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Pam Grier

Film Actress / Television Actress / Stage Actress / Aikidoka / Actress | * 05/26/1949 (74) | Winston-Salem, North Carolina (United States of America (USA))
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Pamela Suzette Grier (born May 26, 1949) is an American actress and singer. Described by many 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 ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Comedies

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Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan — w ...

Jackie Brown

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1997 | 3.7/5 | 2h 34min
Crime, Thriller, Drama
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A voluptuous black woman takes a job as a high-class prostitute in order to get revenge on the mobsters who murdered her boyfriend. ...

Foxy Brown

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1974 | 3.2/5 | 1h 34min
Thriller, Action, Crime
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After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobst ...

Coffy

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1973 | 3.4/5 | 1h 30min
Action, Thriller, Crime
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In 2176, a Martian police unit is sent to pick up a highly dangerous criminal at a remote mining post. Upon arrival, the cops find the post deserted and something far more dangerous than any criminal ...

Ghosts of Mars

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2001 | 2.6/5 | 1h 38min
Action, Horror, Science Fiction
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Movies with Pam Grier as Actress(90)

as Mama2023 Cinnamon
2023 Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
as Self (archival footage)2021 How It Feels to Be Free
as herself2020 Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as herself2020 Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
as Mary2019 A Christmas Wish
as Self (archive footage)2019 QT8: The First Eight
as Self (archive footage)2019 Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
as Olive2019 Poms
as Lily2017 Being Rose
as Coralee2017 Bad Grandmas
as (archive footage)2015 Kings of Cult
as Carla2015 Cleveland Abduction
as Self (archive footage)2013 Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as herself2012 Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
as Jane2012 The Man with the Iron Fists
as Detective Barrick2012 Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
as Frances2011 Larry Crowne
as James Womack2011 Mafia
as Self - Actress2011 Corman's World
as herself2010 Machete Maidens Unleashed!
as Zelda2010 The Invited
as Janice Wright2010 Just Wright
2010 Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1
as Birdie2008 Ladies of the House
as Mrs. Cooper2005 Back in the Day
as Claire Washburn2003 1st to Die
as herself2003 A Decade Under the Influence
as Self (archive footage)2003 Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
as Linda Fox2003 Love the Hard Way
as herself2002 Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
as herself2002 BaadAsssss Cinema
as Flura Nash2002 The Adventures of Pluto Nash
as Pearl2001 Bones
as Commander Helena Braddock2001 Ghosts of Mars
as herself2001 It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
as George2001 3 A.M.
as Suzette Lermontant2001 Feast of All Saints
as Tina2000 Snow Day
as Detective Della Wilder2000 Slow Burn
as Susan Mendenhall2000 Fortress 2
as Sam1999 Hayley Wagner, Star
as Detective Vera Cruz1999 Jawbreaker
as Det. Angela Wilson1999 In Too Deep
as Carol1999 Holy Smoke
as Diane1999 No Tomorrow
as Mrs. Quincy1998 Family Blessings
as herself1998 Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
as Janette1997 Strip Search
as Annabelle Lee1997 Fakin' Da Funk
as Jackie Brown1997 Jackie Brown
as Self (archive footage)1997 Afro Promo
1996 Badass Supermama
as Hershe Las Palamas1996 Escape from L.A.
as Laurie Thompson1996 Original Gangstas
as Louise Williams1996 Mars Attacks!
as Capt. Maggie Davis1995 Serial Killer
as Phoebe1993 Posse
as Linda Holman1992 A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
as Ms. Wardroe1991 Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
as Ms. Connors1990 Class of 1999
as Ruth Butler1989 The Package
as Delores 'Jacks' Jackson1988 Above the Law
as Sgt. McLeesh1987 The Allnighter
as Cara1986 On the Edge
as Hunter1986 The Vindicator
as Alexandra 'Alie' Horn1985 Badge of the Assassin
as Cathryn Bolan1985 Stand Alone
as Valerie Gordon1985 Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son
as Myra1983 Tough Enough
as Dust Witch1983 Something Wicked This Way Comes
as Charlotte1981 Fort Apache, the Bronx
as Mary Jones1977 Greased Lightning
as Sandra1977 Twilight of Love
as Regine1976 Drum
as Friday Foster1975 Friday Foster
as Sheba Shayne1975 Sheba, Baby
as Aretha1975 Bucktown
as Foxy Brown1974 Foxy Brown
as Mamawi1974 The Arena
as Lee Daniels1973 Black Mama, White Mama
as "Coffy" Coffin1973 Coffy
as Lisa Fortier1973 Scream Blacula Scream
as Ayesa, the Panther Woman1972 The Twilight People
as Gozelda (as Pamela Grier)1972 Hit Man
as Mona (as Pamela Grier)1972 Cool Breeze
as Blossom1972 The Big Bird Cage
as Grear1971 The Big Doll House
as Alabama1971 Women in Cages
as Fourth Woman (as Pamela Grier)1970 Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

TV Shows/Series with Pam Grier as Actress(27)

as Constance2019 Bless This Mess
as Grandma2016 This Is Us
as herself2009 Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Kit Porter2004 The L Word
as Dr. Lewis2001 Night Visions
as Amanda Waller2001 Smallville
as My'ria'h (voice)2001 Justice League
as Assistant US Attorney Claudia Williams1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Self - Guest1999 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Eleanor Braithwaite Winthrop1998 Linc's
as Mother Springbok (voice)1998 The Wild Thornberrys
as herself1997 The View
1996 E! True Hollywood Story
as herself1996 The Daily Show
as Erica1995 The Wayans Bros.
as Self - Guest Host1995 MADtv
1993 The Sinbad Show
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1992 Martin
as Janice1990 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Suzanne Terry1986 Crime Story
as Benet Collins1984 Night Court
1984 Miami Vice
as Valerie Gordon1984 Miami Vice
as Francey1979 Roots: The Next Generations
1979 Knots Landing
as Cynthia Wilbur1977 The Love Boat

Movies with Pam Grier as Crew(1)

Crew/Thanks1990 Chicago Joe and the Showgirl

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Full Name: Pamela Suzette Grier
Born: Thursday, 05/26 1949 (May) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 74 years + 335 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: East High School, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Net worth estimate: 10,000,000 USD
Other names for Pam Grier (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Pam Greer"
"Pamela Grier"
"Pamela Suzette Grier"
Pam Grier frequently works together with these people:
Bob Minor (13x, Crew)
Isabella Rose Landau (11x, Actress)
Quentin Tarantino (10x, Actor)
Roger Corman (10x, Crew)
Dick Wolf (10x, Crew)
Sid Haig (9x, Actor)
Jack Hill (9x, Crew)
Todd Slavkin (9x, Crew)
Martin Lawrence (8x, Actor)
Snoop Dogg (8x, Actor)
Brian Peterson (8x, Crew)
Lou Martini Jr. (8x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:839, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/05/2024