Født May 26, 1949 · Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Filmography
| Role | Title | Year | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actor | The L Word | Kit Porter | |
| Actor | Them | Athena | |
| Actor | Jackie Brown | 1997 | Jackie Brown |
| Actor | Mars Attacks! | 1996 | Louise Williams |
| Actor | Cleveland Abduction | 2015 | Carla |
| Actor | Bless This Mess | Constance Terry | |
| Actor | Just Wright | 2010 | Janice Wright |
| Actor | Pet Sematary: Bloodlines | 2023 | Majorie Washburn |
| Actor | Larry Crowne | 2011 | Frances |
| Actor | Jawbreaker | 1999 | Detective Vera Cruz |
| Actor | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey | 1991 | Ms. Wardroe |
| Actor | Poms | 2019 | Olive |
| Actor | The Man with the Iron Fists | 2012 | Jane |
| Actor | Escape from L.A. | 1996 | Hershe Las Palamas |
| Actor | Ghosts of Mars | 2001 | Commander Helena Braddock |
| Actor | Undercover Brother | 2002 | Herself |
| Actor | Above the Law | 1988 | Delores 'Jacks' Jackson |
| Actor | The Adventures of Pluto Nash | 2002 | Flura Nash |
| Actor | Roots: The Next Generations | Francey | |
| Actor | Snow Day | 2000 | Tina |
| Actor | Bones | 2001 | Pearl |
| Actor | Something Wicked This Way Comes | 1983 | Dust Witch |
| Actor | Foxy Brown | 1974 | Foxy Brown |
| Actor | Holy Smoke | 1999 | Carol |
| Actor | Fortress 2 | 2000 | Susan Mendenhall |
| Actor | Coffy | 1973 | "Coffy" Coffin |
| Actor | Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking | 2012 | Herself |
| Actor | In Too Deep | 1999 | Det. Angela Wilson |
| Actor | Beyond the Valley of the Dolls | 1970 | Fourth Woman (as Pamela Grier) |
| Actor | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | ||
| Actor | Class of 1999 | 1990 | Ms. Connors |
| Actor | The Package | 1989 | Ruth Butler |
| Actor | Fort Apache, the Bronx | 1981 | Charlotte |
| Actor | Mafia | 2011 | James Womack |
| Actor | Scream Blacula Scream | 1973 | Lisa Fortier |
| Actor | The Feast of All Saints | Suzette Lermontant | |
| Actor | Bad Grandmas | 2017 | Coralee |
| Actor | Twilight of Love | 1977 | Sandra |
| Actor | Posse | 1993 | Phoebe |
| Actor | Love the Hard Way | 2003 | Linda Fox |
| Actor | The Arena | 1974 | Mamawi |
| Actor | Sex at 24 Frames Per Second | 2003 | |
| Actor | The Big Doll House | 1971 | Grear |
| Actor | Black Mama, White Mama | 1973 | Lee Daniels |
| Actor | Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel | 2011 | herself |
| Actor | Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic | 2013 | Herself (archive footage) |
| Actor | The Big Bird Cage | 1972 | Blossom |
| Actor | Jackie Brown: How It Went Down | 2002 | Herself |
| Actor | Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day | 2012 | Detective Barrick |
| Actor | Friday Foster | 1975 | Friday Foster |
| Actor | Original Gangstas | 1996 | Laurie Thompson |
| Actor | Back in the Day | 2005 | Mrs. Cooper |
| Actor | Greased Lightning | 1977 | Mary Jones |