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