Pam Grier
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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).
Known for
Credits
Mars Attacks! (1996)
as Louise Williams
Jackie Brown (1997)
as Jackie Brown
Escape from L.A. (1996)
as Hershe Las Palamas
Larry Crowne (2011)
as Frances
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
as Commander Helena Braddock
The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
as Jane
Jawbreaker (1999)
as Detective Vera Cruz
Above the Law (1988)
as Delores 'Jacks' Jackson
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (2023)
as Majorie Washburn
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
as Fourth Woman
The Arena (1974)
as Mamawi
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
as Ms. Wardroe
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (2020)
as Self
Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981)
as Charlotte
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
as Dust Witch
The Package (1989)
as Ruth Butler
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
as Flura Nash
Foxy Brown (1974)
as Foxy Brown
Just Wright (2010)
as Janice Wright
Poms (2019)
as Olive
Fortress 2 (2000)
as Susan Mendenhall
The Big Doll House (1971)
as Grear
Cleveland Abduction (2015)
as Carla
In Too Deep (1999)
as Det. Angela Wilson
Coffy (1973)
as Coffy
Corman's World (2011)
as Self - Actress
Holy Smoke (1999)
as Carol
Class of 1999 (1990)
as Ms. Connors
Back in the Day (2005)
as Mrs. Cooper
Snow Day (2000)
as Tina
Love the Hard Way (2003)
as Linda Fox
Feast of All Saints (2001)
as Suzette Lermontant
Black Mama, White Mama (1973)
as Lee Daniels
The Big Bird Cage (1972)
as Blossom
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
as Self
Posse (1993)
as Phoebe
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Bones (2001)
as Pearl
Greased Lightning (1977)
as Mary Jones
Bad Grandmas (2017)
as Coralee
Friday Foster (1975)
as Friday Foster
The Way Things Seem to Be (2026)
as Self
Women in Cages (1971)
as Alabama
The Allnighter (1987)
as Sargeant McLeish
Mafia (2011)
as James Womack
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking (2013)
as Self
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020)
as Self
Sheba, Baby (1975)
as Sheba Shayne
Drum (1976)
as Regine
Ladies of the House (2008)
as Birdie
Tough Enough (1983)
as Myra
Mystery Cuddlers (2024)
as Juniper
As We Know It (2023)
as Beverly Jones
The Twilight People (1972)
as Ayesa, the Panther Woman
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor (1998)
as Pam Grier
Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
as Lisa Fortier
Beautiful Like a Poem (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Fakin' Da Funk (1997)
as Annabelle Lee
The Vindicator (1986)
as Hunter
Original Gangstas (1996)
as Laurie Thompson
First to Die (2003)
as Claire Washburn
Badge of the Assassin (1985)
as Alexandra 'Alie' Horn
Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010)
as Self
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down (2002)
as Self
No Tomorrow (1999)
as Diane
3 A.M. (2001)
as George
BaadAsssss Cinema (2002)
as Self
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day (2012)
as Detective Barrick
A Christmas Wish (2019)
as Mary
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001)
as Self
Cinnamon (2023)
as Mama
All Saints: The Video (1998)
as Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bad Girls Behind Bars (2005)
as Alabama (archive footage)
Twilight of Love (1977)
as Sandra
On the Edge (1986)
as Cora
Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1 (2010)
as Self
Stand Alone (1985)
as Cathryn Bolan
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story (1992)
as Linda Holman
Hayley Wagner, Star (1999)
as Sam
How It Feels to Be Free (2021)
as Self (archival footage)
Badass Supermama (1996)
as (archive footage)
Cool Breeze (1972)
as Mona
Hit Man (1972)
as Gozelda
Wilder (2000)
as Detective Della Wilder
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man (1996)
as Self
Kings of Cult (2015)
as (archive footage)
Being Rose (2017)
as Lily
Bucktown (1975)
as Aretha
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am (1998)
as Narrator (voice)
The Invited (2010)
as Zelda
Family Blessings (1998)
as Mrs. Quincy
Serial Killer (1995)
as Capt. Maggie Davis
Diggin’ Up "Bones" (—)
as Self
Strip Search (1997)
as Janette
Afro Promo (1997)
as Self (archive footage)