1949-05-26 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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.
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Mystery Cuddlers | Juniper | 2024-11-18 |
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Cinnamon | Mama | 2023-06-11 |
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Pet Sematary: Bloodlines | Majorie Washburn | 2023-09-23 |
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As We Know It | 2023-11-24 | |
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How It Feels to Be Free | Self (archival footage) | 2021-01-18 |
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Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend | Self (archive footage) | 2021-01-02 |
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Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies | Self | 2020-08-18 |
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Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness | Self | 2020-04-21 |
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A Christmas Wish | Mary | 2019-11-28 |
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QT8: The First Eight | Self (archive footage) | 2019-10-21 |
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Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror | Self (archive footage) | 2019-02-07 |
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Poms | Olive | 2019-05-09 |
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Being Rose | Lily | 2017-11-09 |
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Bad Grandmas | Coralee | 2017-11-03 |
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Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) | Self (archive footage) | 2016-10-16 |
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Cleveland Abduction | Carla | 2015-05-02 |
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Kings of Cult | (archive footage) | 2015-09-02 |
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Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking | Self | 2013-01-10 |
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Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic | Self (archive footage) | 2013-04-23 |
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The Man with the Iron Fists | Jane | 2012-11-02 |
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Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day | Detective Barrick | 2012-04-13 |
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Mafia | James Womack | 2011-01-01 |
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Corman's World | Self - Actress | 2011-12-16 |
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Larry Crowne | Frances | 2011-06-30 |
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Machete Maidens Unleashed! | Self | 2010-10-15 |
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Just Wright | Janice Wright | 2010-05-14 |
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Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1 | 2010-12-03 | |
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The Invited | Zelda | 2010-01-01 |
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Ladies of the House | Birdie | 2008-10-18 |
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Back in the Day | Mrs. Cooper | 2005-05-24 |
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Bad Girls Behind Bars | Alabama (archive footage) | 2005-06-12 |
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First to Die | Claire Washburn | 2003-02-23 |
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Sex at 24 Frames Per Second | Self (archive footage) | 2003-09-23 |
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A Decade Under the Influence | Self | 2003-04-25 |
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The Adventures of Pluto Nash | Flura Nash | 2002-08-16 |
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BaadAsssss Cinema | Self | 2002-08-14 |
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Love the Hard Way | Linda Fox | 2002-02-01 |
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Jackie Brown: How It Went Down | Self | 2002-08-20 |
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Feast of All Saints | Suzette Lermontant | 2001-11-11 |
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Ghosts of Mars | Commander Helena Braddock | 2001-08-24 |
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It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures | Self | 2001-05-01 |
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Bones | Pearl | 2001-10-24 |
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3 A.M. | George | 2001-07-01 |
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Wilder | Detective Della Wilder | 2000-11-01 |
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Snow Day | Tina | 2000-02-11 |
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Fortress 2 | Susan Mendenhall | 2000-03-02 |
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Hayley Wagner, Star | Sam | 1999-09-19 |
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In Too Deep | Det. Angela Wilson | 1999-08-25 |
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No Tomorrow | Diane | 1999-10-19 |
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Holy Smoke | Carol | 1999-09-04 |
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Jawbreaker | Detective Vera Cruz | 1999-01-30 |
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Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am | Narrator (voice) | 1998-01-01 |
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Pete Rock: Soul Survivor | Pam Grier | 1998-11-10 |
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Family Blessings | Mrs. Quincy | 1998-12-06 |
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Fakin' Da Funk | Annabelle Lee | 1997-07-20 |
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Jackie Brown | Jackie Brown | 1997-12-25 |
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Afro Promo | Self (archive footage) | 1997-01-31 |
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Strip Search | Janette | 1997-04-02 |
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Mars Attacks! | Louise Williams | 1996-12-13 |
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Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man | Self | 1996-04-10 |
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Escape from L.A. | Hershe Las Palamas | 1996-08-09 |
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Badass Supermama | (archive footage) | 1996-01-01 |
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Original Gangstas | Laurie Thompson | 1996-05-10 |
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Serial Killer | Capt. Maggie Davis | 1995-10-05 |
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Posse | Phoebe | 1993-05-14 |
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A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story | Linda Holman | 1992-11-29 |
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Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey | Ms. Wardroe | 1991-07-19 |
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Class of 1999 | Ms. Connors | 1990-04-01 |
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The Package | Ruth Butler | 1989-01-25 |
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Above the Law | Delores 'Jacks' Jackson | 1988-04-08 |
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The Allnighter | Sgt. McLeesh | 1987-05-01 |
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On the Edge | Cara | 1986-05-02 |
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The Vindicator | Hunter | 1986-02-14 |
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Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son | Valerie Gordon | 1985-09-27 |
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Badge of the Assassin | Alexandra 'Alie' Horn | 1985-01-04 |
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Stand Alone | Cathryn Bolan | 1985-09-01 |
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Something Wicked This Way Comes | Dust Witch | 1983-04-29 |
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Tough Enough | Myra | 1983-04-14 |
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Fort Apache, the Bronx | Charlotte | 1981-02-06 |
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La notte dell'alta marea | Sandra | 1977-05-19 |
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Greased Lightning | Mary Jones | 1977-07-01 |
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Drum | Regine | 1976-07-30 |
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Bucktown | Aretha | 1975-07-02 |
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Sheba, Baby | Sheba Shayne | 1975-03-26 |
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Friday Foster | Friday Foster | 1975-12-25 |
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Foxy Brown | Foxy Brown | 1974-04-05 |
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The Arena | Mamawi | 1974-03-13 |
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Black Mama, White Mama | Lee Daniels | 1973-01-19 |
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Coffy | Coffy | 1973-06-13 |
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Scream Blacula Scream | Lisa Fortier | 1973-06-27 |
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The Twilight People | Ayesa, the Panther Woman | 1972-06-01 |
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Cool Breeze | Mona | 1972-03-29 |
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The Big Bird Cage | Blossom | 1972-07-01 |
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Hit Man | Gozelda | 1972-12-20 |
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The Big Doll House | Grear | 1971-04-30 |
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Women in Cages | Alabama | 1971-10-19 |
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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls | Fourth Woman | 1970-07-17 |
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All Saints: The Video | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
