Biography
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
all 137
Movies 97
TV Shows 40
self 31
Voice 5
Mystery Cuddlers (2024)
As We Know It (2023)
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (2023)
Sherri (2022)
Them (2021)
The Great North (2021)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend (2021)
QT8: The First Eight (2019)
Poms (2019)
Bless This Mess (2019)
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (2019)
Bad Grandmas (2017)
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) (2016)
This Is Us (2016)
Kings of Cult (2015)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day (2012)
Corman's World (2011)
Larry Crowne (2011)
Mafia (2011)
Just Wright (2010)
The Invited (2010)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Bad Girls Behind Bars (2005)
Back in the Day (2005)
The L Word (2004)
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003)
Love the Hard Way (2003)
First to Die (2003)
Justice League (2001)
Feast of All Saints (2001)
Bones (2001)
Smallville (2001)
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
Strange Frequency (2001)
Night Visions (2001)
3 A.M. (2001)
Wilder (2000)
Fortress 2 (2000)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
In Too Deep (1999)
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1999)
Jawbreaker (1999)
Family Blessings (1998)
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor (1998)
The Wild Thornberrys (1998)
Linc's (1998)
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am (1998)
Jackie Brown (1997)
Fakin' Da Funk (1997)
Strip Search (1997)
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Escape from L.A. (1996)
Original Gangstas (1996)
Badass Supermama (1996)
MADtv (1995)
Serial Killer (1995)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Posse (1993)
Pacific Station (1991)
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
Class of 1999 (1990)
The Package (1989)
Above the Law (1988)
Frank's Place (1987)
The Allnighter (1987)
Crime Story (1986)
Stand Alone (1985)
Badge of the Assassin (1985)
The Cosby Show (1984)
Miami Vice (1984)
Night Court (1984)
Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981)
Knots Landing (1979)
The Love Boat (1977)
Drum (1976)
Friday Foster (1975)
Bucktown (1975)
Sheba, Baby (1975)
Foxy Brown (1974)
The Arena (1974)
Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
Coffy (1973)
Black Mama, White Mama (1973)
Hit Man (1972)
Twilight People (1972)
Women in Cages (1971)
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1949-05-26 (75 years old)
Birth NamePamela Suzette Grier
Birth PlaceWinston-Salem, United States
ReligionJudaism
Height173-centimeter
Net Worth$10 Million
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known As Pam Greer , Pamela Grier, Pamela Suzette Grier, 帕姆·格里爾
AwardsTime Machine Award
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