Pam Grier

Pam Grier

Date of Birth:

May 26, 1949

Place of Birth:

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

Pamela Suzette Grier (born May 26, 1949) is an American actress. Described by Quentin Tarantino as cinema's first female action star, she achieved fame for her starring roles in a string of 1970s action, blaxploitation, and women in prison films for American International Pictures and New World Pictures. Her accolades include nominations for an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Satellite Award, and a Saturn Award.

Grier came to prominence with her titular roles in the films Coffy (1973) and Foxy Brown (1974); her other major films during this period included The Big Doll House (1971), Women in Cages (1971), The Big Bird Cage (1972), Black Mama, White Mama (1973), Scream Blacula Scream (1973), The Arena (1974), Sheba, Baby (1975), Bucktown (1975), and Friday Foster (1975). She portrayed the title character in Quentin Tarantino's crime film Jackie Brown (1997), and also appeared in Escape from L.A. (1996), Jawbreaker (1999), Holy Smoke!, (1999), Bones (2001), Just Wright (2010), Larry Crowne (2011), and Poms (2019).

On television, Grier portrayed Eleanor Winthrop in the Showtime comedy-drama series Linc's (1998–2000), Kate "Kit" Porter on the Showtime drama series The L Word (2004–2009), and Constance Terry in the ABC sitcom Bless This Mess (2019–2020). She received praise for her work in the animated series Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1999).

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filmography:

A Decade Under the Influence A Decade Under the Influence

2003

Afro Promo Afro Promo

1997

3 A.M. 3 A.M.

2001

Fortress 2 Fortress 2

2000

Corman's World Corman's World

2011

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

1970

Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am

1998

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

2013

Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking

2012

Bad Grandmas Bad Grandmas

2017

Cleveland Abduction Cleveland Abduction

2015

The Invited The Invited

2010

No Tomorrow No Tomorrow

1999

Cool Breeze Cool Breeze

1972

The Man with the Iron Fists The Man with the Iron Fists

2012

Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day

2012

Mafia Mafia

2011

Badge of the Assassin Badge of the Assassin

1985

Strip Search Strip Search

1997

Original Gangstas Original Gangstas

1996

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

2001

Stand Alone Stand Alone

1985

Machete Maidens Unleashed! Machete Maidens Unleashed!

2010

Jackie Brown: How It Went Down Jackie Brown: How It Went Down

2002

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

2019

QT8: The First Eight QT8: The First Eight

2019

Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1 Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1

2010

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

1992

Kings of Cult Kings of Cult

2015

Cinnamon Cinnamon

2023

Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man

1996

As We Know It As We Know It

2023

Hayley Wagner, Star Hayley Wagner, Star

1999

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines Pet Sematary: Bloodlines

2023

How It Feels to Be Free How It Feels to Be Free

2021

Pete Rock: Soul Survivor Pete Rock: Soul Survivor

1998

Poms Poms

2019

Badass Supermama Badass Supermama

1996

Family Blessings Family Blessings

1998

Sex at 24 Frames Per Second Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

2003

Being Rose Being Rose

2017

A Christmas Wish A Christmas Wish

2019

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

2020

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

2020

Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)

2016

Bucktown Bucktown

1975

First to Die First to Die

2003

On the Edge On the Edge

1986

Something Wicked This Way Comes Something Wicked This Way Comes

1983

The Package The Package

1989

The Adventures of Pluto Nash The Adventures of Pluto Nash

2002

Above the Law Above the Law

1988

Back in the Day Back in the Day

2005

Twilight of Love Twilight of Love

1977

Holy Smoke Holy Smoke

1999

Women in Cages Women in Cages

1971

Sheba, Baby Sheba, Baby

1975

Fort Apache, the Bronx Fort Apache, the Bronx

1981

Class of 1999 Class of 1999

1990

Escape from L.A. Escape from L.A.

1996

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

1991

Ghosts of Mars Ghosts of Mars

2001

Jackie Brown Jackie Brown

1997

The Vindicator The Vindicator

1986

Coffy Coffy

1973

The Big Bird Cage The Big Bird Cage

1972

In Too Deep In Too Deep

1999

Foxy Brown Foxy Brown

1974

Bones Bones

2001

Black Mama, White Mama Black Mama, White Mama

1973

The Arena The Arena

1974

Jawbreaker Jawbreaker

1999

BaadAsssss Cinema BaadAsssss Cinema

2002

Ladies of the House Ladies of the House

2008

Love the Hard Way Love the Hard Way

2003

Serial Killer Serial Killer

1995

Feast of All Saints Feast of All Saints

2001

Larry Crowne Larry Crowne

2011

Drum Drum

1976

Twilight People Twilight People

1972

Friday Foster Friday Foster

1975

Fakin' Da Funk Fakin' Da Funk

1997

Tough Enough Tough Enough

1983

The Big Doll House The Big Doll House

1971

Scream Blacula Scream Scream Blacula Scream

1973

Greased Lightning Greased Lightning

1977

Posse Posse

1993

Wilder Wilder

2000

Hit Man Hit Man

1972

Just Wright Just Wright

2010

The Allnighter The Allnighter

1987

Snow Day Snow Day

2000

Mars Attacks! Mars Attacks!

1996

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