Pam Grier

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf American actor
action film actor
blaxploitation film actor
film actress
human
television actress
voice actress
activeYearsStart 1960s
awardReceived Satellite Award
surface form: Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture
birthName Pam Grier self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pamela Suzette Grier
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1949-05-26
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: 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 self-link
nominatedFor Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
surface form: Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
notableRole Coffy
surface form: Coffy in "Coffy"

Foxy Brown in "Foxy Brown"
Jackie Brown
surface form: 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
surface form: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
sexOrGender female

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Just Wright starring Pam Grier
Jackie Brown stars Pam Grier
Pam Grier name Pam Grier self-link
Pam Grier birthName Pam Grier self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pamela Suzette Grier
The L Word portrayedBy Pam Grier
In Too Deep castMember Pam Grier
Mars Attacks! castMember Pam Grier
Amanda Waller portrayedBy Pam Grier
Holy Smoke! starring Pam Grier
Pamela name Pam Grier
subject surface form: Pam Grier
this entity surface form: Pamela Grier
Pamela alsoKnownAs Pam Grier
subject surface form: Pam Grier
Coffy starring Pam Grier
The Big Doll House starring Pam Grier
The Big Bird Cage hasCastMember Pam Grier
The Big Bird Cage stars Pam Grier
Scream Blacula Scream stars Pam Grier
Sheba, Baby starred Pam Grier
Sheba, Baby castMember Pam Grier
Sheba, Baby starringCharacterPortrayedBy Pam Grier
this entity surface form: Sheba Shayne – Pam Grier
Friday Foster starring Pam Grier
Greased Lightning starring Pam Grier
Greased Lightning castMember Pam Grier
Fort Apache, The Bronx starring Pam Grier
Fort Apache, The Bronx notableSupportingRole Pam Grier
this entity surface form: Pam Grier as Charlotte
Above the Law starring Pam Grier
Escape from L.A. starring Pam Grier
Jawbreaker castMember Pam Grier
Bones starring Pam Grier
subject surface form: Bones (2001 film)
Grier hasNotableBearer Pam Grier
Grier hasNotableBearer Pam Grier
this entity surface form: Pam Grier, American actress known for 1970s blaxploitation films
Jackie Burke portrayedInFilmBy Pam Grier
Jackie Brown (1997 film) stars Pam Grier