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Pamela Suzette Grier (born May 26, 1949) is an American actress and singer. Described by many as cinema's first female action star, [2] 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 .
Pam Grier. Actress: Jackie Brown. Pam Grier was born in Winston-Salem, NC, one of four children of Gwendolyn Sylvia (Samuels), a nurse, and Clarence Ransom Grier Jr., an Air Force mechanic. Pam has been a major African-American star from the early 1970s.
- January 1, 1
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- Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Learn about the life and career of Pam Grier, a major African-American star of blaxploitation films and other genres. Find out her birth date, height, family, trivia, quotes and more on IMDb.
- May 26, 1949
Mar 3, 2024 · From Coffy to Foxy Brown, these are the best Pam Grier films to celebrate the star's trail-blazing legacy.
- Daniela Gama
May 26, 2024 · Pam Grier, action hero icon 08:01 In the 1970s, the height of the blaxploitation film era, Pam Grier was the undisputed queen of the genre, and one of the few female lead action stars ever.
- CBS News
- Tracy Smith
- 8 min
Feb 8, 2023 · The actress reflects on her career in Blaxploitation films and beyond, and how she paved the way for Black representation on screen. She shares stories about her stunts, her Afro, her aunt, and working with Paul Newman and Quentin Tarantino.
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.
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