Lilly started out as the only female detective in the Philadelphia Cold Case division. Lilly had a rough family life, often taking care of her younger sister when her mother drank. Lilly could never keep in a relationship for very long because she always brought her work home. Lilly was played by Kathryn Morris.
2. Mary Shannon
Answer: In Plain Sight
Mary Shannon was a U.S. Marshall in Albuquerque, New Mexico working for the Witness Protection Program. She and her sister were raised by their mother after their father abandoned the family. Mary was married for one month. She had a daughter named Norah from a one night stand with her ex-husband. They shared custody of the little girl. Mary Shannon was played by Mary McCormack
3. Olivia Benson
Answer: Law & Order: SVU
Olivia Benson grew up the daughter of an alcoholic mother. She was the product of a rape. Olivia joined SVU in 1998. She can speak several different languages. In 2015, Olivia officially adopted a little boy named Noah. In 2019, she became captain of Manhattan SVU. Olivia Benson was played by Mariska Hargitay.
4. Suzanne Anderson
Answer: Police Woman
Suzanne "Pepper" Anderson was an LAPD police officer with the Criminal Conspiracy Unit. Her job was mainly doing undercover work. The character of Suzanne "Pepper" Anderson started a wave of female employment in police departments across the United States. Suzanne "Pepper" Anderson was played by Angie Dickinson.
5. Grace Hanadarko
Answer: Saving Grace
Grace was an alcoholic Oklahoma City police detective. She carried on several one night stands and had an ongoing affair with her married partner. When she was younger, Grace was molested by her priest, Father Patrick Murphy. Grace lost her sister, Mary Frances, in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
After driving drunk and striking a pedestrian, Grace was visited by an angel that helped Grace with her faith during the series. Grace Hanadarko was played by Holly Hunter.
6. Stacy Sheridan
Answer: TJ Hooker
Stacy Sheridan was a police officer for the Los Angeles County Police Department. She was the daughter of Captain Sheridan and TJ Hooker's goddaughter. After she served her time at a desk, Stacy was partnered with Officer Jim Corrigan. Stacy often accepted undercover assignments and had solved some difficult cases.
She informed several people that she was good with cars and could build one from scratch. Stacy Sheridan was played by Heather Locklear.
7. Brenda Johnson
Answer: The Closer
Brenda came on to the Major Crimes Division of the Los Angeles Police Department as Deputy Chief. She was formerly of the CIA. Brenda worked under Will Pope, who she had an affair with when they both worked in Washington. Brenda married Fritz Howard, who worked for the FBI. Brenda was going to take a job in Washington, but when Fritz took the job as Deputy Chief of Special Operations for the LAPD, it wasn't mentioned whether Brenda went ahead and took the job or stayed in LA. Brenda Johnson was played by Kyra Sedgwick.
8. Julie Barnes
Answer: The Mod Squad
Julie was brought into the Mod Squad after she was arrested for vagrancy. She had run away from her home and her mother who was a prostitute. Julie joined the Mod Squad as a way to keep out of jail. Julie Barnes was played by Peggy Lipton.
9. Sam Spade
Answer: Without A Trace
Samantha was an FBI agent based in New York and worked in the Missing Persons Division. Her mother named Sam out of the love for "The Maltese Falcon". Samantha was married for a brief time when she was eighteen years old. Sam killed her mother's ex-boyfriend after he abused her sister, Emily.
They buried the body together. Sam had a son from a one-night stand with a guy she met at a bar and named her son, Finn. Samantha Spade was played by Poppy Montgomery.
10. Mary Beth Lacey
Answer: Cagney & Lacey
Mary Beth graduated third in her class from the academy after seeing a recruitment poster in the subway for the police academy. She was married with three children. She and her husband moved their family from Jackson Heights, New York to Fresh Meadows, New York where the neighborhood became more of a problem than their old neighborhood. Mary Beth Lacey was played by Tyne Daly.
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