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Pam Grier

Pam Grier

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Pam Grier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal information

Birthday

1949-05-26

Birth Place

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

Movies and TV shows :

3 A.M.

3 A.M.

2001

5.5

Movie
A Christmas Wish

A Christmas Wish

2019

6.6

Movie
A Decade Under the Influence

A Decade Under the Influence

2003

8.0

Movie
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

1992

4.0

Movie
Above the Law

Above the Law

1988

6.1

Movie
Afro Promo

Afro Promo

1997

0.0

Movie
As We Know It

As We Know It

2023

7.0

Movie
BaadAsssss Cinema

BaadAsssss Cinema

2002

6.0

Movie
Back in the Day

Back in the Day

2005

5.1

Movie
Bad Girls Behind Bars

Bad Girls Behind Bars

2005

0.5

Movie
Bad Grandmas

Bad Grandmas

2017

4.9

Movie
Badass Supermama

Badass Supermama

1996

1.0

Movie
Badge of the Assassin

Badge of the Assassin

1985

5.3

Movie
Being Rose

Being Rose

2017

7.0

Movie
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

1970

6.2

Movie
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

1991

6.3

Movie
Black Mama, White Mama

Black Mama, White Mama

1973

5.4

Movie
poster

Bless This Mess

2019

6.2

TV
Bones

Bones

2001

4.8

Movie
Bucktown

Bucktown

1975

5.6

Movie
poster

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009

7.3

TV
Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1

Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1

2010

7.0

Movie
Cinnamon

Cinnamon

2023

6.8

Movie
Class of 1999

Class of 1999

1990

6.0

Movie
Cleveland Abduction

Cleveland Abduction

2015

7.2

Movie
Coffy

Coffy

1973

6.6

Movie
Cool Breeze

Cool Breeze

1972

5.1

Movie
Corman's World

Corman's World

2011

7.1

Movie
poster

Crime Story

1986

8.0

TV
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)

Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)

2016

0.0

Movie
Drum

Drum

1976

5.2

Movie
poster

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

8.0

TV
Escape from L.A.

Escape from L.A.

1996

5.9

Movie
Fakin' Da Funk

Fakin' Da Funk

1997

5.3

Movie
Family Blessings

Family Blessings

1998

6.0

Movie
Feast of All Saints

Feast of All Saints

2001

4.6

Movie
First to Die

First to Die

2003

4.2

Movie
Fort Apache, the Bronx

Fort Apache, the Bronx

1981

6.5

Movie
Fortress 2

Fortress 2

2000

5.1

Movie
Foxy Brown

Foxy Brown

1974

6.3

Movie
poster

Frank's Place

1987

5.6

TV
Friday Foster

Friday Foster

1975

5.9

Movie
Ghosts of Mars

Ghosts of Mars

2001

5.1

Movie
Greased Lightning

Greased Lightning

1977

6.3

Movie
poster

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995

6.0

TV
Hayley Wagner, Star

Hayley Wagner, Star

1999

0.0

Movie
Hit Man

Hit Man

1972

4.9

Movie
poster

Hollywood Squares

1998

6.5

TV
Holy Smoke

Holy Smoke

1999

5.6

Movie
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

2019

7.3

Movie
How It Feels to Be Free

How It Feels to Be Free

2021

0.0

Movie
In Too Deep

In Too Deep

1999

6.4

Movie
poster

Intimate Portrait

1993

4.5

TV
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

2001

6.8

Movie
Jackie Brown

Jackie Brown

1997

7.4

Movie
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down

Jackie Brown: How It Went Down

2002

7.7

Movie
Jawbreaker

Jawbreaker

1999

6.3

Movie
Just Wright

Just Wright

2010

6.6

Movie
poster

Justice League

2001

8.1

TV
Kings of Cult

Kings of Cult

2015

7.5

Movie
poster

Knots Landing

1979

6.8

TV
Ladies of the House

Ladies of the House

2008

4.5

Movie
Larry Crowne

Larry Crowne

2011

6.0

Movie
poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

7.1

TV
poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

7.9

TV
poster

Linc's

1998

2.0

TV
Love the Hard Way

Love the Hard Way

2003

6.3

Movie
Machete Maidens Unleashed!

Machete Maidens Unleashed!

2010

6.8

Movie
poster

MADtv

1995

6.9

TV
Mafia

Mafia

2011

4.0

Movie
Mars Attacks!

Mars Attacks!

1996

6.4

Movie
poster

Martin

1992

7.7

TV
poster

Miami Vice

1984

7.5

TV
Mystery Cuddlers

Mystery Cuddlers

2024

0.0

Movie
poster

Night Court

1984

7.3

TV
poster

Night Visions

2001

7.2

TV
No Tomorrow

No Tomorrow

1999

4.9

Movie
On the Edge

On the Edge

1986

5.9

Movie
Original Gangstas

Original Gangstas

1996

5.6

Movie
poster

Pacific Station

1991

5.0

TV
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am

Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am

1998

0.0

Movie
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines

2023

5.6

Movie
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor

Pete Rock: Soul Survivor

1998

2.0

Movie
Poms

Poms

2019

6.6

Movie
Posse

Posse

1993

5.4

Movie
QT8: The First Eight

QT8: The First Eight

2019

7.2

Movie
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking

Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking

2012

6.7

Movie
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

2021

8.0

Movie
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

2013

7.1

Movie
poster

Roots: The Next Generations

1979

7.3

TV
Scream Blacula Scream

Scream Blacula Scream

1973

5.9

Movie
Serial Killer

Serial Killer

1995

4.3

Movie
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

2003

5.2

Movie
Sheba, Baby

Sheba, Baby

1975

5.7

Movie
poster

Sherri

2022

4.2

TV
Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man

Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man

1996

5.8

Movie
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

2020

6.6

Movie
poster

Smallville

2001

8.2

TV
Snow Day

Snow Day

2000

5.1

Movie
Something Wicked This Way Comes

Something Wicked This Way Comes

1983

6.4

Movie
Stand Alone

Stand Alone

1985

5.2

Movie
Strip Search

Strip Search

1997

2.5

Movie
The Adventures of Pluto Nash

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

2002

4.4

Movie
The Allnighter

The Allnighter

1987

5.0

Movie
The Arena

The Arena

1974

5.4

Movie
The Big Bird Cage

The Big Bird Cage

1972

5.7

Movie
The Big Doll House

The Big Doll House

1971

5.6

Movie
poster

The Cosby Show

1984

7.0

TV
poster

The Daily Show

1996

6.4

TV
poster

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990

7.9

TV
poster

The Great North

2021

6.8

TV
The Invited

The Invited

2010

3.3

Movie
poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

6.4

TV
poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

6.2

TV
poster

The L Word

2004

7.6

TV
poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

1999

4.2

TV
poster

The Love Boat

1977

6.3

TV
The Man with the Iron Fists

The Man with the Iron Fists

2012

5.5

Movie
The Package

The Package

1989

6.1

Movie
poster

The Sinbad Show

1993

6.0

TV
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
poster

The View

1997

4.4

TV
The Vindicator

The Vindicator

1986

4.4

Movie
poster

The Wayans Bros.

1995

7.1

TV
poster

The Wild Thornberrys

1998

6.8

TV
poster

Them

2021

7.6

TV
poster

This Is Us

2016

8.2

TV
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

2020

6.8

Movie
Tough Enough

Tough Enough

1983

5.1

Movie
Twilight of Love

Twilight of Love

1977

4.3

Movie
Twilight People

Twilight People

1972

4.5

Movie
poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

5.0

TV
Wilder

Wilder

2000

4.0

Movie
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day

Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day

2012

3.7

Movie
Women in Cages

Women in Cages

1971

5.1

Movie