Let's Stay Together - You aren’t going to find an independent trio like Stacy, Tasha, and Kita. The three ladies from “Let’s Stay Together” can all hold their own when it comes to the workforce or with men. We highlight other independent women television characters over the years.

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Kita, Tasha & Stacy: Let's Stay Together - You aren’t going to find an independent trio like Stacy, Tasha, and Kita. The three ladies from “Let’s Stay Together” can all hold their own when it comes to the workforce or with men. We highlight other independent women television characters over the years.

Betty Suarez: Ugly Betty - Don’t let the glasses and braces fool you: Betty Suarez means business. She worked her way up at “Mode” magazine, starting off as personal assistant to Sofia Reyes before eventually being promoted to features editor.(Photo: WENN.com)

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Betty Suarez: Ugly Betty - Don’t let the glasses and braces fool you: Betty Suarez means business. She worked her way up at “Mode” magazine, starting off as personal assistant to Sofia Reyes before eventually being promoted to features editor.(Photo: WENN.com)

Peggy Olson: Mad Men - In a world where men rule the work force, Peggy Olson has climbed the corporate ladder at Sterling Cooper. Olson started off as secretary to Don Draper before becoming the first female copywriter at the firm since World War II.(Photo: Courtesy of AMC)

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Peggy Olson: Mad Men - In a world where men rule the work force, Peggy Olson has climbed the corporate ladder at Sterling Cooper. Olson started off as secretary to Don Draper before becoming the first female copywriter at the firm since World War II.(Photo: Courtesy of AMC)

Miranda Bailey: Grey's Anatomy - You know you’re an independent woman when your colleagues refer to you as “The Nazi” because of your tough personality and attitude. That’s the case with Miranda Bailey, an attending general surgeon at Seattle Grace Hospital.(Photo: WENN.com)

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Miranda Bailey: Grey's Anatomy - You know you’re an independent woman when your colleagues refer to you as “The Nazi” because of your tough personality and attitude. That’s the case with Miranda Bailey, an attending general surgeon at Seattle Grace Hospital.(Photo: WENN.com)

Olivia Benson: Law & Order SVU - It takes a strong, independent woman to not only work as a detective in the Manhattan Special Victims Unit but to do her job alongside the brash Elliot Stabler. During her time on the force, Benson has escaped sexual assault and death on a number of occasions, and always catches the bad guys.(Photo: Courtesy of NBC)

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Olivia Benson: Law & Order SVU - It takes a strong, independent woman to not only work as a detective in the Manhattan Special Victims Unit but to do her job alongside the brash Elliot Stabler. During her time on the force, Benson has escaped sexual assault and death on a number of occasions, and always catches the bad guys.(Photo: Courtesy of NBC)

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Joan Clayton: Girlfriends - While she could never keep a man, Joan Clayton managed a successful career as a lawyer and was considered the “den mother” of her group of friends (Maya, Lynn, Toni). Who needs a man when you have your girlfriends, right?(Photo: UPN/Landov)

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Joan Clayton: Girlfriends - While she could never keep a man, Joan Clayton managed a successful career as a lawyer and was considered the “den mother” of her group of friends (Maya, Lynn, Toni). Who needs a man when you have your girlfriends, right?(Photo: UPN/Landov)

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Good Times - A devout Christian and devoted mother and wife, Esther Rolle's Florida Evans weathered many storms with a look up to the sky in prayer. No matter what her project-habitating family dealt with, they always came out shining in the end. Rolle died November 17, 1998.  (Photo: CBS/Landov)

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Florida Evans: Good Times - Racism. Poverty. Tragedy. Florida Evans experienced it all while living in the Chicago projects. It takes a lot for a woman to overcome all these obstacles. Despite losing her husband James to a car accident, Florida was able to raise her three children in J.J. Michael and Thelma.(Photo: CBS /Landov)

Tasha Mack: The Game - Sports agent Tasha Mack was faced with the task of raising her son, Malik, alone while her longtime high school boyfriend wasn’t around. Malik would grow up to become the star quarterback of the San Diego Sabers, and he turned to his mother to represent him as his agent/manager.(Photo Credit: Landov)

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Tasha Mack: The Game - Sports agent Tasha Mack was faced with the task of raising her son, Malik, alone while her longtime high school boyfriend wasn’t around. Malik would grow up to become the star quarterback of the San Diego Sabers, and he turned to his mother to represent him as his agent/manager.(Photo Credit: Landov)

Khadijah James: Living Single - It’s not easy running your own independent magazine, but Kadidjah James was able to do so successfully with “Flavor.” The former “Hilltop” editor at Howard University started the publication, devoted to the interests of the urban community.(Photo: Ezio Petersen / UPI /Landov)

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Khadijah James: Living Single - It’s not easy running your own independent magazine, but Kadidjah James was able to do so successfully with “Flavor.” The former “Hilltop” editor at Howard University started the publication, devoted to the interests of the urban community.(Photo: Ezio Petersen / UPI /Landov)

Clair Huxtable: The Cosby Show - Cliff Huxtable may have been an OB/GYN doctor, but Clair Huxtable raised five children while maintaining a successful career as a lawyer. Clair would eventually become a partner at her law firm.(Photo: CBS/Landov)

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Clair Huxtable: The Cosby Show - Cliff Huxtable may have been an OB/GYN doctor, but Clair Huxtable raised five children while maintaining a successful career as a lawyer. Clair would eventually become a partner at her law firm.(Photo: CBS/Landov)

Nancy Botwin: Weeds - One minute Nancy Botwin was a PTA soccer mom. The next, she’s a widower who turns to selling marijuana in order to maintain her upper-middle-class lifestyle. If being a drug dealer wasn’t stressful enough, Nancy is on the run from the DEA and her dangerous ex-husband, Esteban.(Photo: Courtesy of Showtime)

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Nancy Botwin: Weeds - One minute Nancy Botwin was a PTA soccer mom. The next, she’s a widower who turns to selling marijuana in order to maintain her upper-middle-class lifestyle. If being a drug dealer wasn’t stressful enough, Nancy is on the run from the DEA and her dangerous ex-husband, Esteban.(Photo: Courtesy of Showtime)