Pam Grier

Pam Grier

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Pam Grier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
    Birthday
    5/26/1949
Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown
7.357
Coffy
Coffy
6.657
Foxy Brown
Foxy Brown
6.2
The Big Bird Cage
The Big Bird Cage
5.6
Sheba, Baby
Sheba, Baby
5.8
Black Mama, White Mama
Black Mama, White Mama
5.4
The Arena
The Arena
5.5
Wilder
Wilder
4.2
Friday Foster
Friday Foster
5.9
Bones
Bones
4.7
On the Edge
On the Edge
5.9
Above the Law
Above the Law
6.062
Twilight of Love
Twilight of Love
4.3
The Big Doll House
The Big Doll House
5.5
Hit Man
Hit Man
5.1
Drum
Drum
5.3
Bucktown
Bucktown
5.7
Mafia
Mafia
4.1
Stand Alone
Stand Alone
5.1
Strip Search
Strip Search
2
Bad Grandmas
Bad Grandmas
4.7
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
0
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
7.7
Badass Supermama
Badass Supermama
1
Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1
Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1
7
Ghosts of Mars
Ghosts of Mars
5.1
Greased Lightning
Greased Lightning
6.4
Scream Blacula Scream
Scream Blacula Scream
5.9
Fakin' Da Funk
Fakin' Da Funk
5.4
Ladies of the House
Ladies of the House
4.5
Original Gangstas
Original Gangstas
5.7
Being Rose
Being Rose
3
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
4
The Vindicator
The Vindicator
4.6
Women in Cages
Women in Cages
5
Tough Enough
Tough Enough
5
BaadAsssss Cinema
BaadAsssss Cinema
5.9
Serial Killer
Serial Killer
4.3
No Tomorrow
No Tomorrow
4.9
Badge of the Assassin
Badge of the Assassin
4
The Invited
The Invited
3.4
How It Feels to Be Free
How It Feels to Be Free
0
As We Know It
As We Know It
0
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
6.3
Love the Hard Way
Love the Hard Way
6.3
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker
6.3
Twilight People
Twilight People
4.4
Larry Crowne
Larry Crowne
5.95
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
3.7
Cleveland Abduction
Cleveland Abduction
7.2
Afro Promo
0
A Christmas Wish
A Christmas Wish
6.721
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
6.8
Kings of Cult
Kings of Cult
8
Cinnamon
Cinnamon
7.6
Escape from L.A.
Escape from L.A.
5.853
Class of 1999
Class of 1999
6
Fort Apache, the Bronx
Fort Apache, the Bronx
6.5
The Package
The Package
6.085
Posse
Posse
5.3
Just Wright
Just Wright
6.3
Fortress 2
Fortress 2
5.1
A Decade Under the Influence
A Decade Under the Influence
8
Family Blessings
Family Blessings
6
Hayley Wagner, Star
Hayley Wagner, Star
0
In Too Deep
In Too Deep
6.426
Back in the Day
Back in the Day
5.4
The Allnighter
The Allnighter
5.2
Feast of All Saints
Feast of All Saints
5.2
Cool Breeze
Cool Breeze
5.2
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
6.9
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
6.075
Poms
Poms
6.5
Snow Day
Snow Day
5.1
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
0
First to Die
First to Die
4
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
6.8
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
4.4
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
0
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
7
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes
6.4
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
6.8
3 A.M.
3 A.M.
5.5
Holy Smoke
Holy Smoke
5.588
Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks!
6.398
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
5.9
The Man with the Iron Fists
The Man with the Iron Fists
5.522
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
7.2
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
7.1
QT8: The First Eight
QT8: The First Eight
7.15
Corman's World
Corman's World
7.3
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
6.3
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