Firearms Friday with Pam Grier

Born in 1949, Pam Grier was catapulted to fame in 1971 as the "blaxploitation" category of film exploded across genres of American cinema. She remains one of the actors and actresses most closely associated with those films, as well as going on to emerging as one of the most respected African-American actresses of the 20th century.

Over the course of her 50-year career, Grier has appeared in over 100 feature films and television series, spanning almost every genre. Her most recent work was a supporting role for two seasons of the ABC sitcom "Bless This Mess" (2018-2019), but she will be forever remembered for "The Big Doll House" (1971), "The Twilight People" (1972), "Coffy" and "Scream, Blacula, Scream" (both in 1973), "The Arena", "Foxy Brown" and "'Sheba, Baby' (all in 1974), "Above the Law" (1988), "Jackie Brown" (1997), and "Ghosts of Mars" (2001).