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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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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Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend | Self (archive footage) | 2021-01-02 |
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How It Feels to Be Free | Self (archival footage) | 2021-01-18 |
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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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Poms | Olive | 2019-05-09 |
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A Christmas Wish | Mary | 2019-11-28 |
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Bad Grandmas | Coralee | 2017-11-03 |
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Being Rose | Lily | 2017-11-09 |
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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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Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic | Self (archive footage) | 2013-04-23 |
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Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking | Self | 2013-01-10 |
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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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Corman's World | Self - Actress | 2011-12-16 |
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Larry Crowne | Frances | 2011-06-30 |
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Mafia | James Womack | 2011-01-01 |
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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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Machete Maidens Unleashed! | Self | 2010-10-15 |
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Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1 | Self | 2010-12-03 |
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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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Love the Hard Way | Linda Fox | 2003-03-27 |
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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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BaadAsssss Cinema | Self | 2002-08-14 |
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The Adventures of Pluto Nash | Flura Nash | 2002-08-16 |
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Jackie Brown: How It Went Down | Self | 2002-08-20 |
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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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Bones | Pearl | 2001-10-24 |
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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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Snow Day | Tina | 2000-02-11 |
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Wilder | Detective Della Wilder | 2000-11-01 |
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Fortress 2 | Susan Mendenhall | 2000-03-02 |
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In Too Deep | Det. Angela Wilson | 1999-08-25 |
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Hayley Wagner, Star | Sam | 1999-09-19 |
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No Tomorrow | Diane | 1999-10-19 |
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Jawbreaker | Detective Vera Cruz | 1999-01-30 |
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Holy Smoke | Carol | 1999-09-04 |
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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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All Saints: The Video | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1998-10-23 |
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Family Blessings | Mrs. Quincy | 1998-12-06 |
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Strip Search | Janette | 1997-04-02 |
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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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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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Mars Attacks! | Louise Williams | 1996-12-13 |
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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 | 1989-08-25 |
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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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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 | 1970-06-17 |
