1949-05-26 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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The Way Things Seem to Be | Self | 2026-03-29 |
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Mystery Cuddlers | Juniper | 2024-11-18 |
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As We Know It | Beverly Jones | 2023-11-24 |
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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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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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Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness | Self | 2020-04-21 |
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Beautiful Like a Poem | Self (archive footage) | 2020-05-11 |
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Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies | Self | 2020-08-18 |
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A Christmas Wish | Mary | 2019-11-28 |
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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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Kings of Cult | (archive footage) | 2015-09-02 |
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Cleveland Abduction | Carla | 2015-05-02 |
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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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Larry Crowne | Frances | 2011-06-30 |
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Corman's World | Self - Actress | 2011-12-16 |
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The Invited | Zelda | 2010-01-01 |
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Just Wright | Janice Wright | 2010-05-14 |
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Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1 | Self | 2010-12-03 |
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Machete Maidens Unleashed! | Self | 2010-10-15 |
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Ladies of the House | Birdie | 2008-10-18 |
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Bad Girls Behind Bars | Alabama (archive footage) | 2005-06-12 |
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Back in the Day | Mrs. Cooper | 2005-05-24 |
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A Decade Under the Influence | Self | 2003-04-25 |
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First to Die | Claire Washburn | 2003-02-23 |
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Love the Hard Way | Linda Fox | 2003-03-27 |
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Jackie Brown: How It Went Down | Self | 2002-08-20 |
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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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Bones | Pearl | 2001-10-24 |
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It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures | Self | 2001-05-01 |
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Feast of All Saints | Suzette Lermontant | 2001-11-11 |
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Ghosts of Mars | Commander Helena Braddock | 2001-08-14 |
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3 A.M. | George | 2001-07-01 |
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Fortress 2 | Susan Mendenhall | 2000-03-02 |
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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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No Tomorrow | Diane | 1999-10-19 |
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Hayley Wagner, Star | Sam | 1999-09-19 |
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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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In Too Deep | Det. Angela Wilson | 1999-08-25 |
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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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Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am | Narrator (voice) | 1998-01-01 |
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All Saints: The Video | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1998-10-23 |
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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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Fakin' Da Funk | Annabelle Lee | 1997-07-20 |
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Strip Search | Janette | 1997-04-02 |
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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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Original Gangstas | Laurie Thompson | 1996-05-10 |
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Mars Attacks! | Louise Williams | 1996-12-13 |
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Badass Supermama | (archive footage) | 1996-01-01 |
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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 | 1989-08-25 |
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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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Stand Alone | Cathryn Bolan | 1985-09-01 |
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Badge of the Assassin | Alexandra 'Alie' Horn | 1985-01-04 |
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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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Greased Lightning | Mary Jones | 1977-07-01 |
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La notte dell'alta marea | Sandra | 1977-05-19 |
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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 | 1970-06-17 |
