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).
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Acted in
As We Know It
2023
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
2023
as Majorie Washburn
Cinnamon
2023
as Mama
Them
2021
as Athena
How It Feels to Be Free
2021
as Self (archival footage)
The Great North
2021
as Neckbone (voice)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020
as Self
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
as Self
A Christmas Wish
2019
as Mary
QT8: The First Eight
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Poms
2019
as Olive
Bless This Mess
2019
as Constance
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Being Rose
2017
as Lily
Bad Grandmas
2017
as Coralee
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
2016
as Self (archive footage)
This Is Us
2016
as Grandma
Kings of Cult
2015
as (archive footage)
Cleveland Abduction
2015
as Carla
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
2012
as Self
The Man with the Iron Fists
2012
as Jane
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
2012
as Detective Barrick
Corman's World
2011
as Self - Actress
Larry Crowne
2011
as Frances
Mafia
2011
as James Womack
Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1
2010
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010
as Self
Just Wright
2010
as Janice Wright
The Invited
2010
as Zelda
Ladies of the House
2008
as Birdie
Bad Girls Behind Bars
2005
as Alabama (archive footage)
Back in the Day
2005
as Mrs. Cooper
The L Word
2004
as Kit Porter
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
2003
as Self (archive footage)
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
as Self
Love the Hard Way
2003
as Linda Fox
First to Die
2003
as Claire Washburn
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
2002
as Self
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002
as Flura Nash
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002
as Self
Justice League
2001
as My'ria'h (voice)
Feast of All Saints
2001
as Suzette Lermontant
Bones
2001
as Pearl
Smallville
2001
as Amanda Waller
Ghosts of Mars
2001
as Commander Helena Braddock
Night Visions
2001
as Dr. Lewis
3 A.M.
2001
as George
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
2001
as Self
Wilder
2000
as Detective Della Wilder
Fortress 2
2000
as Susan Mendenhall
Snow Day
2000
as Tina
No Tomorrow
1999
as Diane
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Assistant US Attorney Claudia Williams
Hayley Wagner, Star
1999
as Sam
Holy Smoke
1999
as Carol
In Too Deep
1999
as Det. Angela Wilson
Jawbreaker
1999
as Detective Vera Cruz
Family Blessings
1998
as Mrs. Quincy
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
1998
as Pam Grier
Hollywood Squares
1998
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Mother Springbok (voice)
Linc's
1998
as Eleanor Braithwaite Winthrop
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
1998
as Narrator (voice)
Jackie Brown
1997
as Jackie Brown
Fakin' Da Funk
1997
as Annabelle Lee
Strip Search
1997
as Janette
Afro Promo
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Mars Attacks!
1996
as Louise Williams
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Escape from L.A.
1996
as Hershe Las Palamas
Original Gangstas
1996
as Laurie Thompson
Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man
1996
as Self
Badass Supermama
1996
as (archive footage)
MADtv
1995
as Self - Guest Host
Serial Killer
1995
as Capt. Maggie Davis
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Nightingale (voice)
The Wayans Bros.
1995
as Erica
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
The Sinbad Show
1993
Posse
1993
as Phoebe
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
1992
as Linda Holman
Martin
1992
Pacific Station
1991
as Grace Ballard
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991
as Ms. Wardroe
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as Janice
Class of 1999
1990
as Ms. Connors
The Package
1989
as Ruth Butler
Above the Law
1988
as Delores 'Jacks' Jackson
Frank's Place
1987
as Neema Sharone
The Allnighter
1987
as Sgt. McLeesh
Crime Story
1986
as Suzanne Terry
On the Edge
1986
as Cara
The Vindicator
1986
as Hunter
Stand Alone
1985
as Cathryn Bolan
Badge of the Assassin
1985
as Alexandra 'Alie' Horn
The Cosby Show
1984
as Samantha
Miami Vice
1984
Miami Vice
1984
as Valerie Gordon
Night Court
1984
as Benet Collins
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983
as Dust Witch
Tough Enough
1983
as Myra
Fort Apache, the Bronx
1981
as Charlotte
Knots Landing
1979
as Lieutenant Guthrie
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Francey
The Love Boat
1977
as Cynthia Wilbur
Greased Lightning
1977
as Mary Jones
Twilight of Love
1977
as Sandra
Drum
1976
as Regine
Friday Foster
1975
as Friday Foster
Bucktown
1975
as Aretha
Sheba, Baby
1975
as Sheba Shayne
Foxy Brown
1974
as Foxy Brown
The Arena
1974
as Mamawi
Scream Blacula Scream
1973
as Lisa Fortier
Coffy
1973
as Coffy
Black Mama, White Mama
1973
as Lee Daniels
Hit Man
1972
as Gozelda
The Big Bird Cage
1972
as Blossom
Twilight People
1972
as Ayesa, the Panther Woman
Cool Breeze
1972
as Mona (as Pamela Grier)
Women in Cages
1971
as Alabama
The Big Doll House
1971
as Grear
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
1970
as Fourth Woman (as Pamela Grier)