Pam Grier rose to fame for her starring roles in a string of 1970s action, blaxploitation, and women in prison films for American International Pictures and New World Pictures.
Pam Grier is known for her iconic Afro but she has been known to wear hair extensions and wigs for some of her roles. Pam Grier is a recipient of several accolades including nominations for an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Satellite Award, and a Saturn Award.
On television, Pam 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).
In 2011, Pam Grier received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and an honorary Doctorate of Science from Langston University.
Pam Grier established the Pam Grier Community Garden and Education Center in collaboration with the National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum.