[Alberta's Child]

She was very tall, "in appearance almost terrifying" and had a fierce expression. Her voice was described as harsh, a voice destined to demand attention, to be heard above the din of battle.

Good heavens . . . she was an ancestor of Rosie O'Donnell.

[Master of Orion]

I vote for Queen Latifah!

[valkyrieanne]

This is the description of Boudicca which I found:

"She was huge of frame, terrifying of aspect, and with a harsh voice. A great mass of bright red hair fell to her knees: she wore a twisted torc, and a tunic of many colours, over which was a thick mantle, fastened by a brooch. Now she grasped a spear, to strike fear into all who watched her." Dio Cassius

I also thought that she was at least in her 30s or 40s, which would make her late-middle-aged for that time. Watch them get a skinny little 25 year old babe to play her.