LC control no. | no 97071678 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Grier, Pam, 1949- |
Variant(s) | Grier, Pamela Suzette, 1949- |
Associated country | United States |
Birth date | 1949-05-26 |
Place of birth | Winston-Salem (N.C.) |
Field of activity | Acting |
Affiliation | Metropolitan State College (Denver, Colo.) |
Profession or occupation | Actors |
Found in | Jackie Brown, p1997: label (Pam Grier) Internet movie database, Dec. 11, 1997 (Pam Grier, b. Pamela Suzette Grier, 1949; actress) Internet Movie Database, April 2, 2013 (Pam Grier; born Pamela Suzette Grier, May 26, 1949, Winston-Salem, N.C.; actress) African American National Biography, accessed December 21, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Grier, Pam; Pamela Suzette Grier; stage/ screen actor; born 26 May 1949 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States; entered Denver's Metropolitan State College (1967); the pivotal role of her career was as the leading character Lee Daniels in "Black Mama, White Mama" (1972); starring roles in the classic blaxploitation films "Coffy" (1973), "Foxy Brown" (1974); the first African American woman to be featured on the cover of Ms. Magazine (1975); won critical acclaim for her role opposite Paul Newman in "Fort Apache, the Bronx" (1981); a major role in the hit Steven Seagal film "Above the Law" (1988); took the lead role of the waitress Frankie in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter Theater Company production of "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune" (1990); actor-director Mario Van Peebles cast her in his western drama "Posse" (1993); the lead role of Quentin Tarantino's homage, "Jackie Brown" (1997) earned her both NAACP Image Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for best actress; had a supporting role as Harvey Keitel's girlfriend and assistant in Jane Campion's film "Holy Smoke" (1999)) |
Associated language | eng |