Pam Grier
Biografía
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).
Filmografía
The Way Things Seem to Be
Self (2026)
Mystery Cuddlers
Juniper (2024)
As We Know It
Beverly Jones (2023)
Cementerio de animales: Los orígenes
Majorie Washburn (2023)
Cinnamon
Mama (2023)
Sherri
Self - Guest (2022)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self (2022)
Ellos
Athena (2021)
Cómo es sentirse libre
Self (archival footage) (2021)
The Great North
Neckbone (voice) (2021)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage) (2021)
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Self (2020)
Beautiful Like a Poem
Self (archive footage) (2020)
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self (2020)
A Christmas Wish
Mary (2019)
El programa de Kelly Clarkson
Self (2019)
Mejor que nunca
Olive (2019)
Bless This Mess
Constance (2019)
Being Rose
Lily (2017)
Bad Grandmas
Coralee (2017)
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
Self (archive footage) (2016)
This Is Us
Grandma (2016)
Kings of Cult
(archive footage) (2015)
Los secuestros de Cleveland
Carla (2015)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self (archive footage) (2013)
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Self (2013)
El hombre de los puños de hierro
Jane (2012)
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
Detective Barrick (2012)
El mundo de Roger Corman
Self - Actress (2011)
Larry Crowne, nunca es tarde
Frances (2011)
Bob's Burgers
Evelyn (voice) (2011)
Mafia
James Womack (2011)
Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1
Self (2010)
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Self (2010)
Jugada perfecta
Janice Wright (2010)
The Invited
Zelda (2010)
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest (2009)
Ladies of the House
Birdie (2008)
Bad Girls Behind Bars
Alabama (archive footage) (2005)
Cuentas pendientes
Mrs. Cooper (2005)
The L Word
Kit Porter (2004)
Una década bajo la influencia
Self (2003)
Amar al límite
Linda Fox (2003)
El coleccionista de novias
Claire Washburn (2003)
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
Self (2002)
Pluto Nash
Flura Nash (2002)
BaadAsssss Cinema
Self (2002)
La liga de la justicia
My'ria'h (voice) (2001)
Feast of All Saints
Suzette Lermontant (2001)
Bones
Pearl (2001)
Smallville
Amanda Waller (2001)
Fantasmas de Marte
Commander Helena Braddock (2001)
3 A.M.
George (2001)
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Self (2001)
Cómplices
Detective Della Wilder (2000)
Fortaleza infernal 2
Susan Mendenhall (2000)
La fiesta de la nieve
Tina (2000)
No Tomorrow
Diane (1999)
Ley y orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales
Assistant US Attorney Claudia Williams (1999)
Hayley Wagner, Star
Sam (1999)
Holy Smoke
Carol (1999)
Juego de confidencias
Det. Angela Wilson (1999)
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest (1999)
Caramelo asesino
Detective Vera Cruz (1999)
Bendición familiar
Mrs. Quincy (1998)
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
Pam Grier (1998)
All Saints: The Video
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) (1998)
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist (1998)
Linc's
Eleanor Braithwaite Winthrop (1998)
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
Narrator (voice) (1998)
Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown (1997)
The View
Self (1997)
Fakin' Da Funk
Annabelle Lee (1997)
Strip Search
Janette (1997)
Afro Promo
Self (archive footage) (1997)
Mars Attacks!
Louise Williams (1996)
E! True Hollywood Story
(1996)
Escape from L.A.
Hershe Las Palamas (1996)
The Daily Show
Self - Guest (1996)
Original Gangstas (Hot city)
Laurie Thompson (1996)
Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man
Self (1996)
Badass Supermama
(archive footage) (1996)
MADtv
Self - Guest Host (1995)
En la boca del Infierno
Capt. Maggie Davis (1995)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Nightingale (voice) (1995)
The Wayans Bros.
Erica (1995)
The Sinbad Show
(1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest (1993)
Posse
Phoebe (1993)
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
Linda Holman (1992)
Martin
Pam Grier (1992)
Pacific Station
Grace Ballard (1991)
El alucinante viaje de Bill y Ted
Ms. Wardroe (1991)
El príncipe de Bel-Air
Janice (1990)
Curso 1999
Ms. Connors (1990)
A la caza del lobo rojo
Ruth Butler (1989)
Por encima de la ley
Delores 'Jacks' Jackson (1988)
Frank's Place
Neema Sharone (1987)
La noche de la graduación
Sgt. McLeesh (1987)
Crime Story
Suzanne Terry (1986)
On the Edge
Cara (1986)
The Vindicator
Hunter (1986)
Stand Alone
Cathryn Bolan (1985)
Badge of the Assassin
Alexandra 'Alie' Horn (1985)
El show de Bill Cosby
Samantha (1984)
Corrupción en Miami
Valerie Gordon (1984)
Juzgado de guardia
Benet Collins (1984)
El Carnaval De Las Tinieblas
Dust Witch (1983)
El hombre más duro
Myra (1983)
Distrito apache: El Bronx
Charlotte (1981)
Knots Landing
Lieutenant Guthrie (1979)
Raíces: La nueva generación
Francey (1979)
Vacaciones en el mar
Cynthia Wilbur (1977)
Un loco al volante
Mary Jones (1977)
La notte dell'alta marea
Sandra (1977)
Drum
Regine (1976)
Friday Foster
Friday Foster (1975)
Bucktown
Aretha (1975)
Amenaza en Chicago
Sheba Shayne (1975)
People's Choice Awards
Self (1975)
Foxy Brown
Foxy Brown (1974)
The Arena
Mamawi (1974)
¡Grita Blácula grita!
Lisa Fortier (1973)
Coffy
Coffy (1973)
Mama negra, mama blanca
Lee Daniels (1973)
Hit Man
Gozelda (1972)
The Big Bird Cage
Blossom (1972)
Los hombres del ocaso
Ayesa, the Panther Woman (1972)
Cool Breeze
Mona (1972)
Women in Cages
Alabama (1971)
Cárcel de mujeres
Grear (1971)
El valle de los placeres
Fourth Woman (1970)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self (1962)
Intimate Portrait
Self
The Wild Thornberrys
Mother Springbok (voice)