FOXXXY
PAM GRIER
Also Credited as Pamela Grier; Pam Greer
5/26/1949 - Present
ONE LIFE TO LIVE Annette 1969
KNOTS LANDING Lieutenant ___ Guthrie 1990
THIS IS US Grandma (2 Episodes) 2018; 2019
and
CELEBRITY SWEEPSTAKES 1975
HOLLYWOOD SQUARE (DAYTIME) 1976
SOUL TRAIN 1973; 1977
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES (SYNDICATED) 1979
THE LOVE BOAT Cynthia Wilbur (2 Episodes) 1980
NIGHT COURT Benet Collins (2 Episodes) 1986
CRIME STORY Suzanne Terry 1986 - 88
EBONY/JET SHOWCASE 1988
MIAMI VICE Valerie Gordon 1985; 1989
IN LIVING COLOR 1994
MAD TV 1998
LINC'S Eleanor Braithwaite Winthrop 1998 - 2000
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES 1999
THE TEST 2001
JUSTICE LEAGUE My'ria'h (V) 2002
WOMEN AND THE BADGE Narrator 2002
LAW AND ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT Claudia Williams 2002; 2003
THE 100 MOST MEMORABLE TV MOMENTS 2004
THE L WORD Kit Porter 2004 - 09
SMALLVILLE Amanda Waller 2010
CELEBRITY CLOSE CALLS 2011
UNSUNG: HOLLYWOOD 2012
CELEBRITY GHOST STORIES 2014
BLESS THIS MESS Constance 2019 - 20
THEM Athena 2024
HIGH HORSE: THE BLACK COWBOY 2025
PILOTS/PROPOSALS
THE L WORD Kit Porter 2004
PodCasts
TALK EASY WITH SAM FRAGOSO 2019
KERMODE AND MAYO'S TAKE 2022
Television Special
THE SHAPE OF THINGS 1973
movies
BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS 4Th Woman 1970
THE BIG DOLLHOUSE Grear 1971
WOMAN IN CAGES Alabama 1971
THE TWILIGHT PEOPLE Ayesa the Panther Woman 1972
COOL BREEZE Mona 1972
THE BIG BIRDCAGE Blossom 1972
HIT MAN Gozelda 1972
BLACK MAMA, WHITE MAMA Lee Daniels 1973
COFFY Coffy 1973
SCREAM BLACULA SCREAM Lisa Fortier 1973
THE ARENA Mamawi 1974
FOXY BROWN 1974
'SHEBA BABY' Sheba Shayne 1975
BUCKTOWN Aretha 1975
FRIDAY FOSTER Friday Foster 1975
DRUM Regine 1976
TWILIGHT OF LOVE Sandra 1977
GREASED LIGHTNING Mary 1977
FORT APACHE THE BRONX Charlotte 1981
TOUGH ENOUGH Myra 1983
SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES Dust Witch 1983
THE MAKING OF SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES 1983
ON THE EDGE Cora 1985
STAND ALONE Cathryn Bolan 1985
BADGE OF THE ASSASSIN Alexandra "Allie" Horn 1985 (Made for T. V.)
THE VINDICATOR Hunter 1986
THE ALLNIGHTER Sergeant McLeash 1987
ABOVE THE LAW Delores Jackson 1988
THE PACKAGE Lieutenant Ruth Butler 1989
CLASS OF 1999 Ms. Connors 1990
BILL AND TED'S BOGUS JOURNEY Ms. Wardroe 1991
A MOTHER'S RIGHT: THE ELIZABETH MORGAN STORY Linda Holman 1992 (Made for T. V.)
POSSE Phoebe 1993
MURDER WAS THE CASE: THE MOVIE (Segment: Doggy Dogg World") Foxxxy Brown 1995
SERIAL KILLER Captain Maggie Davis 1995
ORIGINAL GANGSTAS Laurie Thompson 1996
ESCAPE FROM L. A. Hershe Las Palmas 1996
MARS ATTACKS! Louise Williams 1996
STRIP SEARCH Janetta 1997
FAKIN' DA FUNK Annabelle Lee 1997
JACKIE BROWN Jackie Brown 1997
FAMILY BLESSINGS Mrs. Quincy 1998 (Made for T. V.)
JAWBREAKER Detective Vera Cruz 1999
NO TOMORROW Diane 1999
IN TOO DEEP Detective Angela Wilson 1999
HOLY SMOKE Carol 1999
HAYLEY WAGNER, STAR Sam 1999 (Made for T. V.)
SNOW DAY Tina 2000
FORTRESS2: RE-ENTRY Susan Mendenhall 2000
FORTRESS 2: RE-ENTRY -- BEHIND THE SCENES FEATURETTES 2000
SLOW BURN Detective Della Wilder 2000
3 A. M. George 2001
LOVE THE HARD WAY Detective Linda Fox 2001
GHOSTS OF MARS Commander Helena Braddock 2001
BONES Pearl 2001
IT CONQUERED HOLLYWOOD! THE STORY OF AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL PICTURES 2001 (Made for T. V.)
BAADASSSSS CINEMA 2002 (Made for T. V.)
JACKIE BROWN: HOW IT WENT DOWN 2002
THE FEAST OF ALL SAINTS Suzanne Lermontant 2001
THE ADVENTURES OF PLUTO NASH Flura Nash 2002
BABY OF THE FAMILY Mrs. Williams 2002
DIGGIN UP BONES Self; Pearl 2002
FIRST TO DIE Claire Washburn 2003
A DECADE UNDER THE INFLUENCE 2003
TOTALLY GRAYER 2004 (Made for T. V.)
BACK TO YOU IN THE DAYS Mrs. Cooper 2005
LEGENDS BALL 2006 (Made for T. V.)
CONVERSATIONS 2 2007
LADIES OF THE HOUSE Birdie 2008 (Made for T. V.)
JUST WRIGHT Janice Wright 2010
MACHETE MAIDENS UNLEASHED 2010
CELEBRITY NUDE REVUE: BEST OF THE SAUCY 70S VOLUME 1 2010
THE INVITED Zelda Miller 2010
LARRY CROWNE Frances 2011
CORMAN'S WORLD: EXPLOITS OF A HOLLYWOOD REBEL 2011
REEL BLACK LOVE 2011
THE JAWBREAKER DIARIES: THE DELICIOUS CUT 2011
WOMAN, THOU ART LOOSED; ON THE SEVENTH DAY Detective Barrick 2012
THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS Jane 2012
MAFIA James Womack 2012
QUENTIN TARANTINO: 20 YEARS OF FILMMAKING 2012
PAM GRIER ON TARANTINO, EXPLOITATION AND FILMMAKING 2012
CLEVELAND ABDUCTION Carla 2015 (Made for T. V.)
BAD GRANDMAS Coralee 2017
BEING ROSE Lily 2017
POMS Olive 2019
A CHRISTMAS WISH Mary 2019 (Made for T. V.)
SKIN: A HISTORY OF NUDITY IN THE MOVIES 2020
AS WE KNOW IT Beverly Jones 2023
CINNAMON Mama 2023
PET SEMATARY: BLOODLINES Marjorie Washburn 2023
Video Games
GRAND THEFT AUTO V The Low Down 91.1 Deejay 2013
CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE Pam Grier; Shaolin Shuffle DLC 2016
Music Video
BLUE MAGIC: IT'S LIKE MAGIC 1989
SNOOP DOGGY DOGG: DOGGY DOGG WORLD Foxxy Brown 1994
PETE ROCK: SOUL SURVIVOR 1998
THEATER
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY AT THE CLAIRE DE LUNE 1980
FOOL FOR LOVE May 1985 - 86 LATC
FOOL FOR LOVE May 1989 LATC
TELLTALE HEARTS 1993 - 94 Crossroads Theater Company
THE PIANO LESSON
Family Ties
Parents -- Gwendolyn and Clarence Grier Siblings -- Rodney Grier and Gina Grier-Townsie
Cousin Roosevelt "Rosie" Grier
Fom the Denver Public Library Special Collections Archives:
Pam Grier (1949 - )
Pam Grier overcame violence and racism to become an early African American action hero in films.
Early Life
Pamela Suzette Grier was born May 26, 1949 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to Gwendolyn and Clarence Grier. Within days, Pam was riding in the back of a car with her parents on their return to Colorado. Pam’s father served in the Air Force, so the family moved around a lot when she was young. Some of her earliest memories involved experiencing discrimination in Columbus, Ohio.
Pam remembers buses refusing to stop for her and her mother, and her mother explaining to her that it was because they were Black. Pam’s father was biracial and often passed for white. When the officers at the Ohio Air Force base first met her father, they at first offered the family nice housing, however, when they discovered his family was African American, the offices withdrew the housing offer. Pam wrote that events like this broke her father’s spirit, although he liked being in the Air Force and always had hope for a better day.
A Love of Nature
One of the most important things in her childhood was spending time at the home of her grandparents (Raymundo and Marguerite Parrilla) in Cheyenne, Wyoming. While they did not have an indoor toilet or electricity, Pam loved learning to fish and raise vegetables away from the city. She also got to know her Native American Uncle, Daniel, who lived to be 107. By the time she was 6 years old, she was living in Denver most of the time, and started school in North Denver. Unfortunately, the same year that she started school, she was violently attacked by three older boys. The experience left her very shy and caused her to stutter when she spoke. After that, she would often hide in the closet when people came to visit her home.
After experiencing such violence, her time at the farm house in Wyoming became even more important to her. On one of these visits, she asked her Uncle Daniel if she could ride the old horse that lived in the barn. He said it would be dangerous because the horse’s job was to pull a cart and it was not used to having people ride it. Pam waited until Daniel left and then climbed up onto the fence next to the horse. The horse was gentle and let her climb on, and then walked her across the nearby fields. Eventually the horse took a nap and she fell asleep on his back. When Uncle Daniel found them and woke her up, she told him about her adventure with the horse and didn't stutter once. This was the beginning of her lifelong love of animals.
Discovering the Arts
The Air Force sent the Grier family to England for a couple of years, but in 1958 they returned to Denver. Pam’s mother worked as a nurse and was able to buy the family a home at 3555 Eudora Street in North Park Hill. Her father continued to have to travel with the Air Force, but Pam and her siblings were now able to stay in one place for longer periods of time. When Pam was 13, her parents divorced and her aunt Mennon and three cousins moved in with Pam, her mother, and her siblings. They all worked together to keep the house clean, tend to the garden, and learned how to repair things that her dad would have fixed before the divorce.
As a teenager, Pam’s mother tried to enroll her in a music academy and in horse riding lessons. The schools offering these lessons both refused her, possibly due to her race, but her mother found an older German woman named Mrs. Heinemann, who offered to give her piano lessons. Pam ended up joining East High School’s Echoes of Youth Gospel Choir newly founded by Mr. and Mrs. Ryan. The group was very popular and they were even invited to perform in churches out in California. Through her time with this group, Pam had found a great love in performing and in music. Three of the boys who performed with her in the choir went on to found the famous R&B group Earth, Wind, and Fire.
Breaking Barriers in Hollywood
By 1968, Pam finished high school at East High in Denver. Over the years of her schooling, she had gone from a shy girl with a stutter, to a contestant in the Miss Colorado Universe competition (in which she competed to help pay her way through Metropolitan State College of Denver). David Baumgarten, a talent agent, saw her at the Miss Colorado Universe competition and signed her on to the Agency for the Performing Arts in Los Angeles, where she would eventually work in the office while taking acting classes.
Grier was soon discovered by film producer Roger Corman and was flown off to the Philippines to film an action movie. At the time, basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wanted her to marry him and settle down, but she was determined to continue her career as an actress. Throughout the 1970s, she grew into an action star of what became known as “Black Exploitation,” or “Blaxploitation” films. In many ways, the films promoted stereotypes of African American communities and culture, but at the same time these were some of the first films to have African American heroes. It was also rare for any type of film at that time to have a female lead, but as her career progressed, Pam had become a well-known action hero. Pam Grier continues acting to this day, but has also pursued other interests such as helping her sister Gina and brother Rod to open an ethnic design shop on Santa Fe Drive in Denver.
Back to the City She Loved
Even with her successful career, Pam continued to love the city she saw as home. In 1998, Denver Mayor Wellington Webb declared October 13th “Pam Grier Day” in celebration of her success. Pam worked to give back to the community she called home and, in 1999, she helped organize a celebrity art auction at the Denver Central Library to benefit young mothers and babies needing medical care. The same year, she helped to open Shaka’s Place, a community center where kids could learn technology skills. After reading an article about kids in Arvada going without school lunch, she donated money to pay for lunches, and helped spread the word about children being denied food. In 2013, Pam worked with Project Angel Heart to help provide food to people living with AIDS.
As much as she showed concern for the human community, Pam’s love of animals remained at the center of her life. For decades, she has lived on the outskirts near Denver, to be closer to nature in the country. She has nursed rescued horses back to health at her home, and even used her own truck and trailer as part of Douglas County’s wildfire season horse rescue unit. Pam continues to raise hay to feed hungry horses in need, always remembering that a horse once helped her in her time of greatest need.
https://www.discogs.com/artist/135948-Pam-Grier?srsltid=AfmBOorEPmBtKo7iL7FaFzwwNrQ58in1BikuQxOkI5mZlM7lG-1zUjRr
DANA'S DAUGHTER
LELA IVEY
6/26/1958 - Present
THE EDGE OF NIGHT Mitzi Martin 1981-84
ANOTHER WORLD Ellie Garrison 1985-86
GUIDING LIGHT Suzi, Jackson's assistant 6/25/1986 - 1987
HOMEFRONT Mrs. Wescott 1992-93
PARTY OF FIVE Mrs. Huffman 1997-98
and
QUANTUM LEAP Chloe (2 Episodes) 1984
Lucy (2 Episodes) 1991
NEWHART Tish Holliday 1988; 1989
CAPITAL NEWS Angie 1990
movies
100 CENTRE STREET Pam Verderamo 1984 (Made for T. V.)
MARIA'S LOVERS Anna 1984
THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO Hooker 1985
HEARTBURN Hairdresser 1986
BIG Bank Teller 1988
LADYKILLERS Sue Hiller 1988 (Made for T. V.)
THE ADDAMS FAMILY Susan Firkins 1991
I DON'T BUY KISSES ANYMORE Alice 1992
MR. JONES Lisa 1993
WET Miss Conners 1994
SODBUSTERS Annie Simms 1994 (Made for T. V.)
S. F.W. Mrs. Spab 1994
TOWER OF TERROR Patricia Patterson 1997 (Made for T. V.)
BEAN Nurse Pots 1997
PLEASANTVILLE Miss Peters 1998
GETTING WELL 2010
THEATER
ROCKAWAY 1982 Vineyard Theatre
THE WAITING ROOM (World Premiere) 1994 Victoria Max Taper Theater
THE MARRIAGE OF BETTY AND BOO LATC
NEXT FALL 2012 Arlene
OTHER DESERT CITIES 2013 Sada
THEATER -- DIRECTOR
SOME GIRL(S)
DARK PLAY or STORIES FOR BOYS
BLACKBIRD
Family Ties -- Mother -- Dana Ivey
THE BOY WITH 4 LAST NAMES
ETHAN RAY CLARK
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS Dominic Newman Abbott Winters Chttps://i.imgur.com/ZYggspF.jpghancellor 1/23/2026
and
ABBOTT ELEMENTARY Jenine's Student 2026
DAVE NICHOLS
Also Credited as David Nichols; Dave Nicholls
1/16/1943 - 4/3/2012
ANOTHER WORLD Bill Malone 1989
AS THE WORLD TURNS Benjamin Reynolds 1992
The late Jason Reynolds (Kim's first husband) picture or flashback 1992
DUE SOUTH Martin Van Dyke 1996
BEING ERICA Dr __ Dondertman 2010
and
THE LITTLEST HOBO Desk Officer (2 Episodes) 1979 - 80
STREET LEGAL Detective Marian 1990 - 91
COUNTERSTRIKE Clerk (2 Episodes) 1991 - 92
WILDC. A. T. S.:COVERT ACTION TEAMS (V) 1994 - 95
RIVERDALE Maurice 1997 - 2000
DOC Harry (2 Episodes) 2001
SUE THOMAS: F. B. EYE Mr. Thomas (2 Episodes) 2002
SOUL FOOD Nicholas Willis (2 Episodes) 2004
+ Dr. Miller (1) 2000
HOWIE DO IT 2009
Television Specials
TORONTO TRILOGY 1984
TAKING CARE OF TERRIFIC Mr. Crowley 1987
THE WILD RIDE OF OUTLAW BIKERS 1999
MORE TEARS James and Al Wells 1999
PILOTS/PROPOSALS
CASTLE ROCK Simon Donahue 1981 CBS
THE GUARDIAN John Swann 2001 CBS
SUE THOMAS, F. B. EYE Mr. Thomas 2002
movies
JAI MON VOYAGE! 1973
LE PORT DE MONTREAL Narrator 1975
SHADOWS IN AN EMPTY ROOM 1976
HARDCORE Kurt 1979
A PAID VACATION Humenick 1979
A DEADLY BUSINESS Mayor Thompson 1986 (Made for T. V.)
THE CHILD SAVER Gene Boyette 1988 (Made for T. V.)
DOUBLE STANDARD 1989 (Made for T. V.)
LOVE AND HATE: THE STORY OF COLIN AND JOANNE THATCHER Drew Patterson 1989 (Made for T. V.)
PERSONALS Michael 1990 (Made for T. V.)
ON THIN ICE: THE TAI BABILONIA STORY (V) 1990
A LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN Newscaster 1991 (Made for T. V.)
GREGORY K Alex Dunn 1993 (Made for T. V.)
ORDEAL IN THE ARCTIC Don Hansen 2993 (Made for T. V.)
WOMAN ON TRIAL: THE LAWRENCIA BEMBENEK STORY Canadian News Anchor 1993 (Made for T. V.)
SPENSER: CEREMONY Harry Kyle 1993 (Made for T. V.)
COLLATERAL DAMAGE Anchorman 1993
HUSH LITTLE BABY Officer 1994 (Made for T. V.)
THE SHAMROCK CONSPIRACY Les Messner 1995 (Made for T. V.)
MEMORY RUN Newscaster 1995
GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER Lawyer Brownell 1996
TERMINAL RUSH Collins 1996
WHEN INNOCENCE IS LOST Matthew French 1997 (Made for T. V.)
DOUBLE TAKE Mark Fletcher 1997
THE PEACEKEEPER General Joseph -- Air Force Chief of Staff
COLOR OF JUSTICE New Jersey District Attorney 1997 (Made for T. V.)
HALF BAKED Detective 1998
MY DATE WITH THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER Agent Schneider 1998 (Made for T. V.)
WHEN HE DIDN'T COME HOME Michael Dolan 1998 (Made for T. V.)
DEAD HUSBANDS Samuel Fisher 1998 (Made for T. V.)
BRIDGE OF DRAGONS Link 1999
SPENSER: SMALL VICES Don Stapleton 1999 (Made for T. V.)
KILLING MOON Pilot 1999 (Made for T. V.)
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Hal Lawrence 1999
LETHAL VOWS Bob Grace 1999 (Made for T. V.)
JILL RIPS Corner 2000
CATCH A FALLING STAR Richard 2000 (Made for T. V.)
MAIL TO THE CHIEF Harris 2000 (Made for T. V.)
BEST Baz 2000
DIRTY PICTURES Johnson 2000 (Made for T. V.)
HAVEN Captain Lester 2001 (Made for T. V.)
JENNIFER Doctor # 2 2001 (Made for T. V.)
10,000 BLACK MEN NAMED GEORGE First Detective 2002 (Made for T. V.)
THE BRADY BUNCH IN THE WHITE HOUSE President Lawrence Randolph 2002 (Made for T. V.)
SOCIETY'S CHILD Dr. Rabi (V) 2002 (Made for T. V.)
JASPER TEXAS Reporter 2003
MY BROTHER'S KEEPER Coach McCoy 2004
RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE Captain Henderson 2004
WHITE KNUCKLES Courtney Baldrin 2004
SIX FIGURES Owen 2005
NATURE OF THE BEAST Brian 2007 (Made for T. V.)
GRAVY TRAIN Mr. Buttersworth 2010
VACATION WITH DEREK Anders 2010 (Made for T. V.)
JOHN A: BIRTH OF A COUNTRY United States Envoy 2011 (Made for T. V.)
MOON POINT Banana # 2 2011
Marriages
Beverlee ? -- ? Divorced
Linda Nichols 1977 -- ?? 1 Child Andrew Leslie Graham
SAVANNA LEIGH JAMES
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL Jamie the Intern 1/22/2026
Savanna is a model transitioning into acting. B&B is her first credited role.
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