Pam Grier
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
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).
Born
May 26, 1949
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
100 acting
1 crew
Popularity
2.1
Known For
Mars Attacks!
1996
as Louise Williams
Jackie Brown
1997
as Jackie Brown
Escape from L.A.
1996
as Hershe Las Palamas
Above the Law
1988
as Delores 'Jacks' Jackson
Jawbreaker
1999
as Detective Vera Cruz
The Man with the Iron Fists
2012
as Jane
Ghosts of Mars
2001
as Commander Helena Braddock
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991
as Ms. Wardroe
Coffy
1973
as Coffy
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
2023
as Majorie Washburn
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