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  • BIRTH 26/05/1949
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 23
  • MOVIES 56

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).

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Pam Grier

Shows (23)

This Is Us
This Is Us
Grandma
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Assistant US Attorney Claudia Williams
Smallville
Smallville
Amanda Waller
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Janice
Them
Them
Athena
Justice League
Justice League
My'ria'h (voice)
The L Word
The L Word
Kit Porter
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
Valerie Gordon
The Great North
The Great North
Neckbone (voice)
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
Cynthia Wilbur
Bless This Mess
Bless This Mess
Constance
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
Self
The Wild Thornberrys
The Wild Thornberrys
Mother Springbok (voice)
The View
The View
Self
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
The Wayans Bros.
The Wayans Bros.
Erica
Night Visions
Night Visions
Dr. Lewis
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Crime Story
Crime Story
Suzanne Terry
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations
Francey
MADtv
MADtv
Self - Guest Host
Night Court
Night Court
Benet Collins

Movies (56)

Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks!
Louise Williams
Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown
Escape from L.A.
Escape from L.A.
Hershe Las Palamas
A Christmas Wish
A Christmas Wish
Mary
Cleveland Abduction
Cleveland Abduction
Carla
Larry Crowne
Larry Crowne
Frances
QT8: The First Eight
QT8: The First Eight
Self (archive footage)
Just Wright
Just Wright
Janice Wright
Ghosts of Mars
Ghosts of Mars
Commander Helena Braddock
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Ms. Wardroe
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
Majorie Washburn
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker
Detective Vera Cruz
Poms
Poms
Olive
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Flura Nash
The Man with the Iron Fists
The Man with the Iron Fists
Jane
Holy Smoke
Holy Smoke
Carol
Fortress 2
Fortress 2
Susan Mendenhall
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Dust Witch
The Package
The Package
Ruth Butler
Foxy Brown
Foxy Brown
Foxy Brown
Bones
Bones
Pearl
Coffy
Coffy
Coffy
Class of 1999
Class of 1999
Ms. Connors
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Self
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Self (archive footage)
BaadAsssss Cinema
BaadAsssss Cinema
Self
Women in Cages
Women in Cages
Alabama
The Big Bird Cage
The Big Bird Cage
Blossom
Fort Apache, the Bronx
Fort Apache, the Bronx
Charlotte
Black Mama, White Mama
Black Mama, White Mama
Lee Daniels
Above the Law
Above the Law
Delores 'Jacks' Jackson
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Self
Original Gangstas
Original Gangstas
Laurie Thompson
The Big Doll House
The Big Doll House
Grear
Scream Blacula Scream
Scream Blacula Scream
Lisa Fortier
Love the Hard Way
Love the Hard Way
Linda Fox
Stand Alone
Stand Alone
Cathryn Bolan
Bucktown
Bucktown
Aretha
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self
Mafia
Mafia
James Womack
La notte dell'alta marea
La notte dell'alta marea
Sandra
3 A.M.
3 A.M.
George
The Vindicator
The Vindicator
Hunter
In Too Deep
In Too Deep
Det. Angela Wilson
Wilder
Wilder
Detective Della Wilder
Posse
Posse
Phoebe
Sheba, Baby
Sheba, Baby
Sheba Shayne
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
Detective Barrick
Snow Day
Snow Day
Tina
Ladies of the House
Ladies of the House
Birdie
Friday Foster
Friday Foster
Friday Foster
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Self
Bad Grandmas
Bad Grandmas
Coralee
Back in the Day
Back in the Day
Mrs. Cooper
Feast of All Saints
Feast of All Saints
Suzette Lermontant