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