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Pam Grier
Actor

Pam Grier

26 May 1949Born
77Age
105Credits
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USABirthplace

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.

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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).

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Filmography

The 80 most recent of 105 credits.

  1. 2024Mystery CuddlersFilm: Juniper
  2. 2023As We Know ItFilm: Beverly Jones
  3. 2023Pet Sematary: BloodlinesFilm: Majorie Washburn
  4. 2023CinnamonFilm: Mama
  5. 2021ThemSeries: Athena (8 episodes)
  6. 2021The Great NorthSeries: Neckbone (voice) (1 episode)
  7. 2019A Christmas WishFilm: Mary
  8. 2019PomsFilm: Olive
  9. 2019Bless This MessSeries: Constance (26 episodes)
  10. 2017Being RoseFilm: Lily
  11. 2017Bad GrandmasFilm: Coralee
  12. 2016This Is UsSeries: Grandma (2 episodes)
  13. 2015Kings of CultFilm: (archive footage)
  14. 2015Cleveland AbductionFilm: Carla
  15. 2012The Man with the Iron FistsFilm: Jane
  16. 2012Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th DayFilm: Detective Barrick
  17. 2011Larry CrowneFilm: Frances
  18. 2011Bob's BurgersSeries: Evelyn (voice) (1 episode)
  19. 2011MafiaFilm: James Womack
  20. 2010Just WrightFilm: Janice Wright
  21. 2010The InvitedFilm: Zelda
  22. 2008Ladies of the HouseFilm: Birdie
  23. 2005Bad Girls Behind BarsFilm: Alabama (archive footage)
  24. 2005Back in the DayFilm: Mrs. Cooper
  25. 2004The L WordSeries: Kit Porter (71 episodes)
  26. 2003Love the Hard WayFilm: Linda Fox
  27. 2003First to DieFilm: Claire Washburn
  28. 2002The Adventures of Pluto NashFilm: Flura Nash
  29. 2001Justice LeagueSeries: My'ria'h (voice) (2 episodes)
  30. 2001Feast of All SaintsFilm: Suzette Lermontant
  31. 2001BonesFilm: Pearl
  32. 2001SmallvilleSeries: Amanda Waller (3 episodes)
  33. 2001Strange FrequencySeries (1 episode)
  34. 2001Ghosts of MarsFilm: Commander Helena Braddock
  35. 20013 A.M.Film: George
  36. 2000WilderFilm: Detective Della Wilder
  37. 2000Fortress 2Film: Susan Mendenhall
  38. 2000Snow DayFilm: Tina
  39. 1999No TomorrowFilm: Diane
  40. 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries: Assistant US Attorney Claudia Williams (2 episodes)
  41. 1999Hayley Wagner, StarFilm: Sam
  42. 1999Holy SmokeFilm: Carol
  43. 1999In Too DeepFilm: Det. Angela Wilson
  44. 1999JawbreakerFilm: Detective Vera Cruz
  45. 1998Family BlessingsFilm: Mrs. Quincy
  46. 1998Pete Rock: Soul SurvivorFilm: Pam Grier
  47. 1998The Wild ThornberrysSeries: Mother Springbok (voice) (1 episode)
  48. 1998Linc'sSeries: Eleanor Braithwaite Winthrop (37 episodes)
  49. 1998Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I AmFilm: Narrator (voice)
  50. 1997Jackie BrownFilm: Jackie Brown
  51. 1997Fakin' Da FunkFilm: Annabelle Lee
  52. 1997Strip SearchFilm: Janette
  53. 1996Mars Attacks!Film: Louise Williams
  54. 1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries (1 episode)
  55. 1996Escape from L.A.Film: Hershe Las Palamas
  56. 1996Original GangstasFilm: Laurie Thompson
  57. 1996Badass SupermamaFilm: (archive footage)
  58. 1995Serial KillerFilm: Capt. Maggie Davis
  59. 1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeries: Nightingale (voice) (1 episode)
  60. 1995The Wayans Bros.Series: Erica (1 episode)
  61. 1993The Sinbad ShowSeries (1 episode)
  62. 1993PosseFilm: Phoebe
  63. 1992A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan StoryFilm: Linda Holman
  64. 1992MartinSeries: Pam Grier (1 episode)
  65. 1991Pacific StationSeries: Grace Ballard (1 episode)
  66. 1991Bill & Ted's Bogus JourneyFilm: Ms. Wardroe
  67. 1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirSeries: Janice (1 episode)
  68. 1990Class of 1999Film: Ms. Connors
  69. 1989The PackageFilm: Ruth Butler
  70. 1988MonstersSeries: Matilde (1 episode)
  71. 1988Above the LawFilm: Delores 'Jacks' Jackson
  72. 1987Frank's PlaceSeries: Neema Sharone (1 episode)
  73. 1987The AllnighterFilm: Sargeant McLeish
  74. 1986Crime StorySeries: Suzanne Terry (4 episodes)
  75. 1986On the EdgeFilm: Cora
  76. 1986The VindicatorFilm: Hunter
  77. 1985Stand AloneFilm: Cathryn Bolan
  78. 1985Badge of the AssassinFilm: Alexandra 'Alie' Horn
  79. 1984The Cosby ShowSeries: Samantha (1 episode)
  80. 1984Miami ViceSeries: Valerie Gordon

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