The 15 Smilingest Female Villains in Movie History

In ‘The Help,’ Southern society girl Hilly Holbrook (Bryce Dallas Howard) is as polished and polite as possible, but that pretty smile hides a mean, racist streak as wide as the Mississippi. It just proves, as Hamlet once said, “One may smile and smile and be a villain.” Here’s our collection of female characters who tried to put a pleasant face on evil as they schemed, bullied and even committed murder to get what they wanted.

14. Kathryn Merteuil (Sarah Michelle Gellar) in ‘Cruel Intentions’

TV’s ‘Gossip Girl’s have nothing on scheming society girl Kathryn, who thrives on manipulation and seduction, and shows no remorse — even when her schemes end in someone’s death. She maintains the illusion of being a perfect role model, until the film’s end, when the crucifix she habitually wears is revealed to contain a vial of cocaine.

Source: MovieFone