Pam Grier was born on May 26, 1949 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Pam made her feature film debut in the movie "Beyond The Valley of the Dolls." Her breakout role was the movie "Coffy." Pam became the Queen of blaxploitation films and became a cult figure after appearing in "Foxy Brown." She continued acting in tv and films throughout the 70's and 80's.

In the 1980's she made guest appearances in various tv shows such as "Miami Vice," "Night Court" and "Crime Story." In the 1990's she appeared in such films as "Mars Attacks!," "Posse" and "Original Gangstas" but it was the title role in Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown" that sealed her comeback. Her role in "Jackie Brown" earned Pam a Golden Globe Best Actress nomination.

During the 1990's Pam has guest starred in various tv shows including "The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air," "For Your Love," "Justice League" and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit." Pam currently stars in the Showtime series "The L Word."

Pam's film credits include the following:

• Untitled Ryan McKinney Project (2006)
• Back In The Day (2005)
• 1st To Die (2003)(Tv Movie)
• Baby of the Family (2002)
• The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
• Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints (2001)(Showtime Movie)
• Bones (2001)
• Ghosts of Mars (2001)
• Love the Hard Way (2001)
• 3 A.M. (2001)
• Wilder (2000)
• Snow Day (2000)
• Fortress 2(1999)
• Hayley Wagner, Star (1999)(Tv Movie)
• Holy Smoke (1999)
• In Too Deep (1999)
• Jawbreaker (1999)
• No Tomorrow (1998)
• Fakin' Da Funk (1997)
• Jackie Brown (1997)
• Strip Search (1997)
• Mars Attacks! (1996)
• Family Blessings (1996)(Tv Movie)
• Escape from L.A. (1996)
• Original Gangstas (1996)
• Serial Killer (1995)
• Posse (1993)
• A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story (1992)(Tv Movie)
• Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
• Class of 1999 (1990)
• The Package (1989)
• Above The Law (1988)
• The Allnighter (1987)
• The Vindicator (1986)
• On The Edge (1985)
• Stand Alone (1985)
• Badge Of The Assassin (1985)(Tv Movie)
• Tough Enough (1983)
• Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)(Tv Movie)
• Fort Apache The Bronx (1981)
• Roots: The Next Generation (1979)(Tv Miniseries)
• Greased Lightning (1977)
• La Notte dell'alta marea (1977)
• Drum (1976)
• Bucktown (1975)
• Friday Foster (1975)
• Sheba, Baby (1975)
• Foxy Brown (1974)
• The Arena (1973)
• Scream, Blacula, Scream! (1973)
• Coffy (1973)
• The Big Bird Cage (1972)
• Black Mama, White Mama (1972)
• Hit Man (1972)
• The Twilight People (1972)
• Cool Breeze (1972)
• The Big Doll House (1971)
• Women In Cages (1971)
• Beyond The Valley of the Dolls (1970)

Check out the following sites for additional information about Pam:

Pam Grier@Internet Movie Database
Pam Grier@Tv-Now.com
Pam Grier@AfricanPubs.com
Pam Grier@Filmbug.com
Pam Grier@Tv.com
Pam Grier@Showtime.com
Pam Grier@Wikipedia

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