Pam Grier Biography Pamela Suzette "Pam" Grier was born on May 26, 1949, is an American actress. She became best-known in the early 1970s, after starring in a string of moderately successful women in prison and blaxploitation cinemas such as 1974's Foxy Brown. Her career was revitalized in 1997 after her appearance in Quentin Tarantino's film Jackie Brown. She is one of a few African-American a... more.