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  1. Apr 2, 2022 · In the 1970s, Pam Grier made a name for herself as the lead of many blaxploitation films, including the hits Coffy and Foxy Brown.A couple of decades later, in 1997, she took on one of her most significant roles: the titular character in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown, which paid homage to her early career.

  2. Pamela Suzette Grier (born May 26, 1949) is an American actress. Described by 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 ...

  3. Apr 22, 1988 · Above the Law: Directed by Andrew Davis. With Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Henry Silva, Ron Dean. A former Special Operations Vietnam vet works as a Chicago cop, and uncovers C.I.A. wrongdoing.

  4. May 11, 2024 · The great Pam Grier stars in season two of Amazon Prime's "Them: The Scare." She speaks to NPR's Scott Simon about her show, her career, and Black representation in Hollywood.

  5. Jul 19, 2019 · NEW YORK — Pam Grier's role as the owner of a hardware store in rural Nebraska in the ABC sitcom Bless This Mess isn't a complete departure for the film legend: She lives in rural Colorado and ...

  6. Dec 23, 2021 · Pam Grier plays the young man's mom, and she is a perfect straight character to all of the wacky shenanigans going on around her. Considering her popularity within the Blaxploitation genre, Grier was a perfect choice for the film and lent a bit of credibility to it as well.

  7. Jan 20, 2021 · Pamela Suzette Grier is born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on May 26, 1949. 1949. 1967. Enrolls in Denver’s Metropolitan State College. Places second runner-up in the 1967 Miss Colorado pageant.