Pam Grier

North Carolina · born or raisedBorn 1949

American actress (born 1949)

Born in Winston-Salem

Quotations with a citation

My mom was Coffy and my aunt was Foxy Brown. And in my community, in Denver, there were certain areas that were quite deprived and angry. And you could see the people preying upon one another, victimizing one another and it was very harsh. And my mom was always, to some of her friends, the mediator, trying to stop the fights, trying to stop the madness, and she was always taking care of people.

My focus was on getting a woman into a leadership role in the films, the one as a heroine who was courageous and strong. And what I wanted to do in the community was show our ills. Instead of sweeping them under the rug, let's address them.

We may be an independent woman forever, for life, and we need to be self-sufficient. My grandfather wanted me to be that way. He said - we went hunting and fishing. He said you need to bring the boat in; you need to know how to drive the tractor; you need to know how to do things