Hrystyna Garkavenko, the 19-year-old daughter of a priest, set up a cellphone camera in his church to livestream Ukrainian troop movements. She’s one of thousands accused of spying for Russia.

Thirty-five years later, Jodie Foster's FBI agent in "The Silence of the Lambs" looks like a precursor to our true crime era.

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From undercover missions to intelligence operations, check out some of the most compelling female spy thrillers below.