Biography
Pamela Suzette Grier (born May 26, 1949) is an American actress. Described by 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...
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Complete Filmography

Mystery Cuddlers
2024
as Juniper
When the world's cutest retired couple turns detective, they put the aww in hawwmicide. (A pilot created by Pendleton Ward (known for Adventure Time a...

As We Know It
2023
as Beverly Jones
In the late '90s, James Bishop is dealing with a complicated breakup with the help of his best friend, while trying to finish his book before the impe...

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
2023
as Majorie Washburn
In 1969, young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown behind, but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a d...

Cinnamon
2023
as Mama
Follows a struggling small-town gas station attendant and aspiring singer, Jodi Jackson, whose life is sent into a tailspin when there’s a robbery at ...

How It Feels to Be Free
2021
as Self (archival footage)
Tells the inspiring story of how six iconic African American female entertainers – Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tys...
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Who has ever compared Reservoir Dogs? What are “Open Road” and “New World Disorder”? Why is Harvey Keitel a fairy and how did we all almost become die...

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020
as Self
The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that ...

Beautiful Like a Poem
2020
I have a lot of interest and respect for classic cinema. I tried to make a film with at least 20 portraits of classical actresses whose films I'm fami...

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
as Self
From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this fascinating deep-dive documentary begins its celebration of...

A Christmas Wish
2019
as Mary
Every December in the small town of Ponchatoula, Louisiana a wooden wishing box is placed in the park as a Christmas tradition. After a night out toge...

QT8: The First Eight
2019
as Self (archive footage)
A detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, from his early days as a video club manager to the scanda...

Poms
2019
as Olive
After moving to a retirement community, loner Martha eventually befriends her fun-loving neighbor, Sheryl, and forms a cheerleading club for young-at-...

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Delving into a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and finally embraced them, this is the untold history...

Being Rose
2017
as Lily
A widowed ex-cop discovers that she may have a life threatening illness, and decides to go on a solo road trip in a motorized wheelchair to explore th...

Bad Grandmas
2017
as Coralee
Four grandmothers accidentally kill a conman and, to cover it up, they get rid of the body. When the conman's partner shows up, things go south.

Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) presents a dynamic checkerboard of moving image footage featuring African-American actors and singers f...

Kings of Cult
2015
as (archive footage)
Feature Length sit down with Charles Band and Roger Corman.

Cleveland Abduction
2015
as Carla
A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor - one of America's most brilliant, iconic comic minds.

Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
2013
as Self
Take a look at Tarantino's career from the beginning, with interviews from co-workers, critics, stars and master filmmakers alike as well as a tribute...

The Man with the Iron Fists
2012
as Jane
In feudal China, a blacksmith who makes weapons for a small village is put in the position where he must defend himself and his fellow villagers.

Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
2012
as Detective Barrick
The Ames' seem to have built the perfect life until their six year old daughter is kidnapped; over the course of seven days they begin to uncover secr...

Corman's World
2011
as Self - Actress
A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film in...

Larry Crowne
2011
as Frances
When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes p...

Mafia
2011
as James Womack
A renegade cop skirts the law in order to capture a ruthless crime boss.

Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1
2010
A sex in cinema retrospective that uncovers long-forgotten gems buried for years as well as some of the most significant films in the history of sex o...

Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010
as Self
In the final decades of the 20th century, the Philippines was a country where low-budget exploitation-film producers were free to make nearly any kind...

Just Wright
2010
as Janice Wright
Physical therapist Leslie Wright lands the dream job of working with basketball superstar Scott McKnight, helping him recover from a career-threatenin...

The Invited
2010
as Zelda
A young married couple who are pregnant with their first child moves into their turn-of-the-century home where they discover that a great evil has res...

Ladies of the House
2008
as Birdie
When three women are asked to refurbish a house for their church, they find that they must break down their own self-perception in order to build some...

Bad Girls Behind Bars
2005
as Alabama (archive footage)
A camp, affectionate look at women in prison films - the girls you love to hate and hate to love.

Back in the Day
2005
as Mrs. Cooper
A young man slides back into a life of crime after reuniting with a shady acquaintance from his past.

Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Examines the relationship between sex, women, and the role of female sexuality in popular Hollywood culture, focusing on Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfie...

A Decade Under the Influence
2003
as Self
A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential direc...

First to Die
2003
as Claire Washburn
A homicide inspector -- Lindsay Boxer -- who teams with three other professional women to catch an ingenious serial killer targeting newlyweds on thei...

Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
2002
as Self
A making-of documentary for the 1997 film "Jackie Brown."

The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002
as Flura Nash
The year is 2087, the setting is the moon. Pluto Nash, the high-flying successful owner of the hottest nightclub in the universe, finds himself in tro...

BaadAsssss Cinema
2002
as Self
With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather than...

Love the Hard Way
2002
as Linda Fox
Claire, a brilliant student, seeks answers to the meaning of life in the calm of her biology laboratory. One day, she meets a mysterious young man, Ja...

Feast of All Saints
2001
as Suzette Lermontant
Set in nineteenth-century New Orleans, the story depicts the gens de couleur libre, or the Free People of Colour, a dazzling yet damned class caught b...

Bones
2001
as Pearl
Over 20 years after his death, local legend and benefactor Jimmy Bones returns as a ghost to get revenge on those who killed him and restore his neigh...

Ghosts of Mars
2001
as Commander Helena Braddock
In 2176, a Martian police unit is sent to pick up a highly dangerous criminal at a remote mining post. Upon arrival, the cops find the post deserted a...

3 A.M.
2001
as George
The feature film directing debut of Spike Lee protege Lee Davis takes the viewer into the world of taxi drivers. Developed in the Sundance Laboratory,...

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
2001
as Self
A 60-minute salute to American International Pictures. Entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff founded AIP (then called American Releasing Corporation) ...

Wilder
2000
as Detective Della Wilder
The murder of the ex-wife of Doctor Sam Charney (Rutger Hauer) leads Detective Della Wilder (Pam Grier) to uncover a series of women's murders somehow...

Fortress 2
2000
as Susan Mendenhall
7 years on from the original Fortress movie, Brennick and his family are still on the run. Finally, they give in, and surrender, only to find themselv...

Snow Day
2000
as Tina
When an entire town in upstate New York is closed down by an unexpected snowfall, a "snow day" begins when a group of elementary school kids, led by N...

No Tomorrow
1999
as Diane
When the world's most notorious criminal allies himself with a senior employee of a major shipping corporation, a lethal deal is struck to secure a mu...

Hayley Wagner, Star
1999
as Sam
Having outgrown her role, a pampered child actor returns to her family and tries to be an ordinary youngster.

Holy Smoke
1999
as Carol
While on a journey of discovery in exotic India, beautiful young Ruth Barron falls under the influence of a charismatic religious guru. Her desperate ...

In Too Deep
1999
as Det. Angela Wilson
Drug lord Dwayne Gittens rules Cincinnati with an iron fist. No wonder he's known as "God" on the streets. Determined to break Gittens' stranglehold o...

Jawbreaker
1999
as Detective Vera Cruz
When an exclusive clique of teenage socialites accidentally murder their best friend on the morning of her birthday, the three girls responsible consp...

Family Blessings
1998
as Mrs. Quincy
Lee Reston is a widow whose police officer son Greg dies in a car accident. Greg's friend and fellow officer Chris Lallek tries to help the Reston fam...

Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
1998
as Pam Grier

All Saints: The Video
1998
as Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
All Saints tread the path of jazzy, funky videos, spliced with interviews with the girls themselves and live footage of their travels around the world...

Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
1998
as Narrator (voice)
A famed athlete, linguist, scholar, lawyer, actor, singer and activist, Paul Robeson left behind an irreplaceable legacy in American life. Friends, ar...

Jackie Brown
1997
as Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use J...

Fakin' Da Funk
1997
as Annabelle Lee
Chinese kid Julian, who was adopted by the black family of Joe and Annabelle Lee -- and Asian exchange student May-Ling, who is housed with a black fa...

Strip Search
1997
as Janette
Robby Durrell is the prince of the vice squad. A man who's seen it all and done a little of it too. But when the enchanting Sela hires him to help tra...

Afro Promo
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Co-curated by Jenni Olson and the late Black gay activist Karl Knapper, this entertaining showcase of vintage movie trailers traces the evolution of A...

Mars Attacks!
1996
as Louise Williams
A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim...

Escape from L.A.
1996
as Hershe Las Palamas
Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken. His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device.

Original Gangstas
1996
as Laurie Thompson
A violent street gang, the Rebels, rule the streets of Gary, Indiana. The Rebels shoot Marvin Bookman, a store-keeper, for giving the police informati...

Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man
1996
as Self
Experience veteran comedian Sinbad as he returns to his college town of Denver and performs at the Paramount Theatre for this next installment of his ...

Badass Supermama
1996
as (archive footage)
An homage to and investigation of the blaxploitation cinema of Pam Grier.

Serial Killer
1995
as Capt. Maggie Davis
As a member of FBI Psychological Profile Unit, Selby Younger tracks Morrano, vicious and intelligent serial killer. Before getting caught, Morrano att...

Posse
1993
as Phoebe
A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the West where their leader searches for...

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
1992
as Linda Holman
Based on the custody case involving Elizabeth Morgan and the subsequent Elizabeth Morgan Act.

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991
as Ms. Wardroe
Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the future, sends evil robot duplicate...

Chicago Joe and the Showgirl
1990
Thanks
During World War II, an American serviceman in London decides to impress his English girlfriend by acting as an American gangster, which soon turns de...

Class of 1999
1990
as Ms. Connors
The time is in the future and the youth gang violence is so high that the areas around some schools have become "free-fire zones", into which not even...

The Package
1989
as Ruth Butler
Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger Thomas Boyette, back to the US, but Boyette escapes and Gal...

Above the Law
1988
as Delores 'Jacks' Jackson
Nico Toscani is an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his jo...

The Allnighter
1987
as Sgt. McLeesh
Molly, Val and Gina are graduating college, but on their final night, frustrations are aired. Molly is still looking for real love and Val is beginnin...

On the Edge
1986
as Cara
In one final attempt to achieve victory, an aging professional runner is training vigorously for a very tough marathon race.

The Vindicator
1986
as Hunter
An employee of a secret company operation becomes the victim of the company's special weapons project. He is transformed into a robotic killing machin...

Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son
1985
as Valerie Gordon
Crockett and Tubbs head to New York to track down a Colombian drug family that is killing Federal agents, but find that they have enemies on both side...

Stand Alone
1985
as Cathryn Bolan
A World War II vet is pushed to the limit when gang members and drug dealers take over his neighborhood.

Badge of the Assassin
1985
as Alexandra 'Alie' Horn
Three black revolutionaries gun down two New York City police officers. The subsequent investigation puts a white assistant DA and a black police dete...

Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983
as Dust Witch
In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can...

Tough Enough
1983
as Myra
An aspiring country singer, whose money is disappearing faster than his career opportunities, enters a "Tough Man" amateur boxing contest to earn some...

Fort Apache, the Bronx
1981
as Charlotte
From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York's infamous South Bronx. In the center is "Fort Apache", as the officers cal...

Greased Lightning
1977
as Mary Jones
The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.

Twilight of Love
1977
as Sandra
Richard Butler is the director of a Montreal advertising agency. When he meets Dyanne, a young beautiful model, he falls in love.

Drum
1976
as Regine
A mid-19th century mulatto slave is torn between his success as a pit-fighter and the injustices of white society.

Friday Foster
1975
as Friday Foster
Friday Foster, a magazine photographer, goes to Los Angeles International airport to photograph the arrival of Blake Tarr, the richest black man in Am...

Bucktown
1975
as Aretha
Duke Johnson visits a small Southern town, intent on burying his brother. After the funeral, he learns that he must stay for 60 days, for the estate t...

Sheba, Baby
1975
as Sheba Shayne
Sheba, a Chicago private detective returns back home to Louisville, Kentucky, to help her father fight mobsters.

Foxy Brown
1974
as Foxy Brown
A voluptuous black woman takes a job as a high-class prostitute in order to get revenge on the mobsters who murdered her boyfriend.

The Arena
1974
as Mamawi
Female gladiators fight to the death. Inspired by the story of Spartacus, follow the adventures of a bevy of slave girls who, upon finding themselves ...

Scream Blacula Scream
1973
as Lisa Fortier
After an aging voodoo priestess dies, her arrogant son Willis Daniel's believes he is next in line to lead. He is outraged when Lisa, his mother's ado...

Coffy
1973
as Coffy
After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilan...

Black Mama, White Mama
1973
as Lee Daniels
When two troublemaking female prisoners (one a revolutionary, the other a former harem-girl) can't seem to get along, they are chained together and ex...

Hit Man
1972
as Gozelda
Bernie Casey portrays Tyrone and Pamela Grier plays a sultry skin-flick star in this first Americanized remake of the iconic Michael Caine action film...

The Big Bird Cage
1972
as Blossom
Women rebel against slave labor in a filthy jungle prison where they feed sugar cane to a mechanical maw.

The Twilight People
1972
as Ayesa, the Panther Woman
A kidnapped diver is taken to an island inhabited by a mad scientist and his half-animal, half-human creations.

Cool Breeze
1972
as Mona
A paroled crook masterminds a $3 million jewelry theft to fund a bank for businessmen.

Women in Cages
1971
as Alabama
Carol Jeffries is a naive American woman staying in the Philippines. She is given ten years in prison after being set up by her drug-dealer boyfriend,...

The Big Doll House
1971
as Grear
Female prisoners in a Philippine jail are being subjected to sadistic torture. Five of the women -- along with the help of two men -- plot an escape.

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
1970
as Fourth Woman
An all-girl rock band moves to Hollywood in the hope of achieving success, only to fall into a whirlpool of wickedness and decadence.