Pam Grier
Born May 26, 1949, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Pam Grier is more than just a woman, she's an icon. Any time you see a woman kicking ass in movies, you can thank her.
Have no fear. Pam Grier... is here.
—Trailer for Foxy Brown
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She is so iconic as an action girl that Quentin Tarantino wrote Jackie Brown so that she could play the lead role.
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Pam Grier is the Trope Codifier for:
- Action Girl - in film.
Pam Grier has performed in the following roles:
Film:
- Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970): Partygoer
- The Big Doll House (1971): Grear
- Women in Cages (1971): Alabama
- The Twilight People (1972): Ayesa
- Cool Breeze (1972): Mona
- The Big Bird Cage (1972): Blossom
- Hit Man (1972): Gozelda
- Black Mama White Mama (1973): Lee Daniels
- Coffy (1973): Nurse Flower Child 'Coffy' Coffin
- Scream Blacula Scream (1973): Lisa Fortier
- The Arena (1974): Mamawi
- Foxy Brown (1974): Foxy Brown
- Sheba, Baby (1975): Sheba Shayne
- Bucktown (1975): Aretha
- Friday Foster (1975): Friday Foster
- Drum (1976): Regine
- Twilight of Love (1977): Sandra
- Greased Lightning (1977): Mary Jones
- Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981): Charlotte
- Tough Enough (1983): Myra
- Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983): Dust Witch
- Stand Alone (1985): Cathryn Bolan
- Badge of the Assassin (1985, television film): Alexandra Horn
- The Vindicator (1986): Hunter
- On the Edge (1986): Cora
- The Allnighter (1987): Sgt. McLeesh
- Above the Law (1988): Detective Delores 'Jacks' Jackson
- The Package (1989): Ruth Butler
- Class of 1999 (1990): Ms. Connors
- Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991): Ms. Wardroe
- A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story (1992, television film): Linda Holman
- Posse (1993): Phoebe
- Original Gangstas (1996): Laurie Thompson
- Escape from L.A. (1996): Jack 'Carjack' Malone / Hershe Las Palmas
- Mars Attacks! (1996): Louise Williams
- Strip Search (1997): Janette
- Fakin' da Funk (1997): Annabelle Lee
- Jackie Brown (1997): Jackie Brown
- Family Blessings (1998, television film): Mrs. Quincy
- Jawbreaker (1999): Det. Vera Cruz
- No Tomorrow (1999): Diane
- In Too Deep (1999): Det. Angela Wilson
- Holy Smoke! (1999): Carol
- Hayley Wagner, Star (1999, television film): Sam
- Snow Day (2000): Tina
- Fortress 2: Re-Entry (2000): Susan Mendenhall
- Wilder (2000): Detective Della Wilder
- 3 A.M. (2001): George
- Love the Hard Way (2001): Linda
- Ghosts of Mars (2001): Commander Helena Braddock
- Bones (2001): Pearl
- The Feast of All Saints (2001, television film): Suzzette Lermontant
- The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002): Flura Nash
- Baby of the Family (2002): Mrs. Williams
- First to Die (2003, television film): Claire Washburn
- Back in the Day (2005): Mrs. Cooper
- Ladies of the House (2008, television film): Roberta "Birdie" Marchand
- Just Wright (2010): Janice Wright
- The Invited (2010): Zelda
- Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010): Herself
- Larry Crowne (2011): Frances
- Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011): Herself
- Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day (2012): Detective Barrick
- The Man with the Iron Fists (2012): Jane
- Mafia (2012): James Womack
- Cleveland Abduction (2015, television film): Nurse Carla
- Bad Grandmas (2017): Coralee
- Being Rose (2017): Lily
- Poms (2019): Olive
- A Christmas Wish (2019, television film): Mary
- Cinnamon (2023): Mama
- Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (2023): Majorie Washburn
Live-Action TV:
- Roots: The Next Generations (1979, episode "Part IV (1917–1921)"): Francey
- The Love Boat (1980, episode "Kinfolk/Sis & the Slicker/Moonlight & Moonshine/Too Close for Comfort/The Affair: Part 1 & 2"): Cynthia Wilbur
- Miami Vice (1985–1990 seasons 1, 2, 5): Valerie Gordon
- Night Court (1986, episode "Hurricane: Part 1 & 2"): Benet Collins
- Crime Story (1986–1988): Suzanne Terry
- The Cosby Show (1987, episode "Planning Parenthood"): Samantha
- Frank's Place (1988, episode "Frank's Place – The Movie"): Neema Sharone
- Midnight Caller (1989, episode "Blood Red"): Susan Province
- Knots Landing (1990, season 12): Lieutenant Guthrie
- Monsters (1991, episode "Hostile Takeover"): Matilde
- Pacific Station (1992, episode "My Favorite Dad"): Grace Ballard
- In Living Color (1994, episode "Mrs. Ikefire"): Herself
- The Sinbad Show (1994, episode "The Telethon"): Lynn Montgomery
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1994, episode "M is for the Many Things She Gave Me"): Janice Robertson
- The Marshal (1995, episode "Rainbow Comix"): Marshal Vanetta Brown
- Martin (1995, episode "All the Players Came"): Herself
- Sparks (1996, episode "Pillow Talk"): Ms. Grayson
- The Wayans Bros. (1996, episode "Goin' to the Net"): Erica
- Mad TV (1998, episode "#3.25"): Host
- Linc's (1998–2000 ): Eleanor Winthrop
- For Your Love (1999, episode "The Sins of the Mother and... the Boyfriend"): Brenda
- Strange Frequency (2001, episode "Time Is on My Side"): ?
- Night Visions (2002, episode "Switch"): Dr. Lewis
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2002–2003, 2 episodes): Asst. US Attorney Claudia Williams
- The L Word (2004–2009): Kit Porter
- Smallville (2010, season 9): Amanda Waller
- This Is Us (2018–2019, two episodes): Grandma
- Bless This Mess (2019–2020): Constance Terry
Music Videos:
- "Doggy Dogg World" (Snoop Dogg, 1994): Foxy Brown
Video Games:
- Grand Theft Auto V (2013): Herself (DJ on the in-game radio station "The Lowdown 91.1")
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare ("Shaolin Shuffle" DLC, 2017): Herself
Western Animation:
- Pinky and the Brain (1998, episode "Inherit the Wheeze"): Julie Auburn
- The Wild Thornberrys (1999, episode "Stick Your Neck Out"): Mother Springbok
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1999, episode "The Empress' Nightingale"): The Empress' Nightingale
- Justice League (2002, episode "A Knight of Shadows"): My'ria'h
- The Great North (2022, episode "Slide & Wet-Judice Adventure"): Neckbone
Discography:
- "Long Time Woman" (1971, single from the film The Big Doll House)
- Communication (Bobby Womack, 1971): backing vocals
- Understanding (Bobby Womack, 1972): backing vocals
Works written by Pam Grier include:
- Foxy: My Life in Three Acts (2010)
Pam Grier provides examples of the following tropes:
- Action Girl: Before Ellen Ripley and Sarah Connor codified this trope in movies, she pretty much defined it.
- Badass
- Blaxploitation: She and Tamara Dobson became the genre's leading actresses.
- Hot Chick in a Badass Suit: Two Words: Jackie Brown.
- Ms. Fanservice: Her boobs were an important part of a whole generation of men's puberties.
- One of Us: a self-described bookish nerd in real life. The Mars Attacks! role appealed to her because of the comics she grew up reading.
- Sassy Black Woman