Biography
Pamela Suzette Grier (born May 26, 1949) is an American actress. Described by 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 (1998β2000), Kate "Kit" Porter on the Showtime drama series The L Word (2004β2009), and Constance Terry in the ABC sitcom Bless This Mess (2019β2020). She received praise for her work in the animated series Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1999).
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Filmography
all 129
Movies 95
TV Shows 34
self 28
Voice 4
As We Know It (2023)
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (2023)
Cinnamon (2023)
Sherri (2022)
Them (2021)
How It Feels to Be Free (2021)
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (2020)
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020)
A Christmas Wish (2019)
QT8: The First Eight (2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Poms (2019)
Bless This Mess (2019)
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (2019)
Being Rose (2017)
Bad Grandmas (2017)
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) (2016)
This Is Us (2016)
Kings of Cult (2015)
Cleveland Abduction (2015)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking (2012)
The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day (2012)
Corman's World (2011)
Larry Crowne (2011)
Mafia (2011)
Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1 (2010)
Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010)
Just Wright (2010)
The Invited (2010)
Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Ladies of the House (2008)
Bad Girls Behind Bars (2005)
Back in the Day (2005)
The L Word (2004)
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003)
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
Love the Hard Way (2003)
First to Die (2003)
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down (2002)
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
BaadAsssss Cinema (2002)
Justice League (2001)
Feast of All Saints (2001)
Bones (2001)
Smallville (2001)
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
Strange Frequency (2001)
Night Visions (2001)
3 A.M. (2001)
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001)
Wilder (2000)
Fortress 2 (2000)
Snow Day (2000)
No Tomorrow (1999)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Hayley Wagner, Star (1999)
Holy Smoke (1999)
In Too Deep (1999)
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1999)
Jawbreaker (1999)
Family Blessings (1998)
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor (1998)
Hollywood Squares (1998)
The Wild Thornberrys (1998)
Linc's (1998)
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am (1998)
Jackie Brown (1997)
The View (1997)
Fakin' Da Funk (1997)
Strip Search (1997)
Afro Promo (1997)
Mars Attacks! (1996)
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
Escape from L.A. (1996)
The Daily Show (1996)
Original Gangstas (1996)
Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man (1996)
Badass Supermama (1996)
MADtv (1995)
Serial Killer (1995)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
The Wayans Bros. (1995)
Intimate Portrait (1993)
The Sinbad Show (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Posse (1993)
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story (1992)
Martin (1992)
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990)
Class of 1999 (1990)
The Package (1989)
Above the Law (1988)
The Allnighter (1987)
Crime Story (1986)
On the Edge (1986)
The Vindicator (1986)
Stand Alone (1985)
Badge of the Assassin (1985)
Miami Vice (1984)
Night Court (1984)
Tough Enough (1983)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981)
Knots Landing (1979)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
The Love Boat (1977)
Greased Lightning (1977)
Twilight of Love (1977)
Drum (1976)
Friday Foster (1975)
Bucktown (1975)
Sheba, Baby (1975)
Foxy Brown (1974)
The Arena (1974)
Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
Coffy (1973)
Black Mama, White Mama (1973)
Hit Man (1972)
The Big Bird Cage (1972)
Twilight People (1972)
Cool Breeze (1972)
Women in Cages (1971)
The Big Doll House (1971)
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1949-05-26 (74 years old)
Birth NamePamela Suzette Grier
Birth PlaceWinston-Salem, United States of America
ReligionJudaism
Height173-centimeter
Net Worth$10 Million
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known As Pam Greer , Pamela Grier, Pamela Suzette Grier
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