From ‘His Girl Friday’ to ‘The Heat’: The Evolution of Female Comedies (Photos)

From Katherine Hepburn in "Bringing Up Baby" to Melissa McCarthy in "The Heat," here's a look at some of the greatest female characters in film history.

HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940)
Director Howard Hawks put a fresh spin on the popular play "The Front Page" by changing the gender of the star newspaper reporter from a man to a woman. In the process, he gave Rosalind Russell the role of a lifetime as a tough-talking, scoop chasing journalist. Her Hildy Johnson can crack wise and break huge stories with the fellas and still get the guy in the end.

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