Acting
Pam Grier
Born May 26, 1949 · Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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).
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Acting
Diggin’ Up "Bones"
The Way Things Seem to Be
2026
Documentary
Breakdown: 1975
2025
Documentary
Mystery Cuddlers
2024
Animation · Comedy · Mystery
As We Know It
2023
Comedy · Horror · Romance
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
2023
Horror
Cinnamon
2023
Thriller · Crime · Drama
Them
2021
Drama · Mystery · Crime
How It Feels to Be Free
2021
Documentary
The Great North
2021
Animation · Comedy
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020
Documentary
Beautiful Like a Poem
2020
Documentary
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
Documentary · Horror
A Christmas Wish
2019
Romance · Comedy · Drama
Poms
2019
Comedy · Drama
Bless This Mess
2019
Comedy
Being Rose
2017
Drama
Bad Grandmas
2017
Action · Comedy · Crime
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
2016
Documentary
This Is Us
2016
Drama
Kings of Cult
2015
Documentary
Cleveland Abduction
2015
Crime · TV Movie · Drama
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
Documentary
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
2013
Documentary
The Man with the Iron Fists
2012
Action
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
2012
Drama
Corman's World
2011
Documentary
Larry Crowne
2011
Comedy · Romance · Drama
Bob's Burgers
2011
Animation · Comedy
Mafia
2011
Action · Crime
Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1
2010
Documentary
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010
Documentary
Just Wright
2010
Romance · Comedy
The Invited
2010
Horror
Ladies of the House
2008
Drama · TV Movie
Bad Girls Behind Bars
2005
Action · Comedy · Documentary
Back in the Day
2005
Crime · Drama
The L Word
2004
Drama · Soap
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
Documentary
Love the Hard Way
2003
Romance · Drama · Crime
First to Die
2003
Action · Thriller · TV Movie
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
2002
Documentary
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002
Action · Comedy · Science Fiction
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002
Action · Documentary
Justice League
2001
Action & Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Feast of All Saints
2001
Romance · Drama
Bones
2001
Horror · Thriller · Crime
Smallville
2001
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Strange Frequency
2001
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy
Ghosts of Mars
2001
Action · Horror · Science Fiction
3 A.M.
2001
Crime · Drama · Mystery
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
2001
Documentary
Wilder
2000
Thriller
Fortress 2
2000
Science Fiction · Action
Snow Day
2000
Comedy · Family · Adventure
No Tomorrow
1999
Action
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Hayley Wagner, Star
1999
Comedy · TV Movie
Holy Smoke
1999
Comedy · Drama
In Too Deep
1999
Drama · Action · Thriller
Jawbreaker
1999
Comedy · Crime · Thriller
Family Blessings
1998
Drama · Romance · TV Movie
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
1998
Documentary
All Saints: The Video
1998
Music
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
Animation · Comedy · Action & Adventure
Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
1998
Documentary
Jackie Brown
1997
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Fakin' Da Funk
1997
Comedy · Drama
Strip Search
1997
Action · Crime
Afro Promo
1997
Documentary
Mars Attacks!
1996
Comedy · Fantasy · Science Fiction
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Documentary
Escape from L.A.
1996
Action · Thriller · Science Fiction
Original Gangstas
1996
Action · Drama · Crime
Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man
1996
Comedy · Documentary · TV Movie
Badass Supermama
1996
Serial Killer
1995
Thriller
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Animation
The Wayans Bros.
1995
Comedy
Posse
1993
Action · Adventure · Western
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
1992
TV Movie · Drama
Martin
1992
Comedy · Drama
Pacific Station
1991
Comedy
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991
Adventure · Comedy · Fantasy
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Comedy · Family
Class of 1999
1990
Science Fiction · Action
The Package
1989
Thriller · Action
Monsters
1988
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery · Comedy
Above the Law
1988
Action · Crime
Frank's Place
1987
Drama · Comedy
The Allnighter
1987
Comedy · Romance
Crime Story
1986
Crime · Drama · Action & Adventure
On the Edge
1986
Drama
The Vindicator
1986
Action · Horror · Science Fiction
Stand Alone
1985
Action · Drama
Badge of the Assassin
1985
Drama · Action · TV Movie
The Cosby Show
1984
Comedy · Family
Miami Vice
1984
Crime · Drama
Night Court
1984
Comedy
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983
Fantasy · Mystery · Horror
Tough Enough
1983
Action · Drama · Romance
Fort Apache, the Bronx
1981
Crime · Drama · Action
Knots Landing
1979
Drama · Soap
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
Drama
The Love Boat
1977
Drama · Comedy
Greased Lightning
1977
Action · Comedy · Drama
Twilight of Love
1977
Drama
Drum
1976
History · Action · Thriller
Friday Foster
1975
Action · Thriller
Bucktown
1975
Action · Crime · Drama
Sheba, Baby
1975
Action · Drama · Thriller
Foxy Brown
1974
Action · Crime · Thriller
The Arena
1974
Action · Adventure
Scream Blacula Scream
1973
Horror · Fantasy
Coffy
1973
Crime · Thriller · Drama
Black Mama, White Mama
1973
Action · Crime · Thriller
Hit Man
1972
Action · Crime
The Big Bird Cage
1972
Action · Crime · Drama
The Twilight People
1972
Science Fiction · Horror
Cool Breeze
1972
Action · Crime
Women in Cages
1971
Action · Crime · Drama
The Big Doll House
1971
Action · Drama
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
1970
Comedy · Drama · Music