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Biography
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).
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 26, 1949
Age
77 years old
Place of Birth
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Popularity Score
2.8
Filmography
The Way Things Seem to Be
Self
2026Movie
Breakdown: 1975
Self (archive footage)
2025Movie
Mystery Cuddlers
Juniper
2024Movie
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
Majorie Washburn
2023Movie
Cinnamon
Mama
2023Movie
As We Know It
Beverly Jones
2023Movie
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022TV
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022TV
How It Feels to Be Free
Self (archival footage)
2021Movie
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
2021Movie
Them
Athena
2021TV
The Great North
Neckbone (voice)
2021TV
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self
2020Movie
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Self
2020Movie
Beautiful Like a Poem
Self (archive footage)
2020Movie
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
Self
2020TV
Poms
Olive
2019Movie
A Christmas Wish
Mary
2019Movie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019TV
Bless This Mess
Constance
2019TV
Bad Grandmas
Coralee
2017Movie
Being Rose
Lily
2017Movie
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
Self (archive footage)
2016Movie
This Is Us
Grandma
2016TV
Kings of Cult
(archive footage)
2015Movie
Cleveland Abduction
Carla
2015Movie
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Self
2013Movie
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self (archive footage)
2013Movie
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
Detective Barrick
2012Movie
The Man with the Iron Fists
Jane
2012Movie
Larry Crowne
Frances
2011Movie
Mafia
James Womack
2011Movie
Corman's World
Self - Actress
2011Movie
Bob's Burgers
Evelyn (voice)
2011TV
Just Wright
Janice Wright
2010Movie
The Invited
Zelda
2010Movie
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Self
2010Movie
Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1
Self
2010Movie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009TV
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
2009TV
Ladies of the House
Birdie
2008Movie
Back in the Day
Mrs. Cooper
2005Movie
Bad Girls Behind Bars
Alabama (archive footage)
2005Movie
The L Word
Kit Porter
2004TV
Love the Hard Way
Linda Fox
2003Movie
First to Die
Claire Washburn
2003Movie
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
2003Movie
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Flura Nash
2002Movie
BaadAsssss Cinema
Self
2002Movie
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
Self
2002Movie
Ghosts of Mars
Commander Helena Braddock
2001Movie
Bones
Pearl
2001Movie
Feast of All Saints
Suzette Lermontant
2001Movie
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Self
2001Movie
3 A.M.
George
2001Movie
Smallville
Amanda Waller
2001TV
Justice League
My'ria'h (voice)
2001TV
Strange Frequency
2001TV
Wilder
Detective Della Wilder
2000Movie
Snow Day
Tina
2000Movie
Fortress 2
Susan Mendenhall
2000Movie
In Too Deep
Det. Angela Wilson
1999Movie
Holy Smoke
Carol
1999Movie
Jawbreaker
Detective Vera Cruz
1999Movie
No Tomorrow
Diane
1999Movie
Hayley Wagner, Star
Sam
1999Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Assistant US Attorney Claudia Williams
1999TV
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest
1999TV
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
Narrator (voice)
1998Movie
Family Blessings
Mrs. Quincy
1998Movie
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
Pam Grier
1998Movie
All Saints: The Video
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998Movie
The Wild Thornberrys
Mother Springbok (voice)
1998TV
Linc's
Eleanor Braithwaite Winthrop
1998TV
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998TV
Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown
1997Movie
Fakin' Da Funk
Annabelle Lee
1997Movie
Strip Search
Janette
1997Movie
Afro Promo
Self (archive footage)
1997Movie
The View
Self
1997TV
Mars Attacks!
Louise Williams
1996Movie
Escape from L.A.
Hershe Las Palamas
1996Movie
Original Gangstas
Laurie Thompson
1996Movie
Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man
Self
1996Movie
Badass Supermama
(archive footage)
1996Movie
E! True Hollywood Story
1996TV
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996TV
Serial Killer
Capt. Maggie Davis
1995Movie
The Wayans Bros.
Erica
1995TV
MADtv
Self
1995TV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Nightingale (voice)
1995TV
Posse
Phoebe
1993Movie
The Sinbad Show
1993TV
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993TV
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
Linda Holman
1992Movie
Martin
Pam Grier
1992TV
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Ms. Wardroe
1991Movie
Pacific Station
Grace Ballard
1991TV
Class of 1999
Ms. Connors
1990Movie
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Janice
1990TV
Chicago Joe and the Showgirl
Thanks
1990Movie
The Package
Ruth Butler
1989Movie
Above the Law
Delores 'Jacks' Jackson
1988Movie
Monsters
Matilde
1988TV
The Allnighter
Sargeant McLeish
1987Movie
Frank's Place
Neema Sharone
1987TV
The Vindicator
Hunter
1986Movie
On the Edge
Cara
1986Movie
Crime Story
Suzanne Terry
1986TV
Stand Alone
Cathryn Bolan
1985Movie
Badge of the Assassin
Alexandra 'Alie' Horn
1985Movie
Night Court
Benet Collins
1984TV
Miami Vice
1984TV
The Cosby Show
Samantha
1984TV
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Dust Witch
1983Movie
Tough Enough
Myra
1983Movie
Fort Apache, the Bronx
Charlotte
1981Movie
Knots Landing
Lieutenant Guthrie
1979TV
Roots: The Next Generations
Francey
1979TV
Twilight of Love
Sandra
1977Movie
Greased Lightning
Mary Jones
1977Movie
The Love Boat
Cynthia Wilbur
1977TV
Drum
Regine
1976Movie
Sheba, Baby
Sheba Shayne
1975Movie
Friday Foster
Friday Foster
1975Movie
Bucktown
Aretha
1975Movie
People's Choice Awards
Self
1975TV
Foxy Brown
Foxy Brown
1974Movie
The Arena
Mamawi
1974Movie
Coffy
Coffy
1973Movie
Black Mama, White Mama
Lee Daniels
1973Movie
Scream Blacula Scream
Lisa Fortier
1973Movie
The Big Bird Cage
Blossom
1972Movie
Hit Man
Gozelda
1972Movie
The Twilight People
Ayesa, the Panther Woman
1972Movie
Cool Breeze
Mona
1972Movie
Women in Cages
Alabama
1971Movie
The Big Doll House
Grear
1971Movie
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Fourth Woman
1970Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962TV
Diggin’ Up "Bones"
Self
—Movie