Pam Grier
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1949-05-26 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Pam Grier
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).
Known For
Acting
(2024)
Mystery Cuddlers
as Juniper
(2023)
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
as Majorie Washburn
(2023)
Cinnamon
as Mama
(2023)
As We Know It
as Beverly Jones
(2021)
How It Feels to Be Free
as Self (archival footage)
(2021)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2019)
Poms
as Olive
(2019)
A Christmas Wish
as Mary
(2017)
Being Rose
as Lily
(2017)
Bad Grandmas
as Coralee
(2016)
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
as Self (archive footage)
(2015)
Cleveland Abduction
as Carla
(2015)
Kings of Cult
as (archive footage)
(2013)
(2013)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self (archive footage)
(2012)
The Man with the Iron Fists
as Jane
(2012)
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
as Detective Barrick
(2011)
Larry Crowne
as Frances
(2011)
Corman's World
as Self - Actress
(2011)
Mafia
as James Womack
(2010)
Just Wright
as Janice Wright
(2010)
The Invited
as Zelda
(2010)
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
as Self
(2010)
(2008)
Ladies of the House
as Birdie
(2005)
Back in the Day
as Mrs. Cooper
(2005)
Bad Girls Behind Bars
as Alabama (archive footage)
(2003)
First to Die
as Claire Washburn
(2003)
A Decade Under the Influence
as Self
(2002)
BaadAsssss Cinema
as Self
(2002)
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
as Flura Nash
(2002)
(2002)
Love the Hard Way
as Linda Fox
(2001)
Ghosts of Mars
as Commander Helena Braddock
(2001)
3 A.M.
as George
(2001)
Feast of All Saints
as Suzette Lermontant
(2001)
Bones
as Pearl
(2001)
(2000)
Snow Day
as Tina
(2000)
Fortress 2
as Susan Mendenhall
(2000)
Wilder
as Detective Della Wilder
(1999)
Jawbreaker
as Detective Vera Cruz
(1999)
Holy Smoke
as Carol
(1999)
In Too Deep
as Det. Angela Wilson
(1999)
No Tomorrow
as Diane
(1999)
Hayley Wagner, Star
as Sam
(1998)
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
as Pam Grier
(1998)
Family Blessings
as Mrs. Quincy
(1998)
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
as Narrator (voice)
(1998)
All Saints: The Video
as Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1997)
Jackie Brown
as Jackie Brown
(1997)
Fakin' Da Funk
as Annabelle Lee
(1997)
Afro Promo
as Self (archive footage)
(1997)
Strip Search
as Janette
(1996)
Escape from L.A.
as Hershe Las Palamas
(1996)
Mars Attacks!
as Louise Williams
(1996)
Original Gangstas
as Laurie Thompson
(1996)
(1996)
Badass Supermama
as (archive footage)
(1995)
Serial Killer
as Capt. Maggie Davis
(1993)
Posse
as Phoebe
(1992)
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
as Linda Holman
(1991)
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
as Ms. Wardroe
(1990)
Class of 1999
as Ms. Connors
(1989)
The Package
as Ruth Butler
(1988)
Above the Law
as Delores 'Jacks' Jackson
(1987)
The Allnighter
as Sgt. McLeesh
(1986)
On the Edge
as Cara
(1986)
The Vindicator
as Hunter
(1985)
Stand Alone
as Cathryn Bolan
(1985)
Badge of the Assassin
as Alexandra 'Alie' Horn
(1983)
Tough Enough
as Myra
(1983)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
as Dust Witch
(1981)
Fort Apache, the Bronx
as Charlotte
(1977)
Greased Lightning
as Mary Jones
(1977)
Twilight of Love
as Sandra
(1976)
Drum
as Regine
(1975)
Friday Foster
as Friday Foster
(1975)
Bucktown
as Aretha
(1975)
Sheba, Baby
as Sheba Shayne
(1974)
Foxy Brown
as Foxy Brown
(1974)
The Arena
as Mamawi
(1973)
Black Mama, White Mama
as Lee Daniels
(1973)
Coffy
as Coffy
(1973)
Scream Blacula Scream
as Lisa Fortier
(1972)
Hit Man
as Gozelda
(1972)
The Big Bird Cage
as Blossom
(1972)
The Twilight People
as Ayesa, the Panther Woman
(1972)
Cool Breeze
as Mona
(1971)
The Big Doll House
as Grear
(1971)
Women in Cages
as Alabama
(1970)
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
as Fourth Woman
Crew
(1990)