Pam Grier Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Husband, Children, Young, Afro, Movies, TV Shows and Net Worth

Pam Grier Biography

Pam Grier was born Pamela Suzette Grier is an American actress. She was born May 26, 1949, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to Gwendolyn Sylvia and Clarence Ransom Grier, Jr.

Quick Biography
Full Names	Pamela Suzette Grier
Popular As	Pam
Gender	Female
Occupation / Profession	Actress
Nationality	American
Race / Ethnicity	African-American
Religion	Not Known
Sexual Orientation	Straight

Pam Grier Age and Birthday

Grier is 73 years old as of 2022, she was born on May 26, 1949, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the United States of America. She celebrates her birthday on May 26 every year and her birth sign is Gemini.

Age and Birthday
Age:	73 Years (As of 2022)
Zodiac Sign:	Gemini
Date of Birth:	May 26, 1949
Place of Birth:	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Birthday:	May 26th

Pam Grier  Height and Weight

Grier stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches or 1.75 meters. Grier weighs 134 pounds which is equivalent to 60.78 kgs. Her other body measurements are not available at the moment. We will update this section as soon as we get them. She has black hair color and beautiful dark brown eyes.

Height and Weight
Height	5 feet 8 inches or 1.75 meters
Weight	134 pounds or 60.78 kgs

Other Body Measurements

Other Body Measurements
Eye Color	Dark brown
Hair Color	Black
Shoe Size	To be Updated
Dress Size	To be Updated
Chest Size	To be Updated
Waist Size	To be Updated
Hip Size	To be Updated

Pam Grier Education

Because of her father’s military work, her family used to move frequently during her childhood to various places such as England before they eventually settled in Denver, Colorado, where she attended school at East High School.

While in their new home area, she participated in beauty contests and appeared in a number of stage productions to raise money for college tuition at Metropolitan State College. While in college, Grier was again raped but is now a date rape.

Education
School	East High School
College/ University	Metropolitan State College
Highest Qualification	Degree

Pam Grier Ethnicity

Grier has stated that she is of mixed ancestry consisting of African-American, Hispanic, Chinese, Filipino, and Cheyenne Indian heritage.

Pam Grier Young

Grier attended East High School in Denver and appeared in a number of stage productions, as well as participated in beauty contests to raise money for college tuition at Metropolitan State College.

Pam Grier Family, parents and Siblings

Grier is the daughter of Gwendolyn Sylvia (mother), a homemaker and nurse, and Clarence Ransom Grier, Jr., (Father) who was a mechanic and technical sergeant in the United States Air Force. She has two siblings, a sister, and a brother.

Grier was raped at 6 by two boys when she was left unattended at her aunt’s house. “It took so long to deal with the pain of that,” she said, “You try to deal with it, but you never really get over it,” she added. “And not just me; my family endured so much guilt and anger that something like that happened to me.”

Family Members
Father (Dad)	Clarence Ransom Grier, Jr.,
Mother	Gwendolyn Sylvia
Brother(s)	One
Sister(s)	One

Pam Grier Husband and Children

Pam Grier Husband

Grier dated and even got engaged to music executive Kevin Evans in 1998, but the engagement was canceled in 1999. She then dated marketing executive Peter Hempel from 2000 and broke up in 2008.

Grier was in a relationship with comedian Richard Pryor in the late 1970s. She also dated former professional basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, comic Freddie Prinze, and Soul Train host Don Cornelius. She also briefly dated basketball player Wilt Chamberlain. Despite having a number of high-profile relationships, Grier has never been married.

Pam Grier Children

Grier has no children. Who Are Grier’s Children? Grier does not have any children and has never been married. We will update this section as soon as we get any information about her kids.

Relationship Status	Name
Marital Status	UnMarried
Husband	Not Known
Children	Not Known

Pam Grier Net Worth

Grier has an estimated net worth of $10 million. This includes her assets, money, and income. Her primary source of income is her career as an actress. Through her various sources of income, Pam has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

Salary and Networth
Salary	Not available
Net Worth	$10 million
Source of Income	Her career as an actress

Pam Grier Actress

Grier is a very talented actress. She entered the world of acting in 1974 and has since remained in the industry. She is known to many as cinema’s first female action star, Pam got famous for her starring roles in a string of 1970s action, blaxploitation, and women in prison films for American International Pictures and New World Pictures. Her hard work has also won her various accolades including nominations for an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Satellite Award, and a Saturn Award.

Pam got major fame with her titular roles in the films Coffy (1973) and Foxy Brown (1974); her other major films during this period included The Big Doll House (1971), Women in Cages (1971), The Big Bird Cage (1972), Black Mama, White Mama (1973), Scream Blacula Scream (1973), The Arena (1974), Sheba, Baby (1975), Bucktown (1975), and Friday Foster (1975). She portrayed the title character in Quentin Tarantino’s crime film Jackie Brown (1997), and also appeared in Escape from L.A. (1996), Jawbreaker (1999), Holy Smoke!, (1999), Bones (2001), Just Wright (2010), Larry Crowne (2011), and Poms (2019).

On television, Grier portrayed Eleanor Winthrop in the Showtime comedy-drama series Linc’s (1998–2000), Kate “Kit” Porter on the Showtime drama series The L Word (2004–2009), and Constance Terry in the ABC sitcom Bless This Mess (2019–2020). She received praise for her work in the animated series Happily Ever After Fairy Tales for Every Child (1999).

Pam Grier Foxy Brown

Grier has been cast as the lead character in the 1974 film  Foxy Brown. The film stars  Grier as the title character who takes on a gang of white drug dealers who murdered her boyfriend. It was released by American International Pictures as a double feature with Truck Turner. The film uses Afrocentric references in clothing and hair.

Pam Grier Movies and TV Shows

 Movies

• Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
• The Big Doll House (1971)
• Women in Cages (1971)
• Hit Man (1972)
• The Big Bird Cage (1972)
• Cool Breeze (1972)
• Black Mama White Mama (1973)
• Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
• Coffy (1973)
• The Twilight People (1973)
• The Arena (1974)
• Foxy Brown (1974)
• Sheba, Baby (1975)
• Bucktown (1975)
• Friday Foster (1975)
• Drum (1976)
• Greased Lightning (1977)
• Twilight of Love (1977)
• Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981)
• Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
• Tough Enough (1983)
• The Vindicator (1984)
• Stand Alone (1985)
• On the Edge (1986)
• The Allnighter (1987)
• Above the Law (1988)
• The Package (1989)
• Class of 1999 (1990)
• Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991)
• Posse (1993)
• Mars Attacks! (1996)
• Escape from L.A. (1996)
• Original Gangstas (1996)
• Jackie Brown (1997)
• Fakin’ da Funk (1997)
• Holy Smoke! (1999)
• In Too Deep (1999)
• Jawbreaker (1999)
• Snow Day (2000)
• Wilder (2000)
• Fortress 2: Re-Entry (2000)
• Ghosts of Mars (2001)
• Bones (2001)
• The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
• Back in the Day (2005)
• Just Wright (2010)
• The Invited (2010)
• Larry Crowne (2011)
• Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day (2012)
• Mafia (2012)
• The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
• Grand Theft Auto V (2013)

TV Shows

• 1979 – Roots: The Next Generations
• 1980 – The Love Boat
• 1985 – Badge of the Assassin
• 1985-1990 – Miami Vice
• 1986 – Night Court
• 1986-1988 – Crime Story
• 1987 – The Cosby Show
• 1988 – Frank’s Place
• 1989 – Midnight Caller
• 1990 – Knots Landing
• 1991 – Monsters
• 1992 – Pacific Station
• 1992 – A Mother’s Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
• 1994 – In Living Color
• 1994 – The Sinbad Show
• 1994 – The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
• 1995 – The Marshal
• 1995 – Martin
• 1996 – Sparks
• 1996 – The Wayans Bros.
• 1998 – Mad TV
• 1998 – Pinky and the Brain
• 1998 – Family Blessings
• 1998-2000 – Linc’s
• 1999 – The Wild Thornberrys
• 1999 – Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
• 1999 – Hayley Wagner, Star
• 2001 – The Feast of All Saints
• 2001 – 3 A.M.
• 2002 – Night Visions
• 2002 – Justice League
• 2002-2003 – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
• 2003 – First to Die
• 2004-2009 – The L Word
• 2008 – Ladies of the House
• 2010 – Smallville
• 2015 – Cleveland Abduction

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