Pam Grier
Acting
Born: May 26, 1949 (age 77) · Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Jackie Brown
1997
Mars Attacks!
1996
Smallville
2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
This Is Us
2016
Escape from L.A.
1996
Larry Crowne
2011
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991
Ghosts of Mars
2001
The Man with the Iron Fists
2012
Bob's Burgers
2011
Photos (15)
Movies (77)
Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown
Mars Attacks!
Louise Williams
The Man with the Iron Fists
Jane
Above the Law
Delores 'Jacks' Jackson
Escape from L.A.
Hershe Las Palamas
Ghosts of Mars
Commander Helena Braddock
Jawbreaker
Detective Vera Cruz
Larry Crowne
Frances
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
Majorie Washburn
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Ms. Wardroe
The Package
Ruth Butler
Fort Apache, the Bronx
Charlotte
The Arena
Mamawi
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Fourth Woman
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Flura Nash
Fortress 2
Susan Mendenhall
In Too Deep
Det. Angela Wilson
Just Wright
Janice Wright
Cleveland Abduction
Carla
Foxy Brown
Foxy Brown
Holy Smoke
Carol
Coffy
Coffy
Class of 1999
Ms. Connors
Snow Day
Tina
The Big Doll House
Grear
Posse
Phoebe
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Dust Witch
Greased Lightning
Mary Jones
Poms
Olive
Black Mama, White Mama
Lee Daniels
Bad Grandmas
Coralee
Mystery Cuddlers
Juniper
Bones
Pearl
Mafia
James Womack
The Allnighter
Sargeant McLeish
Scream Blacula Scream
Lisa Fortier
Drum
Regine
Tough Enough
Myra
3 A.M.
George
Women in Cages
Alabama
The Big Bird Cage
Blossom
Sheba, Baby
Sheba Shayne
A Christmas Wish
Mary
Feast of All Saints
Suzette Lermontant
Original Gangstas
Laurie Thompson
Friday Foster
Friday Foster
Back in the Day
Mrs. Cooper
No Tomorrow
Diane
Stand Alone
Cathryn Bolan
The Vindicator
Hunter
Fakin' Da Funk
Annabelle Lee
Love the Hard Way
Linda Fox
Badge of the Assassin
Alexandra 'Alie' Horn
Ladies of the House
Birdie
Bucktown
Aretha
Cool Breeze
Mona
First to Die
Claire Washburn
On the Edge
Cara
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
Detective Barrick
Cinnamon
Mama
Serial Killer
Capt. Maggie Davis
The Twilight People
Ayesa, the Panther Woman
The Invited
Zelda
Hit Man
Gozelda
Being Rose
Lily
Badass Supermama
(archive footage)
As We Know It
Beverly Jones
Kings of Cult
(archive footage)
Family Blessings
Mrs. Quincy
Wilder
Detective Della Wilder
Hayley Wagner, Star
Sam
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
Pam Grier
Bad Girls Behind Bars
Alabama (archive footage)
Twilight of Love
Sandra
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
Linda Holman
Strip Search
Janette
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
Narrator (voice)
TV Shows (27)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Assistant US Attorney Claudia Williams · 2 eps
Smallville
Amanda Waller · 3 eps
Bob's Burgers
Evelyn (voice) · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Cynthia Wilbur · 2 eps
Miami Vice
1984
Miami Vice
Valerie Gordon · 2 eps
This Is Us
Grandma · 2 eps
Knots Landing
Lieutenant Guthrie · 2 eps
The Cosby Show
Samantha · 1 eps
Night Court
Benet Collins · 2 eps
The Wild Thornberrys
Mother Springbok (voice) · 1 eps
The Great North
Neckbone (voice) · 1 eps
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Janice · 1 eps
The L Word
Kit Porter · 71 eps
Martin
Pam Grier · 1 eps
Justice League
My'ria'h (voice) · 2 eps
Crime Story
Suzanne Terry · 4 eps
Monsters
Matilde · 1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Nightingale (voice) · 1 eps
The Wayans Bros.
Erica · 1 eps
Them
Athena · 8 eps
Bless This Mess
Constance · 26 eps
Strange Frequency
1 eps
Roots: The Next Generations
Francey · 1 eps
Frank's Place
Neema Sharone · 1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
Pacific Station
Grace Ballard · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (35)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · 1 eps
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist · 5 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
Sherri
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Intimate Portrait
Self · 1 eps
People's Choice Awards
Self · 1 eps
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
Self · 1 eps
Breakdown: 1975
Self (archive footage)
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Self
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self (archive footage)
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Self
Beautiful Like a Poem
Self (archive footage)
Corman's World
Self - Actress
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
MADtv
Self · 1 eps
MADtv
self · 1 eps
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Self
The Way Things Seem to Be
Self
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self
Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1
Self
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
Self
BaadAsssss Cinema
Self
All Saints: The Video
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Self
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
Self (archive footage)
Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man
Self
Afro Promo
Self (archive footage)
How It Feels to Be Free
Self (archival footage)
