Voluptuous African-American leading lady and second lead of the 1970s and 80s who primarily appeared in low-budget exploitation and Blaxploitation movies. Grier burst on the scene as one of a bevy of sexy inmates harassed by a sadistic prison warden in "The Big Doll House" (1971). She followed with starring roles in a slew of Black-oriented action pictures that juxtaposed her apparent femininity with an extremely violent streak in flicks like "Hit Man" (1972), "Sheba Baby" (1975), "Bucktown" (1975), and a female version of "The Defiant Ones" called "Black Mama, White Mama" (1972).

In a bit of a switch, Grier played the victimizer in "Women in Cages" (1972), a sadistic lesbian prison guard who tortures her charges. Her biggest hits of the 1970s, "Coffy" (1973) and "Foxy Brown" (1974), cast her as a sexy nurse who goes after the junkies who turned her sister into an addict, and the drug ring that killed her lover.

She got into big budget productions with "Fort Apache: The Bronx" (1981), as a drug-crazed cop-killer, and "Above the Law" (1988), as Steven Seagal's detective partner. Grier played a cyber substitute teacher in the sci-fi action flick "Class of 1999" (1990) and a rock club hostess in "Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey" (1991) who is later transformed into George Carlin. In 1996, Grier reteamed with several Blaxploitation stars (including Jim Brown, Fred Williamson and Richard Roundtree) for "Original Gangstas", a drama about a group of middle-aged residents of Gary, IN, who face off against current members of a gang they founded twenty years earlier. That same year, Grier also appeared in "John Carpenter's Escape from L.A." (as a transexual) and as Jim Brown's wife in "Mars Attacks!".

The actress next landed her first leading role in over 20 years when Quentin Tarantino tailored his adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel "Rum Punch" for her. The result was "Jackie Brown" (1997), with Grier as a flight attendent who becomes enmeshed in a scam to outwit Federal agents and a gang of crooks. In 2001, Grier was cast in "Bones" a horror feature starring Snoop Doggy Dogg and most recently in Eddie Murphy's 2002 comedy, "The Adventures of Pluto Nash" (2002). She was next seen alongside Adrien Brody in the independent drama, "Love the Hard Way" (2003).

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  Untitled Ryan McKinney Project (2006) (post-production) (attached) .... Zelda

"The L Word" .... Kit Porter
- Left Hand of the Goddess (2006) TV Episode .... Kit Porter
- Lest We Forget (2006) TV Episode .... Kit Porter
- Losing the Light (2006) TV Episode .... Kit Porter
- Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way (2006) TV Episode .... Kit Porter
- Latecomer (2006) TV Episode .... Kit Porter
(33 more)
Back in the Day (2005/I) (V) .... Mrs. Cooper
1st to Die (2003) (TV) .... Claire Washburn
... aka F1rst to Die (USA: promotional title)
... aka James Patterson's F1rst to Die (USA: promotional title)
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
... aka Law & Order: SVU (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title)
- Pandora (2003) TV Episode .... Asst. US Attorney Claudia Williams
- Disappearing Acts (2002) TV Episode .... Asst. US Attorney Claudia Williams
"Justice League"
... aka JL (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Justice League Unlimited (USA: new title)
- A Knight of Shadows: Part 2 (2002) TV Episode (voice) .... My'ria'h
- A Knight of Shadows: Part 1 (2002) TV Episode (voice) .... My'ria'h
"Night Visions"
- Switch (2002) TV Episode .... Dr. Lewis
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) .... Flura Nash
... aka Pluto Nash (UK) (USA: working title)
Baby of the Family (2002) .... Mrs. Williams
Feast of All Saints (2001) (TV) .... Suzette Lermontant
... aka Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints (USA: complete title) (USA: complete title)
Bones (2001) .... Pearl
"Strange Frequency"
- Time Is on My Side (2001) TV Episode
Ghosts of Mars (2001) .... Commander Helena Braddock
... aka John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars (USA: complete title)
Love the Hard Way (2001) .... Linda Fox
3 A.M. (2001) .... George
Wilder (2000) .... Detective Della Wilder
... aka Slow Burn (USA)
... aka Wilder: Profession détective (Canada: French title)
Snow Day (2000) .... Tina

"For Your Love"
- The Sins of the Mother and... the Boyfriend (1999) TV Episode .... Brenda
Holy Smoke (1999) .... Carol
... aka Holy Smoke! (USA: video box title)
In Too Deep (1999) .... Det. Angela Wilson
"The Wild Thornberrys"
- Stick Your Neck Out (1999) TV Episode (voice) .... Mother Springbok
No Tomorrow (1999) .... Diane
Jawbreaker (1999) .... Detective Vera Cruz
Hayley Wagner, Star (1999) (TV) .... Sam
Fortress 2 (1999) .... Susan Mendenhall
... aka Fortress 2: Re-Entry (USA: DVD title)
"Linc's" (1998) TV Series .... Eleanor Braithwaite Winthrop
"Mad TV"
- Episode #3.25 (1998) TV Episode .... Guest Host
"Pinky and the Brain"
- Inherit the Wheeze (1998) TV Episode (voice) .... Julie Auburn
Jackie Brown (1997) .... Jackie Brown
Strip Search (1997) .... Janette
Fakin' Da Funk (1997) .... Annabelle Lee
Mars Attacks! (1996) .... Louise Williams
"The Wayans Bros."
- Goin' to the Net (1996) TV Episode .... Erica
"Sparks"
- Pillow Talk (1996) TV Episode .... Ms. Grayson
Family Blessings (1996) (TV) (as Pam Greer) .... Mrs. Quincy
... aka LaVyrle Spencer's 'Family Blessings' (USA: complete title)
Escape from L.A. (1996) .... Hershe Las Palmas
... aka John Carpenter's Escape from L.A. (USA: complete title)
Original Gangstas (1996) .... Laurie Thompson
... aka Hot City
"The Marshal"
- Rainbow Comix (1995) TV Episode .... Major Vanetta Brown
Serial Killer (1995) .... Capt. Maggie Davis
"Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1995) TV Series (voice) .... The Empress' Nightingale
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
- M Is for the Many Things She Gave Me (1994) TV Episode .... Janice
"The Sinbad Show"
... aka Sinbad (UK)
- The Telethon (1994) TV Episode .... Lynn Montgonery
Posse (1993) .... Phoebe
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story (1992) (TV) .... Linda Holman
... aka Shattered Silence
"Pacific Station"
- My Favorite Dad (1992) TV Episode .... Grace Ballard
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) .... Ms. Wardroe
"Monsters"
- Hostile Takeover (1991) TV Episode
"Knots Landing"
- What If? (1990) TV Episode .... Lieutenant Guthrie
- Dead But Not Buried: Part 1 (1990) TV Episode .... Lieutenant Guthrie
Class of 1999 (1990) .... Ms. Connors
"Miami Vice"
- Too Much, Too Late (1990) TV Episode .... Valerie
- Prodigal Son (1985) TV Episode .... Valerie Gordon
- Rites of Passage (1985) TV Episode .... Valerie Gordon

The Package (1989) .... Ruth Butler
"Midnight Caller"
- Blood Red (1989) TV Episode .... Susan Province
"Crime Story"
- Going Home (1988) TV Episode .... Suzanne Terry
- Seize the Time (1988) TV Episode .... Suzanne Terry
- Justice Hits the Skids (1986) TV Episode .... Suzanne Terry
- Pursuit of a Wanted Felon (1986) TV Episode .... Suzanne Terry
- Abrams for the Defense (1986) TV Episode .... Suzanne Terry
Above the Law (1988) .... Delores 'Jacks' Jackson
... aka Nico (UK: cable TV title)
... aka Nico: Above the Law (Australia)
"Frank's Place"
- Frank's Place - The Movie (1988) TV Episode .... Neema Sharone
"The Cosby Show"
- Planning Parenthood (1987) TV Episode .... Samantha
The Allnighter (1987) .... Sgt. McLeesh
"Night Court"
- Hurricane: Part 2 (1986) TV Episode .... Benet Collins
- Hurricane: Part 1 (1986) TV Episode .... Benet Collins
The Vindicator (1986) .... Hunter
... aka Frankenstein '88
Badge of the Assassin (1985) (TV) .... Alexandra 'Alie' Horn
Stand Alone (1985) .... Catherine Bolan
On the Edge (1985) .... Cora
Tough Enough (1983) .... Myra
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) .... Dust Witch
Fort Apache the Bronx (1981) .... Charlotte
"The Love Boat"
- The Kinfolk/Sis and the Slicker/Moonlight and Moonshine/Affair: Part 1 (1980) TV Episode .... Cynthia Williams
- The Kinfolk/Sis and the Slicker/Moonlight and Moonshine/Affair: Part 2 (1980) TV Episode .... Cynthia Williams

"Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) (mini) TV Series .... Francey
Greased Lightning (1977) .... Mary Jones
Notte dell'alta marea, La (1977) (as Pamela Grier) .... Sandra
... aka The Night of the High Tide (Canada: English title)
... aka Twilight of Love (USA: video title)
Drum (1976) (as Pamela Grier) .... Regine
Bucktown (1975) .... Aretha
'Sheba, Baby' (1975) .... Sheba Shayne
Friday Foster (1975) .... Friday Foster
Foxy Brown (1974) .... Foxy Brown
The Arena (1974) .... Mamawi
... aka Naked Warriors (USA: reissue title)
... aka Rivolta delle gladiatrici, La (Italy)
Scream Blacula Scream (1973) .... Lisa
... aka Blacula II
... aka Blacula Is Beautiful
... aka Blacula Lives Again!
... aka The Name Is Blacula
Coffy (1973) .... Coffy
The Twilight People (1973) .... Ayesa, the Panther Woman
... aka Beasts
... aka Island of the Twilight People
Hit Man (1972/I) (as Pamela Grier) .... Gozelda
The Big Bird Cage (1972) .... Blossom
... aka Women's Penitentiary II
Cool Breeze (1972) (as Pamela Grier) .... Mona
Black Mama, White Mama (1972) .... Lee Daniels
... aka Chained Women
... aka Chains of Hate
... aka Hot, Hard and Mean
... aka Women in Chains (USA: video title)
Women in Cages (1971) .... Alabama
... aka Women's Penitentiary III
The Big Doll House (1971) .... Grear
... aka Bamboo Dolls House
... aka Women's Penitentiary
... aka Women's Penitentiary III (USA: changed title)
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) (as Pamela Grier) .... Partygoer
... aka Hollywood Vixens