![From left to right: Sigourney Weaver, the star of the Alien movies; Pam Grier, the 'blaxploitation' movement icon; recent Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh and pioneer Pearl White.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/4I2STS7WL5GOLGW3VEIFPZAJCI.jpg?auth=860f2cd11744496858de506cf7997c51f32d36fbe7c9bbac1a905b4789c80e00&width=414&height=233&focal=843%2C313)
The unsung Hollywood action heroines who paved the way for Michelle Yeoh
The ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Oscar-winning actress serves as recognition for the women who have propelled this movie genre for decades, especially the pioneers who were already thrilling silent film audiences