Actresses that go against the norms of genre typecasting

Although most female actresses are typecasted to be the damsel in distress in the chosen movie, there are some who go against the norms, such as Angelina Jolie: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001401/

Angelina is known for playing a variety of roles and is certainly not typecasted as the damsel in distress characters in movies, however she knows how to play these roles with ease. For example Changeling, shows her femininity very well, as she portrays a woman who tries to find her son who was kidnapped and the turmoil of searching for him: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0824747/

However, she is one of the few actors that can display her versatility in her roles in movies. For example in movies such as Lara Croft and Salt, the roles she plays goes against the stereotypical traits of a woman and demonstrates traits of a stereotypical man in these movies, showing that she is able to shoot, and kill and is very much involved in the action. 

Another actress that also goes against the norms is Saoirse Ronan: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1519680/

She also shows the diversity in her roles in movies. For example she can play the innocent girl in film Atonement starring Kiera Knightley and James Mcavoy: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0783233/

Also she plays the young innocent victim in 'The Lovely Bones' starring Rachel Weisz and Mark Wahlberg: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380510/?ref_=sr_1

However, in one of her recent films, she plays a young girl who has been trained to be an assassin from a young age, called Hanna http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993842/  her role goes against girls her age, she didn't have a normal childhood and is different to normal girls her age, she isn't the damsel in the distress, in the film, it is obvious that she can take care of herself and also shows her cunning and skills.