Pam Grier
Acting
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 (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 of
Pam Grier
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Majorie Washburn
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Mama
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Self (archival footage)
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Mary
... 2019
Self (archive footage)
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Olive
... 2019
Self (archive footage)
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Lily
... 2017
Coralee
... 2017
Self (archive footage)
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Carla
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Self (archive footage)
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Detective Barrick
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Self - Actress
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Frances
... 2011
James Womack
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Janice Wright
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Zelda
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Birdie
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Mrs. Cooper
... 2005
Self (archive footage)
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Linda Fox
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Claire Washburn
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Flura Nash
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Self
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Suzette Lermontant
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Pearl
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Commander Helena Braddock
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George
... 2001
Detective Della Wilder
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Susan Mendenhall
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Tina
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Diane
... 1999
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Carol
... 1999
Det. Angela Wilson
... 1999
Detective Vera Cruz
... 1999
Mrs. Quincy
... 1998
Pam Grier
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Narrator (voice)
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Jackie Brown
... 1997
Annabelle Lee
... 1997
Janette
... 1997
Self (archive footage)
... 1997
Louise Williams
... 1996
Hershe Las Palamas
... 1996
Laurie Thompson
... 1996
(archive footage)
... 1996
Capt. Maggie Davis
... 1995
Phoebe
... 1993
Linda Holman
... 1992
Ms. Wardroe
... 1991
Ms. Connors
... 1990
Ruth Butler
... 1989
Delores 'Jacks' Jackson
... 1988
Sgt. McLeesh
... 1987
Cara
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Hunter
... 1986
Cathryn Bolan
... 1985
Alexandra 'Alie' Horn
... 1985
Myra
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Dust Witch
... 1983
Charlotte
... 1981
Mary Jones
... 1977
Sandra
... 1977
Regine
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Friday Foster
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Aretha
... 1975
Sheba Shayne
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Foxy Brown
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Mamawi
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Lisa Fortier
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"Coffy" Coffin
... 1973
Lee Daniels
... 1973
Gozelda (as Pamela Grier)
... 1972
Blossom
... 1972
Ayesa, the Panther Woman
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Mona (as Pamela Grier)
... 1972
Alabama
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Grear
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Fourth Woman (as Pamela Grier)
... 1970