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 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).

Nacimiento: 1949-05-26, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Valoración en CMNetwork Actors: 3,4 de 5

En CMNetwork Actors

Them como Athena

Conocido por

Jackie Brown (1997) — Jackie Brown
Mars Attacks! (1996) — Louise Williams
Smallville (2001) — Amanda Waller
The L Word (2004) — Kit Porter
El hombre de los puños de hierro (2012) — Jane
Ley y orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales (1999) — Assistant US Attorney Claudia Williams
El alucinante viaje de Bill y Ted (1991) — Ms. Wardroe
2013: Rescate en L.A. (1996) — Hershe Las Palamas

Filmografía

Faith — Linda
Baby of the Family — Mrs. Williams
Mystery Cuddlers (2024) — Juniper
As We Know It (2023) — Beverly Jones
Cementerio de animales: Los orígenes (2023) — Majorie Washburn
Cinnamon (2023) — Mama
Ellos (2021) — Athena
The Great North (2021) — Neckbone (voz)
A Christmas Wish (2019) — Mary
Mejor que nunca (2019) — Olive
Bless This Mess (2019) — Constance
Being Rose (2017) — Lily
Bad Grandmas (2017) — Coralee
This Is Us (2016) — Grandma
Los secuestros de Cleveland (2015) — Carla
El hombre de los puños de hierro (2012) — Jane
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day (2012) — Detective Barrick
Larry Crowne, nunca es tarde (2011) — Frances
Bob's Burgers (2011) — Evelyn (voz)
Mafia (2011) — James Womack
Jugada perfecta (2010) — Janice Wright
The Invited (2010) — Zelda
Ladies of the House (2008) — Birdie
Cuentas pendientes (2005) — Mrs. Cooper
The L Word (2004) — Kit Porter
Amar al límite (2003) — Linda Fox
El coleccionista de novias (2003) — Claire Washburn
Pluto Nash (2002) — Flura Nash
La liga de la justicia (2001) — My'ria'h (voz)
Feast of All Saints (2001) — Suzette Lermontant
Bones (2001) — Pearl
Smallville (2001) — Amanda Waller
Strange Frequency (2001)
Fantasmas de Marte (2001) — Commander Helena Braddock
3 A.M. (2001) — George
Cómplices (2000) — Detective Della Wilder
Fortaleza infernal 2 (2000) — Susan Mendenhall
La fiesta de la nieve (2000) — Tina
No Tomorrow (1999) — Diane
Ley y orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales (1999) — Assistant US Attorney Claudia Williams
Hayley Wagner, Star (1999) — Sam
Holy Smoke (1999) — Carol
Juego de confidencias (1999) — Det. Angela Wilson
Caramelo asesino (1999) — Detective Vera Cruz
Bendición familiar (1998) — Mrs. Quincy
Los Thornberrys (1998) — Mother Springbok (voz)
Linc's (1998) — Eleanor Braithwaite Winthrop
Jackie Brown (1997) — Jackie Brown
Fakin' Da Funk (1997) — Annabelle Lee
Strip Search (1997) — Janette
Mars Attacks! (1996) — Louise Williams
2013: Rescate en L.A. (1996) — Hershe Las Palamas
Original Gangstas (Hot city) (1996) — Laurie Thompson
Badass Supermama (1996) — (archive footage)
En la boca del Infierno (1995) — Capt. Maggie Davis
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) — Nightingale (voz)
The Wayans Bros. (1995) — Erica
The Sinbad Show (1993)
Renegados (1993) — Phoebe
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story (1992) — Linda Holman
Martin (1992) — Pam Grier
Pacific Station (1991) — Grace Ballard
El alucinante viaje de Bill y Ted (1991) — Ms. Wardroe
El príncipe de Bel-Air (1990) — Janice
Curso 1999 (1990) — Ms. Connors
A la caza del lobo rojo (1989) — Ruth Butler
Monstruos (1988) — Matilde
Por encima de la ley (1988) — Delores 'Jacks' Jackson
Frank's Place (1987) — Neema Sharone
La noche de la graduación (1987) — Sargeant McLeish
Crime Story (1986) — Suzanne Terry
On the Edge (1986) — Cora
The Vindicator (1986) — Hunter
Stand Alone (1985) — Cathryn Bolan
Badge of the Assassin (1985) — Alexandra 'Alie' Horn
El show de Bill Cosby (1984) — Samantha
Corrupción en Miami (1984) — Valerie Gordon
Juzgado de guardia (1984) — Benet Collins
El Carnaval De Las Tinieblas (1983) — Dust Witch
El hombre más duro (1983) — Myra
Distrito apache: El Bronx (1981) — Charlotte
Knots Landing (1979) — Lieutenant Guthrie
Raíces: La nueva generación (1979) — Francey
Vacaciones en el mar (1977) — Cynthia Wilbur
Un loco al volante (1977) — Mary Jones
Solo cuando deseo (1977) — Sandra
Drum (1976) — Regine
Friday Foster (1975) — Friday Foster
Bucktown (1975) — Aretha
Amenaza en Chicago (1975) — Sheba Shayne
Foxy Brown (1974) — Foxy Brown
The Arena (1974) — Mamawi
Drácula negro II. Grita, Blácula, grita (1973) — Lisa Fortier
Coffy (1973) — Coffy
Mama negra, mama blanca (1973) — Lee Daniels
Hit Man (1972) — Gozelda
The Big Bird Cage (1972) — Blossom
Los hombres del ocaso (1972) — Ayesa, the Panther Woman
Cool Breeze (1972) — Mona
Women in Cages (1971) — Alabama
Cárcel de mujeres (1971) — Grear
El valle de los placeres (1970) — Fourth Woman