Who is the black actress Pam Grier?

Pam Grier is an American actress and singer who rose to 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.

Pam Grier came to prominence with her prominent roles in the films Coffy (1973) and Foxy Brown (1974). Grier’s career in the entertainment industry began in 1967 when she moved to Los Angeles, California.

Pam Grier portrayed the title character in Tarantino’s crime film Jackie Brown (1997) and appeared in Escape from L.A. (1996), Mars Attacks! (1996), Jawbreaker (1999), Holy Smoke!, (1999), Bones (2001), Just Wright (2010), Larry Crowne (2011), and Poms (2019).

Pam Grier also had successful stints in TV series like “The L Word,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” and “Smallville.” IndieWire named Pam Grier one of the best actors who never received an Academy Award nomination.

Pam Grier is a recipient of several accolades including nominations for an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Satellite Award, and a Saturn Award.