From ‘His Girl Friday’ to ‘The Heat’: The Evolution of Female Comedies (Photos)

From Katherine Hepburn in "Bringing Up Baby" to Melissa McCarthy in "The Heat," here's a look at some of the greatest female characters in film history.

THE HEAT (2013)
They carry a gun, they catch the perps and neither one of them have a man in their lives. Instead this is a bro-mance in the Judd Apatow tradition, albeit one with two females in the leads. With Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy's names above the title, it could be this summer's R-rated comedy smash.

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