Pam Grier
Ator
26 de maio de 1949 (76 anos)
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).
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).
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Filmografia
| 2025 | High Horse: The Black Cowboy · as Cast |
| 2023 | As We Know It · as Beverly JonesNo Plex |
| 2023 | Pet Sematary: Bloodlines · as Majorie Washburn |
| 2023 | Cinnamon · as Mama |
| 2021 | Them · as Athena |
| 2021 | The Great North · as Neckbone (voice) |
| 2019 | A Christmas Wish · as Mary |
| 2019 | Poms · as Olive |
| 2019 | Bless This Mess · as Constance |
| 2017 | Being Rose · as Lily |
| 2017 | Bad Grandmas · as Coralee |
| 2016 | This Is Us · as Grandma |
| 2016 | Bill & Ted Go to Hell · as Ms. Wardroe |
| 2015 | Kings of Cult · as (archive Footage) |
| 2015 | Cleveland Abduction · as Carla |
| 2012 | The Man with the Iron Fists · as Jane |
| 2012 | Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day · as Detective Barrick |
| 2012 | Mafia · as James WomackNo Plex |
| 2011 | Larry Crowne · as Frances |
| 2011 | Bob's Burgers · as Evelyn (voice) |
| 2010 | Just Wright · as Janice Wright |
| 2010 | The Invited · as Zelda |
| 2008 | Ladies of the House · as Birdie |
| 2008 | Sexo en serie · as Kit Porter |
| 2005 | Back in the Day · as Mrs. Cooper |
| 2005 | Bad Girls Behind Bars · as Alabama (archive Footage) |
| 2004 | The L Word · as Kit Porter |
| 2003 | 1st to Die · as Claire Washburn |
| 2002 | The Adventures of Pluto Nash · as Flura Nash |
| 2001 | Love the Hard Way · as Linda Fox |
| 2001 | Justice League · as My'ria'h (voice) |
| 2001 | The Feast of All Saints · as Suzette Lermontant |
| 2001 | Bones · as Pearl |
| 2001 | Ghosts of Mars · as Commander Helena Braddock |
| 2001 | Strange Frequency · as Cast |
| 2001 | Night Visions · as Dr. Lewis (segment: Switch)No Plex |
| 2001 | 3 A.M. · as George |
| 2001 | Smallville · as Amanda Waller |
| 2000 | Slow Burn · as Detective Della WilderNo Plex |
| 2000 | Fortress 2: Re-Entry · as Susan Mendenhall |
| 2000 | Snow Day · as Tina |
| 1999 | Holy Smoke · as Carol |
| 1999 | No Tomorrow · as Diane |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · as Assistant Us Attorney Claudia Williams |
| 1999 | Hayley Wagner, Star · as Sam |
| 1999 | In Too Deep · as Det. Angela Wilson |
| 1999 | Jawbreaker · as Detective Vera Cruz |
| 1998 | Family Blessings · as Mrs. Quincy |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys · as Mother Springbok (voice) |
| 1998 | Linc's · as Eleanor Braithwaite Winthrop |
| 1998 | For Your Love · as Brenda |
| 1997 | Jackie Brown · as Jackie BrownNo Plex |
| 1997 | Fakin' Da Funk · as Annabelle LeeNo Plex |
| 1997 | Strip Search · as Janette |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks! · as Louise WilliamsNo Plex |
| 1996 | Sparks · as Ms. Grayson |
| 1996 | Escape from L.A. · as Hershe Las Palamas |
| 1996 | Original Gangstas · as Laurie Thompson |
| 1996 | |
| 1995 | Serial Killer · as Capt. Maggie DavisNo Plex |
| 1995 | Pinky and the Brain · as Julie Auburn |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child · as Nightingale (voice) |
| 1995 | Murder Was the Case: The Movie · as Foxxxy Brown (segment: Doggy Dogg World) |
| 1995 | The Marshal · as Major Vanetta Brown |
| 1995 | The Wayans Bros. · as Erica |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | Posse · as Phoebe |
| 1992 | A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story · as Linda Holman |
| 1991 | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey · as Ms. Wardroe |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air · as Janice |
| 1990 | Class of 1999 · as Ms. ConnorsNo Plex |
| 1989 | The Package · as Ruth Butler |
| 1988 | Midnight Caller · as Susan Province |
| 1988 | Monsters · as MatildeNo Plex |
| 1988 | Above the Law · as Delores 'jacks' Jackson |
| 1987 | Frank's Place · as Neema Sharone |
| 1987 | The Allnighter · as Sgt. Mcleesh |
| 1986 | Crime Story · as Suzanne TerryNo Plex |
| 1986 | The Vindicator · as Hunter |
| 1985 | On the Edge · as Cara |
| 1985 | Badge of the Assassin · as Alexandra 'alie' Horn |
| 1985 | Stand Alone · as Cathryn BolanNo Plex |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show · as Samantha |
| 1984 | Miami Vice · as Valerie Gordon |
| 1984 | Night Court · as Benet Collins |
| 1983 | Something Wicked This Way Comes · as Dust Witch |
| 1983 | Tough Enough · as Myra |
| 1981 | Fort Apache the Bronx · as Charlotte |
| 1979 | Knots Landing · as Lieutenant GuthrieNo Plex |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations · as Francey |
| 1977 | Greased Lightning · as Mary Jones |
| 1977 | Twilight of Love · as Sandra |
| 1977 | The Love Boat · as Cynthia Wilbur |
| 1976 | Drum · as Regine |
| 1975 | Friday Foster · as Friday Foster |
| 1975 | Bucktown · as ArethaNo Plex |
| 1975 | 'Sheba, Baby' · as Sheba Shayne |
| 1974 | Foxy Brown · as Foxy Brown |
| 1974 | The Arena · as MamawiNo Plex |
| 1973 | Scream Blacula Scream · as Lisa Fortier |
| 1973 | Coffy · as Coffy |
| 1973 | Black Mama White Mama · as Lee Daniels |
| 1972 | Hit Man · as Gozelda |
| 1972 | Cool Breeze · as Mona |
| 1972 | The Big Bird Cage · as BlossomNo Plex |
| 1972 | The Twilight People · as Ayesa, The Panther Woman |
| 1971 | Women in Cages · as AlabamaNo Plex |
| 1971 | The Big Doll House · as GrearNo Plex |
| 1970 | Beyond the Valley of the Dolls · as Fourth Woman |