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Pam Grier

Pam Grier

American actress
Pamela Suzette Grier is an American actress and singer. Described by many 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.Wikipedia
BornMay 26, 1949
HometownWinston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Height5'8" (1.73m)
PartnerFreddie Prinze, Kevin L. Evans, Richard Pryor, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
ParentsGwendolyn Grier, Clarence Grier
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Pam Grier Brought Horses With Her to ‘The L Word’ Set

  • Just because a show is filming in another country doesn’t mean actors can’t bring personal items with them to set. Or in Pam Grier’s case, personal … horses. “I adore my horses because they keep my blood pressure down,” the legendary actress, 75, revealed exclusively in the latest edition of Us Weekly, on newsstands now.

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Pam Grier, action hero icon

She was a gun-toting goddess who made her name in blaxploitation films like "Coffy" and "Foxy Brown," and inspired director Quentin Tarantino to write a film especially for her. But action star Pam Grier proved to be more than just proficient at taking down drug dealers; she also beat cancer. The actress talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about starring in the Amazon Prime horror series "Them: The Scare," and why she agreed to work in a genre that she finds terrifying.
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MOVIES & TV SHOWS

Serial Killer
Serial Killer
R
1h 34min
1996
Stand Alone
Stand Alone
R
1h 34min
1976
Greased Lightning
Greased Lightning
PG
1h 36min
1975
Naked Warriors
Naked Warriors
R
1h 23min
1975
Twilight People
Twilight People
PG
1h 24min
1972
Cinnamon
Cinnamon
1h 31min
2023
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
R
1h 27min
2023
Back in the Day
Back in the Day
R
1h 43min
2004
3 a.m.
3 a.m.
TV-MA
1h 31min
2001
Wilder
Wilder
R
1h 37min
2000
Tough Enough
Tough Enough
PG
1h 46min
1983
The Big Bird Cage
The Big Bird Cage
R
1h 33min
1972
As We Know It
As We Know It
R
1h 24min
2023
Being Rose
Being Rose
1h 29min
2017
A Christmas Wish
A Christmas Wish
1h 30min
2019
Bless This Mess
Bless This Mess
0h 30min
2019
Being Rose
Being Rose
1h 29min
2019
Bad Grandmas
Bad Grandmas
1h 32min
2017
Cleveland Abduction
Cleveland Abduction
1h 28min
2015
The Invited
The Invited
1h 36min
2015
Mafia
Mafia
R
1h 21min
2013
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
PG-13
1h 41min
2012
Ladies of the House
Ladies of the House
1h 30min
2008
First to Die
First to Die
R
2h 30min
2003

AWARDS

YearAssociationsCategoryWorkResult
1998Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading RoleJackie BrownNominated
1998Golden GlobeBest Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or ComedyJackie BrownNominated
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