Actor/Actress with the Most Impeccable "Nerd" Credentials
Rosario Dawson has quietly injected herself into this discussion. She's now pretty substantially connected to Star Wars, Marvel, and DC. If she can find her way into a LOTR show or Star Trek vehicle, she'd be a contender. And as the OP, I feel it is my right and duty to award extra points for her being all sorts of naked in her movies.