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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 is a pioneer of African-American action cinema, starring in films like Coffy, Foxy Brown and Jackie Brown. IMDb provides her personal and professional details, photos, videos, credits, awards and more.
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- Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Learn about the life and career of Pam Grier, a major African-American star from the early 1970s who appeared in action films such as Coffy, Foxy Brown and Jackie Brown. Find out her birth date, height, family, trivia, quotes and more on IMDb.
- May 26, 1949
Mar 3, 2024 · A tribute to the iconic actress who starred in Blaxploitation films and other genres. See the list of her best movies, from Sheba, Baby to Mars Attacks!, and learn about her impact on cinema history.
- Daniela Gama
Feb 26, 2024 · Long before Angelina Jolie or Lupita Nyong'o were some of Hollywood's go-to female action stars, Pam Grier was doing her own stunts, chasing bad guys and seeking vigilante justice in low-budget...
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- Vivian Rashotte
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.
Oct 25, 2022 · Once described by Quentin Tarantino as film’s first female action star, Pam Grier’s iconic rise found her righting wrongs, taking names, and becoming a beauty icon still impactful today.
