Pam Grier

Pamela Suzette Grier, born on May 26, 1949, is an American actress and singer. She gained fame in the 1970s for her roles in action, blaxploitation, and women in prison films. Quentin Tarantino hailed her as cinema's first female action star. Some of her notable films include Coffy (1973), Foxy Brown (1974), The Big Doll House (1971), and Friday Foster (1975). Grier received nominations for various awards, including an Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award. In Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown (1997), she played the title character. Grier also appeared in films like Escape from L.A. (1996), Mars Attacks! (1996), Jawbreaker (1999), and Holy Smoke.