Batman: All 11 Catwoman actresses ranked from worst to best

11. Lili Simmons

Appeared in: Gotham (series finale)

Gotham‘s decision to jump forward 10 years in its series finale brought with it a lot of change – change that limited the show’s use of its younger cast members.

Though they were able to dance around David Mazouz’s Batman through smoke and mirrors, they likely wouldn’t have been able to do the same with Camren Bicondova’s Selina – but they didn’t have to, as the actress decided it would be for the best if she allowed the show to cast an older version of the character in her place. And that’s where Lili Simmons came in.

It mustn’t have been easy having only 40 minutes to channel an authentic adult version of a character that had spent five years growing on-screen, but it’s hard to deny that Simmons did just that. She didn’t just look like Bicondova – she behaved, moved and spoke exactly like her version of Selina and her performance was so convincing that it almost made up for the long-running cast member’s absence from the finale.

There was so much potential in Simmons’ performance – and that, in a way, is its biggest drawback as we never got the chance (and probably never will) to see that potential fully explored.

Gotham spin-off, anyone?