Annie Spellman (Elementary)
Annie Spellman (Kristen Bush) is a villainess from "Unfriended," the antepenultimate episode of Elementary (airdate August 1, 2019). She is a third-grade teacher turned villainous assassin for tech mogul Odin Reichenbach.
Annie's backstory revealed that her school was shot up some time before the events of the film, and she had considered quitting her job due to the shooting, but only returned when she saw that all of the students did the same. However, Annie had bought a gun afterwards, doing so because she didn't want to feel powerless, and she practiced at a firing range. It was there that she met a woman named Kate, who offered her a chance to prevent more violent tragedies like the shooting at her school, doing so by becoming a vigilan…
Dr. Katrina Pynchon (Law & Order: Criminal Intent)
Dr. Katrina Pynchon (Jennifer Van Dyck) is the main villainess from "Scared Crazy," episode 5.09 of Law & Order: Criminal Intent (airdate December 4, 2005).
Katrina Pynchon's backstory reveals that she served in the U.S. Army and worked under the SERE program at Fort Bragg, where she was training soldiers in how to resist torture and interrogation. After this, however, Pynchon was transferred to Guantanamo Bay, where she--ironically--trained people to engage in harsh and tortuous interrogation techniques. Such practice was due to the fact that this was right after the attacks on 9/11, and it caused Pynchon to question her morals and what was more important: her oath or her country.
In the episode, Pynchon was using her evil methods on comp…
Carmen (Hope & Faith)
Carmen (Carmen Electra) is the titular villainess from "Carmen Get It," episode 2.15 of Hope & Faith (airdate January 21, 2005). She is the former flame of baseball player Gary "The Gooch" Gucharez.
The Gooch had been dating Faith Fairfield, but their relationship was in jeopardy after Faith coerced him to appear in used car salesman Handsome Hal's commercial in the previous episode. Faith encountered Carmen at Gooch's house, as Carmen appeared as Faith attempted to make up with Gooch. It was revealed that Gooch and Carmen split six months prior, mainly due to Carmen never being supportive of his baseball career, though Carmen claimed to Gooch that she had changed. The two women then began competing for Gooch's affections, using Charley Sha…
Jillian Thompson (The Closer)
Jillian Thompson (Colleen Flynn) is the hidden main villainess from "You Are Here," episode 1.07 of The Closer(airdate July 25, 2005). She is the ex-wife of prominent judge Michael Thompson, and the mother of their autistic son, Keith.
Jillian was in a heated custody battle with Michael, who was abusive to not only Keith, but Jillian as well. Michael ended up with custody of Keith after buying off several divorce lawyers, leaving Jillian angry and vengeful. After Jason Murphy, the brother of a man Michael had convicted, called the Thompson home threatening him, Jillian turned heel by colluding with Jason in a plot to kill her ex-husband. The villainess paid Murphy to follow Michael to a poker game he was attending, and it was there that he …
Becca Horner (Instinct)
Becca Horner, aka Rebecca Johnson (Lilli Stein), is the hidden main villainess from "Ancient History," episode 2.05 of Instinct (airdate July 28, 2019).
Becca Horner is a paralegal working for divorce attorney Thomas O'Hare, though her backstory revealed a personal connection with her boss. Becca was born Rebecca Johnson, and a few years prior to the events, her parents were involved in a divorce and a custody battle for her and her younger sister. O'Hare represented Becca's father, who had a history of DWIs and alcohol abuse.
Despite this, O'Hare's ruthless efforts led to the father winning custody of Becca and her sister, but after the proceedings, Becca's younger sister was in a boating accident, with the father driving while heavily into…