Trendsetters: Pam Grier

Published: Sept. 19, 2023, 7 a.m.

b'Pam Grier (1949 - present) is a Black American actress who has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows. She became a widely known actress in the early 1970s when she starred in a string of blaxploitation films. She is considered the Queen of Blaxploitation. Her characters are iconic for the way they blend beauty, sexuality, and action.'