Pam Grier
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
The Way Things Seem to Be
as Self
The Way Things Seem to Be
as Self
Breakdown: 1975
as Self (archive footage)
Breakdown: 1975
as Self (archive footage)
Mystery Cuddlers
as Juniper
Mystery Cuddlers
as Juniper
As We Know It
as Beverly Jones
As We Know It
as Beverly Jones
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
as Majorie Washburn
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
as Majorie Washburn
Cinnamon
as Mama
Cinnamon
as Mama
How It Feels to Be Free
as Self (archival footage)
How It Feels to Be Free
as Self (archival footage)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
as Self
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
as Self
Beautiful Like a Poem
as Self (archive footage)
Beautiful Like a Poem
as Self (archive footage)
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as Self
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as Self
Poms
as Olive
Poms
as Olive
Being Rose
as Lily
Being Rose
as Lily
Bad Grandmas
as Coralee
Bad Grandmas
as Coralee
Kings of Cult
as (archive footage)
Kings of Cult
as (archive footage)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self (archive footage)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self (archive footage)
The Man with the Iron Fists
as Jane
The Man with the Iron Fists
as Jane
Corman's World
as Self - Actress
Corman's World
as Self - Actress
Mafia
as James Womack
Mafia
as James Womack
Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1
as Self
Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1
as Self
Back in the Day
as Mrs. Cooper
Back in the Day
as Mrs. Cooper
A Decade Under the Influence
as Self
A Decade Under the Influence
as Self
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
as Self
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
as Self
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
as Flura Nash
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
as Flura Nash
BaadAsssss Cinema
as Self
BaadAsssss Cinema
as Self
Feast of All Saints
as Suzette Lermontant
Feast of All Saints
as Suzette Lermontant
3 A.M.
as George
3 A.M.
as George
Fortress 2
as Susan Mendenhall
Fortress 2
as Susan Mendenhall
Snow Day
as Tina
Snow Day
as Tina
No Tomorrow
as Diane
No Tomorrow
as Diane
Hayley Wagner, Star
as Sam
Hayley Wagner, Star
as Sam
Jawbreaker
as Detective Vera Cruz
Jawbreaker
as Detective Vera Cruz
Family Blessings
as Mrs. Quincy
Family Blessings
as Mrs. Quincy
Strip Search
as Janette
Strip Search
as Janette
Escape from L.A.
as Hershe Las Palamas
Escape from L.A.
as Hershe Las Palamas
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
as Ms. Wardroe
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
as Ms. Wardroe
Above the Law
as Delores 'Jacks' Jackson
Above the Law
as Delores 'Jacks' Jackson
On the Edge
as Cara
On the Edge
as Cara
Tough Enough
as Myra
Tough Enough
as Myra
Fort Apache, the Bronx
as Charlotte
Fort Apache, the Bronx
as Charlotte
Drum
as Regine
Drum
as Regine
Bucktown
as Aretha
Bucktown
as Aretha
The Arena
as Mamawi
The Arena
as Mamawi
Coffy
as Coffy
Coffy
as Coffy
The Big Bird Cage
as Blossom
The Big Bird Cage
as Blossom
The Twilight People
as Ayesa, the Panther Woman
The Twilight People
as Ayesa, the Panther Woman
Women in Cages
as Alabama
Women in Cages
as Alabama
The Big Doll House
as Grear
The Big Doll House
as Grear
Diggin’ Up "Bones"
as Self
Diggin’ Up "Bones"
as Self