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Pam Grier
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Pam Grier
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Acting
Birthday
1949-05-26,Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Pamela Suzette Grier (born May 26, 1949) is an American actress. Described by director 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).

Filmography

6.428

Mars Attacks!
1996-12-13

7.357

Jackie Brown
1997-12-25

5.163

Ghosts of Mars
2001-08-14

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

6.3

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991-07-19

Escape from L.A.

5.865

Escape from L.A.
1996-08-09

4.654

The Vindicator
1986-02-14

6.6

Coffy
1973-06-13

6.271

Foxy Brown
1974-04-05

The Big Bird Cage

5.576

The Big Bird Cage
1972-07-01

4.938

Bones
2001-10-24

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

4.392

The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002-08-16

6.408

In Too Deep
1999-08-25

6.06

Class of 1999
1990-04-01

6.101

The Package
1989-08-25

Fort Apache, the Bronx

6.488

Fort Apache, the Bronx
1981-02-06

Something Wicked This Way Comes

6.464

Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983-04-29

6.071

On the Edge
1986-05-02

6.138

Above the Law
1988-04-08

Back in the Day

5.184

Back in the Day
2005-05-24

5.723

Sheba, Baby
1975-03-26

5.063

Women in Cages
1971-10-19

Original Gangstas

5.632

Original Gangstas
1996-05-10

Black Mama, White Mama

5.398

Black Mama, White Mama
1973-01-19

5.686

Holy Smoke
1999-09-04

Twilight of Love

4.167

Twilight of Love
1977-05-19

5.4

The Arena
1974-03-13

5.418

Posse
1993-05-14

Greased Lightning

6.394

Greased Lightning
1977-07-01

Scream Blacula Scream

5.9

Scream Blacula Scream
1973-06-27

The Big Doll House

5.623

The Big Doll House
1971-04-30

4.4

Wilder
2000-11-01

7.7

Kings of Cult
2015-09-02

5.423

Hit Man
1972-12-20

5.108

Snow Day
2000-02-11

6.548

Just Wright
2010-05-14

4.738

The Allnighter
1987-05-01

5.6

Tough Enough
1983-04-14

5.958

Fakin' Da Funk
1997-07-20

Love the Hard Way

6.323

Love the Hard Way
2003-03-27

Ladies of the House

4.5

Ladies of the House
2008-10-18

BaadAsssss Cinema

6.02

BaadAsssss Cinema
2002-08-14

6.414

Jawbreaker
1999-01-30

4.714

Serial Killer
1995-10-05

Feast of All Saints

4.792

Feast of All Saints
2001-11-11

6.1

Friday Foster
1975-12-25

The Twilight People

4.58

The Twilight People
1972-06-01

6

Larry Crowne
2011-06-30

5.273

Drum
1976-07-30

4.5

First to Die
2003-02-23

5.758

Bucktown
1975-07-02

Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day

4.125

Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
2012-04-13

The Man with the Iron Fists

5.522

The Man with the Iron Fists
2012-11-02

5.067

Cool Breeze
1972-03-29

4.4

No Tomorrow
1999-10-19

4.32

Mafia
2011-01-01

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines

5.551

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
2023-09-23

6.6

Cinnamon
2023-06-11

5.353

Stand Alone
1985-09-01

Badge of the Assassin

5.556

Badge of the Assassin
1985-01-04

6.4

As We Know It
2023-11-24

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

7.375

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
2001-05-01

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

6.1

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
1970-06-17

Hayley Wagner, Star

5

Hayley Wagner, Star
1999-09-19

2.8

Strip Search
1997-04-02

3.9

The Invited
2010-01-01

Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man

5.8

Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man
1996-04-10

Cleveland Abduction

7.2

Cleveland Abduction
2015-05-02

5.079

Fortress 2
2000-03-02

5.75

3 A.M.
2001-07-01

A Decade Under the Influence

7.92

A Decade Under the Influence
2003-04-25

8

Afro Promo
1997-01-31

7.029

Corman's World
2011-12-16

5

Bad Grandmas
2017-11-03

Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking

6.7

Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
2013-01-10

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

7.055

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013-04-23

Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am

0

Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
1998-01-01

Machete Maidens Unleashed!

6.569

Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010-10-15

Jackie Brown: How It Went Down

7.706

Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
2002-08-20

Family Blessings

6.2

Family Blessings
1998-12-06

Badass Supermama

3.667

Badass Supermama
1996-01-01

6.57

Poms
2019-05-09

5.8

Being Rose
2017-11-09

A Christmas Wish

6.5

A Christmas Wish
2019-11-28

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

0

Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
2016-10-16

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

6.8

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020-04-21

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

6.483

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020-08-18

Pete Rock: Soul Survivor

5

Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
1998-11-10

How It Feels to Be Free

0

How It Feels to Be Free
2021-01-18

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

7.667

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
1992-11-29

Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1

7

Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1
2010-12-03

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

5

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021-01-02

Bad Girls Behind Bars

0.5

Bad Girls Behind Bars
2005-06-12

Mystery Cuddlers

0

Mystery Cuddlers
2024-11-18

All Saints: The Video

9

All Saints: The Video
1998-10-23

Beautiful Like a Poem

0

Beautiful Like a Poem
2020-05-11

The Way Things Seem to Be

2

The Way Things Seem to Be
2026-03-29

0

Diggin’ Up "Bones"

Breakdown: 1975

6.8

Breakdown: 1975
2025-12-18

7.304

Night Court
1984-01-04

7.5

Martin
1992-08-27

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

7.905

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990-09-10

7.441

Miami Vice
1984-09-16

The Wayans Bros.

7.2

The Wayans Bros.
1995-01-11

The Sinbad Show

6.5

The Sinbad Show
1993-09-16

The Wild Thornberrys

7

The Wild Thornberrys
1998-09-01

4.3

The View
1997-08-11

E! True Hollywood Story

8.15

E! True Hollywood Story
1996-08-21

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.957

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999-09-20

7

Knots Landing
1979-12-27

7.666

The L Word
2004-01-18

3.667

Linc's
1998-08-01

8.192

Smallville
2001-10-16

7.1

MADtv
1995-10-14

Roots: The Next Generations

7.5

Roots: The Next Generations
1979-02-18

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

5.2

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999-03-30

8.202

Justice League
2001-11-17

Intimate Portrait

4.5

Intimate Portrait
1993-11-14

Hollywood Squares

7.571

Hollywood Squares
1998-09-14

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.3

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019-09-09

2.6

Sherri
2022-09-12

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

6.273

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995-03-12

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

5

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009-07-16

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993-09-13

Bless This Mess

6.063

Bless This Mess
2019-04-16

Celebrity Ghost Stories

7.263

Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009-10-03

8.014

Crime Story
1986-09-19

7.6

Them
2021-04-09

The Great North

6.9

The Great North
2021-01-03

6.1

Frank's Place
1987-09-14

6.4

The Daily Show
1996-07-22

6.275

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

8.231

This Is Us
2016-09-20

The Jennifer Hudson Show

5.578

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022-09-12

Pacific Station

5.667

Pacific Station
1991-09-15

7.441

Miami Vice
1984-09-16

6.979

The Cosby Show
1984-09-20

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.538

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

7.8

Bob's Burgers
2011-01-09

People's Choice Awards

9.2

People's Choice Awards
1975-03-04

6.96

Monsters
1988-10-22

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time

7.2

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020-04-21

Strange Frequency

6.6

Strange Frequency
2001-08-18