The Best Friends of Rom Com Heroines, In Order

Meredith Haggerty
The Hairpin
Published in
2 min readAug 20, 2014
married? hmph.

25. Lucy Wyman (Judy Greer), 13 Going on 30

24. Mandella (Susan May Pratt), 10 Things I Hate About You

23. Holly (Christine Taylor), The Wedding Singer

22. Debbie (Leslie Mann), Knocked Up*

21. Patti (Sandra Oh), Under the Tuscan Sun

20. Shira (Minday Kaling) and Patrice (Greta Gerwig), No Strings Attached

19. Kit (Zoe Deschanel), Failure to Launch

18. Caroline (Ari Graynor), Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist

17. Michelle (Kathryn Hahn), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

16. Laurel Boyd (Bonnie Hunt), Jerry Maguire*

15. Iona (Annie Potts), Pretty in Pink

14. Penny (Judy Greer), The Wedding Planner

13. Peggy Fleming (Joan Cusack), Runaway Bride

12. Courtney (Christina Applegate), The Sweetest Thing

11. Casey (Judy Greer), 27 Dresses

10. Zoe (Frances McDormand), Something’s Gotta Give*

9. Cyn (Joan Cusack), Working Girl

8. Jude (Shirley Henderson), Shazza (Sally Phillips) and Tom (James Callis), Bridget Jones’ Diary

7. Corey Flood (Lili Taylor) and D.C. (Amy Brooks), Say Anything***

6. Kate (Bonnie Hunt), Only You**

5. Dionne (Stacy Dash), Clueless

4. Kit (Laura San Giacomo), Pretty Woman

3. George (Rupert Everett), My Best Friend’s Wedding

2. Becky (Rosie O’Donnell), Sleepless in Seattle

1. Marie (Carrie Fisher), When Harry Met Sally

*Best friend is actually sister.

**Best friend is actually sister-in-law.

***Heroine is actually a guy.

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Meredith Haggerty
The Hairpin

Freelance writer with words on @readmatter, @dailydot, @thehairpin and more. 1988 CableACE nominee for Informational or Documentary Host.