Pam Grier
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).
Fotos
Películas (101)
The Way Things Seem to Be
2026 · Self
1975: El fin de una era
2025 · (archive footage)
Mystery Cuddlers
2024 · Juniper
As We Know It
2023 · Beverly Jones
Cementerio de Mascotas: El Origen
2023 · Majorie Washburn
Cinnamon
2023 · Mama
Cómo es sentirse libre
2021 · Self (archival footage)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020 · Self
Beautiful Like a Poem
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020 · Self
A Christmas Wish
2019 · Mary
Mejor Que Nunca
2019 · Olive
Being Rose
2017 · Lily
Bad Grandmas
2017 · Coralee
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
2016 · Self (archive footage)
Kings of Cult
2015 · (archive footage)
Cleveland Abduction
2015 · Carla
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013 · Self (archive footage)
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
2013 · Self
The Man with the Iron Fists
2012 · Jane
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
2012 · Detective Barrick
Corman's World
2011 · Self - Actress
Larry Crowne
2011 · Frances
Mafia
2011 · James Womack
Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1
2010 · Self
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010 · Self
Just Wright
2010 · Janice Wright
The Invited
2010 · Zelda
Ladies of the House
2008 · Birdie
Bad Girls Behind Bars
2005 · Alabama (archive footage)
Back in the Day
2005 · Mrs. Cooper
A Decade Under the Influence
2003 · Self
Love the Hard Way
2003 · Linda Fox
First to Die
2003 · Claire Washburn
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
2002 · Self
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002 · Flura Nash
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002 · Self
Feast of All Saints
2001 · Suzette Lermontant
Bones
2001 · Pearl
Fantasmas de Marte
2001 · Commander Helena Braddock
3 A.M.
2001 · George
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
2001 · Self
Cómplices
2000 · Detective Della Wilder
La fortaleza 2
2000 · Susan Mendenhall
Día de pinta
2000 · Tina
No Tomorrow
1999 · Diane
Hayley Wagner, Star
1999 · Sam
Holy Smoke
1999 · Carol
In Too Deep
1999 · Det. Angela Wilson
Jawbreaker
1999 · Detective Vera Cruz
Family Blessings
1998 · Mrs. Quincy
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
1998 · Pam Grier
All Saints: The Video
1998 · Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
1998 · Narrator (voice)
Jackie Brown
1997 · Jackie Brown
Fakin' Da Funk
1997 · Annabelle Lee
Strip Search
1997 · Janette
Afro Promo
1997 · Self (archive footage)
Mars Attacks!
1996 · Louise Williams
Escape from L.A.
1996 · Hershe Las Palamas
Original Gangstas
1996 · Laurie Thompson
Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man
1996 · Self
Badass Supermama
1996 · (archive footage)
Serial Killer
1995 · Capt. Maggie Davis
Posse
1993 · Phoebe
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
1992 · Linda Holman
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991 · Ms. Wardroe
Class of 1999
1990 · Ms. Connors
Chicago Joe and the Showgirl
1990 · Thanks
The Package
1989 · Ruth Butler
Above the Law
1988 · Delores 'Jacks' Jackson
The Allnighter
1987 · Sargeant McLeish
On the Edge
1986 · Cora
The Vindicator
1986 · Hunter
Stand Alone
1985 · Cathryn Bolan
Badge of the Assassin
1985 · Alexandra 'Alie' Horn
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983 · Dust Witch
Tough Enough
1983 · Myra
Fort Apache, the Bronx
1981 · Charlotte
Greased Lightning
1977 · Mary Jones
Twilight of Love
1977 · Sandra
Drum
1976 · Regine
Friday Foster
1975 · Friday Foster
Bucktown
1975 · Aretha
Sheba, Baby
1975 · Sheba Shayne
Foxy Brown
1974 · Foxy Brown
The Arena
1974 · Mamawi
Scream Blacula Scream
1973 · Lisa Fortier
Coffy
1973 · Coffy
Black Mama, White Mama
1973 · Lee Daniels
Hit Man
1972 · Gozelda
The Big Bird Cage
1972 · Blossom
The Twilight People
1972 · Ayesa, the Panther Woman
Cool Breeze
1972 · Mona
Women in Cages
1971 · Alabama
The Big Doll House
1971 · Grear
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
1970 · Fourth Woman
Diggin’ Up "Bones"
· Self
Faith
· Linda
Baby of the Family
· Mrs. Williams
Series (43)
Sherri
2022 · Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Self
Ellos
2021 · Athena
The Great North
2021 · Neckbone (voice)
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020 · Self
El programa de Kelly Clarkson
2019 · Self
Bless This Mess
2019 · Constance
This Is Us
2016 · Grandma
Bob's Burgers
2011 · Evelyn (voice)
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009 · Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
The L Word
2004 · Kit Porter
Justice League
2001 · My'ria'h (voice)
Smallville
2001 · Amanda Waller
Strange Frequency
2001
La Ley y el Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales
1999 · Assistant US Attorney Claudia Williams
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999 · Self - Guest
Hollywood Squares
1998 · Self - Panelist
The Wild Thornberrys
1998 · Mother Springbok (voice)
Linc's
1998 · Eleanor Braithwaite Winthrop
The View
1997 · Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Daily Show
1996 · Self - Guest
MADtv
1995 · Self, self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · Nightingale (voice)
The Wayans Bros.
1995 · Erica
Intimate Portrait
1993 · Self
The Sinbad Show
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
Martin
1992 · Pam Grier
Pacific Station
1991 · Grace Ballard
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990 · Janice
Monsters
1988 · Matilde
Frank's Place
1987 · Neema Sharone
Crime Story
1986 · Suzanne Terry
The Cosby Show
1984 · Samantha
Miami Vice
1984 · Valerie Gordon
Night Court
1984 · Benet Collins
Knots Landing
1979 · Lieutenant Guthrie
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 · Francey
Vacaciones en el mar
1977 · Cynthia Wilbur
People's Choice Awards
1975 · Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self