AKA Pamela Suzette Grier

Born: 26-May-1949
Birthplace: Winston-Salem, NC

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Blaxploitation queen, star of Jackie Brown

Although in many blaxploitation films, a fine actress.

"This is the end of your rotten life, you motherfucking dope pusher!"

Father: Clarence Grier (Air Force mechanic)
Mother: Gwendolyn Samuels (nurse)
Sister: (d. 1990, cancer)
Boyfriend: Richard Pryor
Boyfriend: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Boyfriend: Kevin Evans (RCA Records vice president, 1996-)

    High School: East High School, Denver, CO
    University: Metropolitan State College

    Golden Globe Jackie Brown

    TELEVISION
    One Life to Live Annette (1970)
    Linc's Eleanor Winthrop (1998-2001)
    The L Word Kit Porter (2004-)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Back in the Day (15-May-2004)
    First to Die (23-Feb-2003)
    A Decade Under the Influence (19-Jan-2003) Herself
    The Adventures of Pluto Nash (16-Aug-2002)
    Feast of All Saints (11-Nov-2001)
    Bones (24-Oct-2001)
    Ghosts of Mars (24-Aug-2001)
    Love the Hard Way (8-Aug-2001)
    3 AM (26-Jan-2001)
    Fortress 2 (02-Mar-2000)
    Snow Day (29-Jan-2000)
    Holy Smoke (4-Sep-1999)
    In Too Deep (25-Aug-1999)
    No Tomorrow (16-Jun-1999)
    Jawbreaker (30-Jan-1999)
    Hayley Wagner, Star (1999)
    Jackie Brown (25-Dec-1997)
    Fakin' Da Funk (1997)
    Mars Attacks! (13-Dec-1996)
    Escape from L.A. (9-Aug-1996)
    Original Gangstas (10-May-1996)
    Posse (14-May-1993)
    Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey (19-Jul-1991)
    Class of 1999 (May-1990)
    The Package (25-Aug-1989)
    Above the Law (8-Apr-1988)
    The Allnighter (1-May-1987)
    Tough Enough (20-May-1983)
    Something Wicked This Way Comes (29-Apr-1983)
    Fort Apache the Bronx (6-Feb-1981)
    Roots: The Next Generations (18-Feb-1979)
    Greased Lightning (Jul-1977)
    Drum (30-Jul-1976)
    Bucktown (2-Jul-1975)
    Friday Foster (1975)
    The Arena (1974)
    Foxy Brown (1974)
    Scream, Blacula, Scream (27-Jun-1973)
    Coffy (13-Jun-1973)
    Hit Man (20-Dec-1972)
    Black Mama, White Mama (19-Jan-1972)
    The Big Bird Cage (1972)
    The Big Doll House (2-Jul-1971)
    Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (17-Jun-1970)

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