A timeline of the evolution of the femme fatale archetype in film, television, and literature. (This list is a work-in-progress)
| Year | Character | Appearance(s) / Reference(s) | Medium | Actress |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Hera (as Hippolyta) | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, "Hercules and the Amazon Women" | 🎞️ | Roma Downey |
| 1995 | Anika Secord | I've Killed Before | 🎞️ | Ariauna Albright |
| 1995 | Brandi | The Doom Generation | 🎞️ | Parker Posey |
| 1995 | Heather | Vamps: Deadly Dreamgirls | 🎞️ | Jennifer Huss |
| 1995 | Hera's Archers | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, "The Mother of All Monsters" | 🎞️ | Rebecca Clark |
| Katrina Misa | ||||
| 1995 | Postera | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, "Gladiator" | 🎞️ | Alison Bruce |
| 1995 | Randi | Vamps: Deadly Dreamgirls | 🎞️ | Amber Newman |
| 1995 | Suzanne Stone / Suzanne Maretto | To Die For | 🎞️ | Nicole Kidman |
| 1995 | Tasha | Vamps: Deadly Dreamgirls | 🎞️ | Jenny Wallace |
| 1995 | The She-Demon | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, "The Wrong Path" | 🎞️ | Nicky Mealings |
| 1995 | The Vampire Queen | Vamps: Deadly Dreamgirls | 🎞️ | Lorissa McComas |
| 1995 | Voluptua | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, "All That Glitters" | 🎞️ | Jennifer Ward-Lealand |
| 1995 | Xena | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, "The Warrior Princess" | 🎞️ | Lucy Lawless |
| Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, "The Gauntlet" | ||||
| 1995 | Xenia Onatopp | GoldenEye | 🎞️ | Famke Janssen |
| 1996 | Callisto | Xena: Warrior Princess, "Callisto" | 🎞️ | Hudson Leick |
| 1996 | Jennifer 'Jenny' Clark | Sweet Evil (a.k.a. Final Vendetta, a.k.a. Surrogate Mother) | 🎞️ | Bridgette Wilson |
| 1996 | Jennifer 'Jenny' Mason | Vendetta | 🎞️ | Vanessa Giorgio |
| 1996 | Sera | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, "The Wedding of Alcmene" | 🎞️ | Sabine Karsenti |
| 1996 | Sister Anger | Blood Sisters of Lesbian Sin (a.k.a. Sisters of Sin) | 🎞️ | Alisa Christensen |
| 1996 | Sister Avarice | Blood Sisters of Lesbian Sin (a.k.a. Sisters of Sin) | 🎞️ | Lara Daans |
| 1996 | Sister Lust | Blood Sisters of Lesbian Sin (a.k.a. Sisters of Sin) | 🎞️ | Jenna Johns |
| 1996 | The Enforcer / Hera's Enforcer | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, "The Enforcer" | 🎞️ | Karen Shepherd |
| 1997 | Nora | The Chosen One: Legend of the Raven (a.k.a. The Raven: The Chosen One) | 🎞️ | Debra Xavier |
| 1997 | Serena Stalin | Bloodletting | 🎞️ | Ariauna Albright |
| 1997 | Seth | Caress of the Vampire | 🎞️ | Paulina Monet |
| 1997 | Tangie | Caress of the Vampire | 🎞️ | Jessica English (a.k.a. Paige Turner) |
| 1998 | Eva | Bold Affair (a.k.a. A Bold Affair) | 🎞️ | Schae Harrison |
| 1999 | Lette | Muffy the Vampire Slayer (a.k.a. Caress of the Vampire 3: Lust of the Nightstalker) | 🎞️ | Sabrina Sidoti |
| 1999 | Mina | Hot Vampire Nights | 🎞️ | Shelly Jones |
| 1999 | Susan Heller / Karen Mills | The Stepdaughter | 🎞️ | Andrea Roth |
| 1999 | Traci Laslo | Tease (a.k.a. Poison) | 🎞️ | Mandy Schaffer |
| 1999 | Vladamina | TITanic 2000: Vampire of the Titanic | 🎞️ | Tammy Parks |
| 2000 | Fawn | Devil's Prey | 🎞️ | Elena Lyons |
| 2000 | Ginger Fitzgerald | Ginger Snaps | 🎞️ | Katharine Isabelle |
| 2000 | Jane Toppan | American Nightmare | 🎞️ | Debbie Rochon |
| 2000 | Kristal | Dracula’s Dirty Daughter (a.k.a. Mistress of Seduction) | 🎞️ | Kellie Brown |
| 2000 | Vampirina | Dracula’s Dirty Daughter (a.k.a. Mistress of Seduction) | 🎞️ | Alysabeth Clements |
| 2001 | Agnes / Maureen Hatcher | Hell's Gate (a.k.a. Bad Karma) | 🎞️ | Patsy Kensit |
| 2001 | Amanda Lear | Up Against Amanda | 🎞️ | Justine Priestley |
| 2001 | Brandi | Blood Sisters | 🎞️ | Anne Marie |
| 2001 | Eliza | Blood Sisters | 🎞️ | Deborah Huber |
| 2001 | Rose | Blood Sisters | 🎞️ | Phoebe Dollar |
| 2002 | Alexa | Death Factory | 🎞️ | Tiffany Shepis |
| 2002 | Isabelle | Crossing Jordan, "Four Fathers" | 🎞️ | Kimberly McCullough |
| 2002 | Luisa | Death Factory | 🎞️ | Karla Zamudio |
| 2002 | Madison Bell | Swimfan | 🎞️ | Erika Christensen |
| 2002 | May | May | 🎞️ | Angela Bettis |
| 2002 | Ophelia | Vampire Queen | 🎞️ | Debbie Rochon |
| 2002 | Rachael Newman | American Psycho 2 (a.k.a. American Psycho II: All American Girl) | 🎞️ | Mila Kunis |
| 2002 | Taylor Cameron | Final Examination | 🎞️ | Debbie Rochon |
| 2003 | Bridget | The Witches of Sappho Salon | 🎞️ | Elina Bellbrook |
| 2003 | Chrissy | Goth | 🎞️ | Laura Reilly |
| 2003 | Cynthia | Sin Sisters (a.k.a. Wicked Sister) | 🎞️ | Misty Mundae |
| 2003 | Dawn Hopkins | Dr. Jekyll & Mistress Hyde | 🎞️ | Misty Mundae |
| 2003 | Goth | Goth | 🎞️ | Phoebe Dollar |
| 2003 | Jacqueline 'Jackie' Stevenson / Heidi | Dr. Jekyll & Mistress Hyde | 🎞️ | Julian Wells |
| 2003 | Janet Fontaine | The Witches of Sappho Salon | 🎞️ | Elizabeth Grace |
| 2003 | Juli | Sin Sisters (a.k.a. Wicked Sister) | 🎞️ | Julian Wells |
| 2003 | Paula Beswick | Dr. Jekyll & Mistress Hyde | 🎞️ | Ruby LaRocca |
| 2003 | Tanith | The Witches of Sappho Salon | 🎞️ | Brigitte Eves |
| 2004 | Bedroom Attendants | Vamps 2: Blood Sisters | 🎞️ | Tiffany Fiscus |
| Aimee Horn | ||||
| 2004 | Elizabeth | Vamps 2: Blood Sisters | 🎞️ | Amber Newman |
| 2004 | Malia | Kiss Me Deadly | 🎞️ | Hannah Harper |
| 2004 | Opal | Vamps 2: Blood Sisters | 🎞️ | Shelby Taylor |
| 2004 | Sapphire | Vamps 2: Blood Sisters | 🎞️ | Zoe Ceil (also credited as Zoe Ciel) |