Pam Grier

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American actor action film actor blaxploitation film actor film actress human television actress voice actress

Pam Grier is an iconic American actress best known for her groundbreaking roles in 1970s blaxploitation films such as "Coffy" and "Foxy Brown," which established her as a pioneering Black female action star.

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instanceOf American actor →
action film actor →
blaxploitation film actor →
film actress →
human →
television actress →
voice actress →
activeYearsStart 1960s →
awardReceived Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture →
birthName Pamela Suzette Grier →
countryOfCitizenship United States of America →
dateOfBirth 1949-05-26 →
ethnicGroup African American →
familyName Grier →
genre action film →
crime film →
exploitation film →
givenName Pamela →
influenced representation of Black women in action cinema →
knownFor blaxploitation cinema →
portraying strong Black female leads →
languageSpoken English →
name Pam Grier →
nominatedFor Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy NERFINISHED →
notableRole Coffy in "Coffy" →
Foxy Brown in "Foxy Brown" →
Jackie Brown in "Jackie Brown" →
notableWork Above the Law →
Bones →
Coffy →
Escape from L.A. →
Fort Apache, The Bronx →
Foxy Brown →
Friday Foster →
Greased Lightning →
Jackie Brown →
Jawbreaker →
Mars Attacks! →
Scream Blacula Scream →
Sheba, Baby →
Smallville →
The Big Bird Cage →
The Big Doll House →
The L Word →
The Man with the Iron Fists →
occupation actor →
film actor →
television actor →
voice actor →
placeOfBirth Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States →
sexOrGender female →
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Pam Grier ("Pamela Suzette Grier") →
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Pam Grier →
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Just Wright →
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Jackie Brown →
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