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== Film ==
* Moneypenny from the [[James Bond (
* Janine Melnitz in every incarnation of the ''[[The Real Ghostbusters|Ghostbusters]]'' series, including both movies.
* ''[[Grosse Pointe Blank]]'' might be considered a subversion, as while John Cusack's character has such a secretary (played by his sister, Joan), he is an amoral assassin.
** Moreover she herself is an effective operative, rattling off info from dossiers, dressing down people over the phone, and nonchalantly dousing the office in gasoline when it's time to move on.
* Pamela Finklestein from ''[[
* Skinner's secretary in [[Hot Fuzz]].
* Not a secretary, but Birdie from ''[[All About Eve]]'' acts as Margo's valet - and boy, is she a wisecracker...
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* On ''[[The West Wing]]'', Leo McGarry's secretary, Margaret, and Josh's assistant, Donna Moss, have elements of this.
** Mrs Landingham is a [[Cool Old Lady]] version.
* Whenever Picard adopts the persona of Dixon Hill in the holodeck on ''[[Star Trek:
* A rare male example: Dennis Finch (David Spade) on ''[[Just Shoot Me]]'' (though he denies being a secretary, at least at first).
{{quote| '''Finch:''' ''(answering phone)'' Blush magazine, underpaid phone monkey speaking.}}
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* ''[[Transformers Animated]]'' features a robot that has apparently been programmed to act like one of these.
* Laura from [[Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist]] qualifies, but she's extremely rude and useless as a secretary. She doesn't take messages, and refuses to bring Dr. Katz coffee.
* In the [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
== Theatre ==
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