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| '''Pamela Suzette Grier''' (born ] ] in ], ]) is an American actress. She grew up in ], ], and is cousin to football player and actor ]. | '''Pamela Suzette Grier''' (born ] ] in ], ]) is an American actress. She grew up in ], ], and is cousin to football player and actor ]. | ||
| Grier was discovered by quickie director ], who cast her in his women-in-prison pictures '']'' (1971) and '']'' (1972). She became a staple of the blaxploitation movies of the early 1970's, playing big, bold, buxom, and essentially interchangeable roles in such films as '']'' (1973) and '']'' (1974). | Grier was discovered by quickie director ], who cast her in his women-in-prison pictures '']'' (1971) and '']'' (1972). She became a staple of the ] movies of the early 1970's, playing big, bold, buxom, and essentially interchangeable roles in such films as '']'' (1973) and '']'' (1974). | ||
| With the demise of blaxploitation, Grier's career went into hiatus for some years. She worked her way into progressively larger character roles in the 1980's, including notably the stoned prostitute in '']'' (1981), a witch in '']'' (1983), and Steven Seagal's detective partner in '']'' (1988). She became a regular on the television detective series '']'' in 1984. | With the demise of blaxploitation, Grier's career went into hiatus for some years. She worked her way into progressively larger character roles in the 1980's, including notably the stoned prostitute in '']'' (1981), a witch in '']'' (1983), and Steven Seagal's detective partner in '']'' (1988). She became a regular on the television detective series '']'' in 1984. | ||
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Pamela Suzette Grier (born 26 May 1949 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American actress. She grew up in Denver, Colorado, and is cousin to football player and actor Roosevelt Grier.
Grier was discovered by quickie director Roger Corman, who cast her in his women-in-prison pictures The Big Doll House (1971) and The Big Bird Cage (1972). She became a staple of the blaxploitation movies of the early 1970's, playing big, bold, buxom, and essentially interchangeable roles in such films as Coffy (1973) and Foxy Brown (1974).
With the demise of blaxploitation, Grier's career went into hiatus for some years. She worked her way into progressively larger character roles in the 1980's, including notably the stoned prostitute in Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981), a witch in Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983), and Steven Seagal's detective partner in Above the Law (1988). She became a regular on the television detective series Miami Vice in 1984.
Grier re-acheived leading lady status in 1997 as the titular stewardess in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown, which many consider her best work so far.
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