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Pamela Suzette Grier (born May 26, 1949) is an American actress, singer, and martial artist. Described by Quentin Tarantino as cinema's first female action star, [2] she achieved 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.
Foxy Brown is considered to be one of the most influential blaxploitation films, [23] with Pam Grier's character seen as the female archetype of the genre. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] The film and the character of Foxy Brown have directly influenced or were referenced in multiple films in subsequent years, including Girl 6 (1996), Urban Legend (1998 ...
Jackie Brown pays homage to 1970s blaxploitation films, particularly Coffy and Foxy Brown, both of which also starred Grier. It is the only feature-length film directed by Tarantino that was based on another work. [3] Jackie Brown was released in the United States on December 25, 1997, by Miramax Films. It received positive reviews and grossed ...
Sherilyn Fenn (born Sheryl Ann Fenn; February 1, 1965) is an American actress. [1] She played Audrey Horne on the television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991, 2017) for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award.
Krysten Alyce Ritter [1] (born December 16, 1981 [2]) is an American actress.After an early modeling stint, she appeared on the UPN noir mystery series Veronica Mars (2005–2006) and the CW comedy drama series Gilmore Girls (2006–2007).
Grier subsequently played similar characters in the AIP films Foxy Brown (1974), Friday Foster and Sheba, Baby (both 1975). Coffy is a favorite of Quentin Tarantino, and he ranks it high among his top 20 best films. [24] He later hired Grier for Jackie Brown in 1997, a film with clear inspiration from films like Coffy and Foxy Brown. Tarantino ...
Amy Louise Sedaris (/ s ɪ ˈ d ɛər ɪ s /; [1] born March 29, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Most recently, she has appeared in both The Mandalorian (2019–2023) and The Book of Boba Fett (2022) as Peli Motto.
Tamara Tunie (born March 14, 1959) [1] [2] is an American film, stage, and television actress, director, and producer. She is best known for her roles as attorney Jessica Griffin on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns (1987–1995, 2000–2007, 2009) and as medical examiner Melinda Warner in the NBC police drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2000–2021).