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