About
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...
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999
SmallvilleSeries • 2001
The Love BoatSeries • 1977
Bob's BurgersSeries • 2011
This Is UsSeries • 2016
Knots LandingSeries • 1979
Miami ViceSeries • 1984
Night CourtSeries • 1984
The Cosby ShowSeries • 1984
The Wild ThornberrysSeries • 1998
The Great NorthSeries • 2021
The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirSeries • 1990
MartinSeries • 1992
The L WordSeries • 2004
Crime StorySeries • 1986
The Wayans Bros.Series • 1995
Justice LeagueSeries • 2001
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeries • 1995
MonstersSeries • 1988
ThemSeries • 2021
Jackie BrownMovie • 1997
Mars Attacks!Movie • 1996
Bless This MessSeries • 2019
Escape from L.A.Movie • 1996