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Pam Grier

Pam Grier

Known for ActingBorn 1949-05-26 (age 77)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).Read more

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All Saints: The Video9.0
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All Saints: The Video

1998 · Movie

People's Choice Awards9.2
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People's Choice Awards

1975 · Series

This Is Us8.2
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This Is Us

2016 · Series

Justice League8.2
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Justice League

2001 · Series

Smallville8.2
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Smallville

2001 · Series

E! True Hollywood Story8.2
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E! True Hollywood Story

1996 · Series

Afro Promo8.0
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Afro Promo

1997 · Movie

A Decade Under the Influence7.9
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A Decade Under the Influence

2003 · Movie

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit7.9
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 · Series

Bob's Burgers7.8
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Bob's Burgers

2011 · Series

Kings of Cult7.7
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Kings of Cult

2015 · Movie

Crime Story8.0
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Crime Story

1986 · Series

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air7.9
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990 · Series

Them7.6
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Them

2021 · Series

Jackie Brown: How It Went Down7.7
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Jackie Brown: How It Went Down

2002 · Movie

The L Word7.7
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The L Word

2004 · Series

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story7.7
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A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

1992 · Movie

Hollywood Squares7.6
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Hollywood Squares

1998 · Series

Martin7.6
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Martin

1992 · Series

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time7.2
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Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time

2020 · Series

Celebrity Ghost Stories7.3
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Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009 · Series

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures7.4
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It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

2001 · Movie

Cleveland Abduction7.2
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Cleveland Abduction

2015 · Movie

Miami Vice7.5
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Miami Vice

1984 · Series

Jackie Brown7.4
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Jackie Brown

1997 · Movie

Roots: The Next Generations7.4
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Roots: The Next Generations

1979 · Series

Late Night with Conan O'Brien7.3
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993 · Series

Corman's World7.1
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Corman's World

2011 · Movie

The Wayans Bros.7.2
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The Wayans Bros.

1995 · Series

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic7.0
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Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

2013 · Movie

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson7.5
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Series

Night Court7.3
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Night Court

1984 · Series

The Great North6.9
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The Great North

2021 · Series

Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 17.0
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Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1

2010 · Movie

MADtv7.1
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MADtv

1995 · Series

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness6.8
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Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

2020 · Movie

Monsters7.1
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Monsters

1988 · Series

The Wild Thornberrys7.0
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The Wild Thornberrys

1998 · Series

Cinnamon6.6
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Cinnamon

2023 · Movie

Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking6.7
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Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking

2013 · Movie

The Cosby Show7.0
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The Cosby Show

1984 · Series

Poms6.6
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Poms

2019 · Movie

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies6.5
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Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

2020 · Movie

Machete Maidens Unleashed!6.6
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Machete Maidens Unleashed!

2010 · Movie

A Christmas Wish6.5
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A Christmas Wish

2019 · Movie

Knots Landing6.9
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Knots Landing

1979 · Series

Just Wright6.5
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Just Wright

2010 · Movie

As We Know It6.4
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As We Know It

2023 · Movie