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.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · As We Know It as
- 2023 · Pet Sematary: Bloodlines as Majorie Washburn
- 2023 · Cinnamon as Mama
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2021 · Them as Athena
- 2021 · How It Feels to Be Free as Self (archival footage)
- 2021 · The Great North as Neckbone (voice)
- 2021 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies as Self
- 2020 · Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness as Self
- 2019 · A Christmas Wish as Mary
- 2019 · QT8: The First Eight as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2019 · Poms as Olive
- 2019 · Bless This Mess as Constance
- 2019 · Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Being Rose as Lily
- 2017 · Bad Grandmas as Coralee
- 2016 · Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · This Is Us as Grandma
- 2015 · Kings of Cult as (archive footage)
- 2015 · Cleveland Abduction as Carla
- 2013 · Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking as Self
- 2012 · The Man with the Iron Fists as Jane
- 2012 · Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day as Detective Barrick
- 2011 · Corman's World as Self - Actress
- 2011 · Larry Crowne as Frances
- 2011 · Mafia as James Womack
- 2010 · Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1 as
- 2010 · Machete Maidens Unleashed! as Self
- 2010 · Just Wright as Janice Wright
- 2010 · The Invited as Zelda
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2008 · Ladies of the House as Birdie
- 2005 · Back in the Day as Mrs. Cooper
- 2004 · The L Word as Kit Porter
- 2003 · Sex at 24 Frames Per Second as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · A Decade Under the Influence as Self
- 2003 · Love the Hard Way as Linda Fox
- 2003 · First to Die as Claire Washburn
- 2002 · Jackie Brown: How It Went Down as Self
- 2002 · The Adventures of Pluto Nash as Flura Nash
- 2002 · BaadAsssss Cinema as Self
- 2001 · Justice League as My'ria'h (voice)
- 2001 · Feast of All Saints as Suzette Lermontant
- 2001 · Bones as Pearl
- 2001 · Smallville as Amanda Waller
- 2001 · Ghosts of Mars as Commander Helena Braddock
- 2001 · Night Visions as Dr. Lewis
- 2001 · 3 A.M. as George
- 2001 · It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures as Self
- 2000 · Wilder as Detective Della Wilder
- 2000 · Fortress 2 as Susan Mendenhall
- 2000 · Snow Day as Tina
- 1999 · No Tomorrow as Diane
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Assistant US Attorney Claudia Williams
- 1999 · Hayley Wagner, Star as Sam
- 1999 · Holy Smoke as Carol
- 1999 · In Too Deep as Det. Angela Wilson
- 1999 · The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
- 1999 · Jawbreaker as Detective Vera Cruz
- 1998 · Family Blessings as Mrs. Quincy
- 1998 · Pete Rock: Soul Survivor as Pam Grier
- 1998 · Hollywood Squares as
- 1998 · The Wild Thornberrys as Mother Springbok (voice)
- 1998 · Linc's as Eleanor Braithwaite Winthrop
- 1998 · Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am as Narrator (voice)
- 1997 · Jackie Brown as Jackie Brown
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Fakin' Da Funk as Annabelle Lee
- 1997 · Strip Search as Janette
- 1997 · Afro Promo as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 · Mars Attacks! as Louise Williams
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · Escape from L.A. as Hershe Las Palamas
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Original Gangstas as Laurie Thompson
- 1996 · Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man as Self
- 1996 · Badass Supermama as (archive footage)
- 1995 · MADtv as Self - Guest Host
- 1995 · Serial Killer as Capt. Maggie Davis
- 1995 · Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Nightingale (voice)
- 1995 · The Wayans Bros. as Erica
- 1993 · Intimate Portrait as Self
- 1993 · The Sinbad Show as
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Posse as Phoebe
- 1992 · A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story as Linda Holman
- 1992 · Martin as
- 1991 · Pacific Station as Grace Ballard
- 1991 · Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey as Ms. Wardroe
- 1990 · The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Janice
- 1990 · Class of 1999 as Ms. Connors
- 1989 · The Package as Ruth Butler
- 1988 · Above the Law as Delores 'Jacks' Jackson
- 1987 · Frank's Place as Neema Sharone
- 1987 · The Allnighter as Sgt. McLeesh
- 1986 · Crime Story as Suzanne Terry
- 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
- 1984 · The Cosby Show as Samantha
- 1984 · Miami Vice as
- 1984 · Miami Vice as Valerie Gordon
- 1984 · Night Court as Benet Collins
- 1983 · Tough Enough as Myra
- 1983 · Something Wicked This Way Comes as Dust Witch
- 1981 · Fort Apache, the Bronx as Charlotte
- 1979 · Knots Landing as Lieutenant Guthrie
- 1979 · Roots: The Next Generations as Francey
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Cynthia Wilbur
- 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 · Scream Blacula Scream as Lisa Fortier
- 1973 · Coffy as Coffy
- 1973 · Black Mama, White Mama as Lee Daniels
- 1972 · Hit Man as Gozelda
- 1972 · The Big Bird Cage as Blossom
- 1972 · Twilight People as Ayesa, the Panther Woman
- 1972 · Cool Breeze as Mona (as Pamela Grier)
- 1971 · Women in Cages as Alabama
- 1971 · The Big Doll House as Grear
- 1970 · Beyond the Valley of the Dolls as Fourth Woman (as Pamela Grier)
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self