- COFFY (1973, action): Pam Grier became a staple of early 1970s blaxploitation films by playing bold, assertive women, starting with Jack Hill’s Coffy. Her character was advertised in the original trailer as the “baddest one-chick hit-squad that ever hit town!” Grier‘s role was noted as being the first African-American female to headline an action film.
- FOXY BROWN (1974, action): Pam Grier teams up once again with Coffy director Jack Hill in this blaxploitation follow-up that was filmed in an astounding 17 days.
- FRIDAY FOSTER (1975, action): “Wham! Bam! Here Comes Pam” and with that Pam Grier is back in action asFriday Foster.
- HAMMER (1972, action): Former football-player-turned-actor Fred Williamson’s off-the-field nickname was “The Hammer.”
- SHE-DEVIL (1989, comedy): Acting titan Meryl Streep spars with “Domestic Goddess” Roseanne Barr (at the height of her popularity and the star of successful television sitcom Roseanne) in Susan Seidelman’s darkly comic version of author Fay Weldon’s The Life and Loves of a She-Devil.
A Pam Grier fan, director Quentin Tarantino would pay homage to her blaxploitation roots when crafting the film Jackie Brown forGrier. Jackie Brown took clear inspiration from films like Coffy andFoxy Brown.
