Nico Santos

I'm portraying out characters, I'm portraying femme characters, characters that are really outside of the box. I never thought I would get that opportunity to portray those characters at all, much less have a career that I have.

American Actor

Teri Garr

I resent it when they write the part of a woman who's just a sexy femme fatale who seduces people to ger her way, perpetrating the myth that that's how woman have to operate, instead of using their brains or their wit.

American Actress

Bonnie Bedelia

I'm from New York; I've been in show business all my life. I'm a wild and crazy gal, yet I always play these soft, warm, loving earth mothers. It's a pain in the butt. I'm a femme fatale!

Salma Hayek

I think it's not a femme fatale when someone is not doing it to manipulate men or be like a black widow. She loves him. She does it out of love. She wants him so badly to stay with her.

Mexican Actress

Brian De Palma

And I always had this idea for making a movie about a femme fatale, because I like these characters. They're a lot of fun, they're sexy, they're manipulative, they're dangerous.

American Director

Kim Cattrall

I've been playing sexually aware women most of my life. At this point I expected to be playing moms and wives. It's exciting to play a femme fatale.

English Actress

Joan Caulfield

I guess I'm just not the film femme fatale type. I giggle too much. I have freckles and a turned-up nose, and I walk like an athlete.

Rain Dove

My sex appeal lies in suits and ties, but my body is femme.

American Model

Elodie Yung

It's not often that I'm being called femme fatale.

French Actress

Carla Bruni

Italian Musician

Remember 'femme' originates from French, where it specifically means a woman or wife.

French Origin

Using 'femme' may add an exotic or sophisticated flair to English descriptions, due to its French roots.

Cultural Flavor

Overusing 'femme' can be confusing; reserve it for when the French context enhances the conversation.

Avoid Overuse

In LGBTQ+ contexts, 'femme' is a term of identity relating to femininity and is self-assigned.

Identity Marker

'Femme' does not equate to being biologically female; it's about gender expression within a cultural context.

Not Gender-Specific

'Femme' highlights the spectrum of feminine expression, not limiting it to stereotypical views.

Expression Spectrum

When describing style, 'femme' means expressing feminine qualities regardless of the person's gender.

Personal Style

Using 'femme' challenges traditional stereotypes, highlighting diverse expressions of femininity.

Beyond Stereotypes

 This evolutionary flaw, which was discovered by my colleague Tom Eisner, has driven these fireflies to take their bright lights out into the night with treacherous intent. Dubbed "femme fatales"

Sara Lewis: The loves...

 I was out of ideas, so I looked at my muse, my complex Dora. "Who's the dame?" And then it hit me. "She's a heart breaker, my fractal femme fatale. Will she do?" "Yes, she'll do just fine."

The case of the missing...

 meet the fatouris firefly commonly known as the femme fatale for reasons that will soon become clear they can speak the language of the other fireflies