1949Born, Winston-Salem
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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…
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2019PomsOliveMovie
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2015Kings of Cult(archive footage)Movie
2015Cleveland AbductionCarlaMovie
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2012Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th DayDetective BarrickMovie
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2011MafiaJames WomackMovie
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2000Fortress 2Susan MendenhallMovie
2000Snow DayTinaMovie
1999No TomorrowDianeMovie
1999Hayley Wagner, StarSamMovie
1999Holy SmokeCarolMovie
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1999JawbreakerDetective Vera CruzMovie
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1996Escape from L.A.Hershe Las PalamasMovie
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1993PossePhoebeMovie
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1991Pacific StationGrace Ballard · 1 episodeShow
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