Pam Grier
Acting
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).
Known for
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movieMystery Cuddlers
2024
Juniper
movieAs We Know It
2023
Beverly Jones
moviePet Sematary: Bloodlines
2023
Majorie Washburn
tvSherri
2022
Self - Guest
tvThem
2021
Athena
movieHow It Feels to Be Free
2021
Self (archival footage)
tvThe Great North
2021
Neckbone (voice)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieBeautiful Like a Poem
2020
Self (archive footage)
moviePoms
2019
Olive
tvBless This Mess
2019
Constance
movieBad Grandmas
2017
Coralee
movieDo I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
2016
Self (archive footage)
tvThis Is Us
2016
Grandma
movieKings of Cult
2015
(archive footage)
movieRichard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
Self (archive footage)
movieWoman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
2012
Detective Barrick
movieCorman's World
2011
Self - Actress
movieLarry Crowne
2011
Frances
tvBob's Burgers
2011
Evelyn (voice)
movieMafia
2011
James Womack
movieJust Wright
2010
Janice Wright
movieThe Invited
2010
Zelda
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
movieBad Girls Behind Bars
2005
Alabama (archive footage)
movieBack in the Day
2005
Mrs. Cooper
tvThe L Word
2004
Kit Porter
movieLove the Hard Way
2003
Linda Fox
movieFirst to Die
2003
Claire Washburn
movieThe Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002
Flura Nash
tvJustice League
2001
My'ria'h (voice)
movieFeast of All Saints
2001
Suzette Lermontant
movieBones
2001
Pearl
tvSmallville
2001
Amanda Waller
movieGhosts of Mars
2001
Commander Helena Braddock
movie3 A.M.
2001
George
movieWilder
2000
Detective Della Wilder
movieFortress 2
2000
Susan Mendenhall
movieNo Tomorrow
1999
Diane
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Assistant US Attorney Claudia Williams
movieHoly Smoke
1999
Carol
movieIn Too Deep
1999
Det. Angela Wilson
tvThe Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
Self - Guest
movieJawbreaker
1999
Detective Vera Cruz
movieFamily Blessings
1998
Mrs. Quincy
moviePete Rock: Soul Survivor
1998
Pam Grier
movieAll Saints: The Video
1998
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvHollywood Squares
1998
Self - Panelist
tvThe Wild Thornberrys
1998
Mother Springbok (voice)
Linc's
1998
Eleanor Braithwaite Winthrop
moviePaul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
1998
Narrator (voice)
movieJackie Brown
1997
Jackie Brown
tvThe View
1997
Self
movieFakin' Da Funk
1997
Annabelle Lee
movieStrip Search
1997
Janette
movieAfro Promo
1997
Self (archive footage)
movieMars Attacks!
1996
Louise Williams
movieEscape from L.A.
1996
Hershe Las Palamas
tvThe Daily Show
1996
Self - Guest
movieOriginal Gangstas
1996
Laurie Thompson
movieBadass Supermama
1996
(archive footage)
tvMADtv
1995
Self - Guest Host
movieSerial Killer
1995
Capt. Maggie Davis
tvHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Nightingale (voice)
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
moviePosse
1993
Phoebe
tvMartin
1992
Pam Grier
tvPacific Station
1991
Grace Ballard
movieBill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991
Ms. Wardroe
movieClass of 1999
1990
Ms. Connors
movieThe Package
1989
Ruth Butler
tvMonsters
1988
Matilde
movieAbove the Law
1988
Delores 'Jacks' Jackson
tvFrank's Place
1987
Neema Sharone
movieThe Allnighter
1987
Sargeant McLeish
tvCrime Story
1986
Suzanne Terry
movieThe Vindicator
1986
Hunter
movieStand Alone
1985
Cathryn Bolan
movieBadge of the Assassin
1985
Alexandra 'Alie' Horn
tvThe Cosby Show
1984
Samantha
tvMiami Vice
1984
Valerie Gordon
tvNight Court
1984
Benet Collins
movieSomething Wicked This Way Comes
1983
Dust Witch
movieFort Apache, the Bronx
1981
Charlotte
tvKnots Landing
1979
Lieutenant Guthrie
tvThe Love Boat
1977
Cynthia Wilbur
movieGreased Lightning
1977
Mary Jones
movieDrum
1976
Regine
movieFriday Foster
1975
Friday Foster
movieBucktown
1975
Aretha
movieSheba, Baby
1975
Sheba Shayne
movieFoxy Brown
1974
Foxy Brown
movieThe Arena
1974
Mamawi
movieScream Blacula Scream
1973
Lisa Fortier
movieCoffy
1973
Coffy
movieBlack Mama, White Mama
1973
Lee Daniels
movieHit Man
1972
Gozelda
movieThe Big Bird Cage
1972
Blossom
movieThe Twilight People
1972
Ayesa, the Panther Woman
movieWomen in Cages
1971
Alabama
movieBeyond the Valley of the Dolls
1970
Fourth Woman
