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