Pam Grier

Birthplace: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Birthday: May 26, 1949

Voluptuous African-American leading lady and second lead of the 1970s and 80s who primarily appeared in low-budget exploitation and Blaxploitation movies. Grier burst on the scene as one of a bevy of sexy inmates harassed by a sadistic prison warden in "The Big Doll House" (1971). She followed with starring roles in a slew of Black-oriented action pictures that juxtaposed her apparent femininity with an extremely violent streak in flicks like "Hit Man" (1972), "Sheba Baby" (1975), "Bucktown" (1975), and a…more

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Women & the Badge
Linc's
Eleanor Braithwaite Winthrop
Ladies of the House
Birdie
Intimate Portrait: Pam Grier
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James Patterson's First to Die
Clare Washburn

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Career Milestones

2004
Played the sister of Jennifer Beals' character in the showtime series "The L Word," a story about the lives and loves of a group of lesbian friends
2003
Along with Adrien Brody and Jon Seda, co-starred in the crime drama "Love The Hard Way"
2002
Co-starred in "The Adventures of Pluto Nash"
2001
Appeared with Snoop Dogg in "Bones"
2001
Had co-starring role in "Ghosts of Mars"