Lataya Lattany

6th Period

April 24, 2017

She’s A Whole Lotta Woman.

Pam Grier

“I do a movie once every four years and they call it a comeback.”

Synopsis

Pamela Suzette Grier is an American actress. She was born on May 26, 1949 and she is currently 67 years old. She is known for being in movies such as The Big Bird Cage, Coffy,

Foxy Brown, and Sheba Baby.

Early Life

Pam was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Her mom was a nurse and her dad was an Air Force mechanic. She also had three siblings.

Due to her father being in the military, she moved around a lot. She eventually settled in Denver and went to East High School. She participated in stage productions and she entered beauty contests to earn money for college. After she graduated from high school, she went to

Metropolitan State College. Movies

In 1970, Pam was a character in Beyond the Valley of the Dolls after moving to Los

Angeles to go to film school and being discovered by Jack Hill. This marked the start of her acting career.

Over time, Pam starred in movies such as Jackie Brown, The Big Doll House, and Above the Law. She also was in movies such as Ghost in Mars and Bones in the early 2000s.

Because of her roles in movies, she was nominated for and won many awards. She was mainly in blaxploitation movies which geared towards black audiences and showcased their stereotypes.

Pam’s Global Impact

Millions of people have watched Pam Grier movies. She is a big inspiration to the black community and women. She has also inspired men who have been incarcerated. They have watched her movies in prison and have respected women more due to her leading roles in action movies.

Fun Facts

 Pam was nominated for 16 awards after playing in the 1997 ‘Jackie Brown’ movie.

 She wanted to be a doctor when she grew up.  She found out her boyfriend lived in the same house that she grew up in in Denver after

her and her family moved out.

 She cheered for the Denver Broncos.

 She earned two doctorates in 2011. One is an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters and

the other is an Honorary Doctorate of Science.

References

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http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000427/bio

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pam_Grier

Pam Grier Trivia - Pam Grier Information and Facts - FamousFix. (n.d.). Retrieved from

http://www.famousfix.com/topic/pam-grier/trivia

Pam Grier Was Raped Twice | BlackDoctor. (n.d.). Retrieved from

http://blackdoctor.org/459711/pam-grier-tougher-than-rape-cancer-hollywood/

Pam Grier Wiki: 10 Facts About the Actor. (n.d.). Retrieved April 28, 2017, from

http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/women-power-summit-10-facts-about-pam-

grier/

Pam Grier, Foxy Brown Star, on Black Films, Strong Women and the Single Life. (n.d.).

Retrieved from http://people.com/movies/pam-grier-foxy-brown-on-70s-and-life-now/