Pam Grier

Pam Grier

Known for: Acting

Born: May 25, 1949 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

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).

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Mars Attacks!

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Mars Attacks!

Louise Williams

1996 Comedy
Jackie Brown

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Jackie Brown

Jackie Brown

1997 Crime
Ghosts of Mars

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Ghosts of Mars

Commander Helena Braddock

2001 Action
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

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Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

Ms. Wardroe

1991 Adventure
Escape from L.A.

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Escape from L.A.

Hershe Las Palamas

1996 Action
The Vindicator

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The Vindicator

Hunter

1986 Action
Coffy

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Coffy

Coffy

1973 Action
Foxy Brown

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Foxy Brown

Foxy Brown

1974 Action
The Big Bird Cage

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The Big Bird Cage

Blossom

1972 Action
Bones

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Bones

Pearl

2001 Horror
The Adventures of Pluto Nash

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The Adventures of Pluto Nash

Flura Nash

2002 Action
In Too Deep

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In Too Deep

Det. Angela Wilson

1999 Drama
Class of 1999

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Class of 1999

Ms. Connors

1990 Sci-Fi
The Package

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The Package

Ruth Butler

1989 Crime
Fort Apache, the Bronx

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Fort Apache, the Bronx

Charlotte

1981 Crime
Something Wicked This Way Comes

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Something Wicked This Way Comes

Dust Witch

1983 Fantasy
On the Edge

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On the Edge

Cara

1986 Drama
Above the Law

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Above the Law

Delores 'Jacks' Jackson

1988 Action
Back in the Day

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Back in the Day

Mrs. Cooper

2005 Crime
Sheba, Baby

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Sheba, Baby

Sheba Shayne

1975 Action
Women in Cages

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Women in Cages

Alabama

1971 Action
Original Gangstas

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Original Gangstas

Laurie Thompson

1996 Action
Black Mama, White Mama

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Black Mama, White Mama

Lee Daniels

1973 Action
Holy Smoke

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Holy Smoke

Carol

1999 Comedy