Pam Grier
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).
Born: 26 May 1949
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The Way Things Seem to Be
Self
Mystery Cuddlers
Juniper
As We Know It
Beverly Jones
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
Majorie Washburn
Cinnamon
Mama
Sherri
Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
Them
Athena
How It Feels to Be Free
Self (archival footage)
The Great North
Neckbone (voice)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Self
Beautiful Like a Poem
Self (archive footage)
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
Self
A Christmas Wish
Mary
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Poms
Olive
Bless This Mess
Constance
Being Rose
Lily
Bad Grandmas
Coralee
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
Self (archive footage)
This Is Us
Grandma
Kings of Cult
(archive footage)
Cleveland Abduction
Carla
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self (archive footage)
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
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The Man with the Iron Fists
Jane
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
Detective Barrick
Corman's World
Self - Actress
Larry Crowne
Frances
Bob's Burgers
Evelyn (voice)
Mafia
James Womack
Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1
Self
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
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Just Wright
Janice Wright
The Invited
Zelda
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
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Ladies of the House
Birdie
Bad Girls Behind Bars
Alabama (archive footage)
Back in the Day
Mrs. Cooper
The L Word
Kit Porter
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
Love the Hard Way
Linda Fox
First to Die
Claire Washburn
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
Self
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Flura Nash
BaadAsssss Cinema
Self
Justice League
My'ria'h (voice)
Feast of All Saints
Suzette Lermontant
Bones
Pearl
Smallville
Amanda Waller
Strange Frequency
Ghosts of Mars
Commander Helena Braddock
3 A.M.
George
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Self
Wilder
Detective Della Wilder
Fortress 2
Susan Mendenhall
Snow Day
Tina
No Tomorrow
Diane
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Assistant US Attorney Claudia Williams
Hayley Wagner, Star
Sam
Holy Smoke
Carol
In Too Deep
Det. Angela Wilson
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest
Jawbreaker
Detective Vera Cruz
Family Blessings
Mrs. Quincy
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
Pam Grier
All Saints: The Video
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
The Wild Thornberrys
Mother Springbok (voice)
Linc's
Eleanor Braithwaite Winthrop
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
Narrator (voice)
Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown
The View
Self
Fakin' Da Funk
Annabelle Lee
Strip Search
Janette
Afro Promo
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Mars Attacks!
Louise Williams
E! True Hollywood Story
Escape from L.A.
Hershe Las Palamas
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
Original Gangstas
Laurie Thompson
Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man
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Badass Supermama
(archive footage)
MADtv
Self - Guest Host
Serial Killer
Capt. Maggie Davis
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Nightingale (voice)
The Wayans Bros.
Erica
Intimate Portrait
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The Sinbad Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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Posse
Phoebe
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
Linda Holman
Martin
Pam Grier
Pacific Station
Grace Ballard
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Ms. Wardroe
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Janice
Class of 1999
Ms. Connors
The Package
Ruth Butler
Monsters
Matilde
Above the Law
Delores 'Jacks' Jackson
Frank's Place
Neema Sharone
The Allnighter
Sargeant McLeish
Crime Story
Suzanne Terry
On the Edge
Cara
The Vindicator
Hunter
Stand Alone
Cathryn Bolan
Badge of the Assassin
Alexandra 'Alie' Horn
The Cosby Show
Samantha
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
Valerie Gordon
Night Court
Benet Collins
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Dust Witch
Tough Enough
Myra
Fort Apache, the Bronx
Charlotte
Knots Landing
Lieutenant Guthrie
Roots: The Next Generations
Francey
The Love Boat
Cynthia Wilbur
Greased Lightning
Mary Jones
Twilight of Love
Sandra
Drum
Regine
Friday Foster
Friday Foster
Bucktown
Aretha
Sheba, Baby
Sheba Shayne
People's Choice Awards
Self
Foxy Brown
Foxy Brown
The Arena
Mamawi
Scream Blacula Scream
Lisa Fortier
Coffy
Coffy
Black Mama, White Mama
Lee Daniels
Hit Man
Gozelda
The Big Bird Cage
Blossom
The Twilight People
Ayesa, the Panther Woman
Cool Breeze
Mona
Women in Cages
Alabama
The Big Doll House
Grear
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Fourth Woman
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Diggin’ Up "Bones"
Self