Foxy Brown’s Pam Grier on being the original female action star, and wishing they’d invented the sports bra back then
Actress whose gritty roles in 1970s action movies helped pave way for modern-day stars such as Gal Gadot, Charlize Theron and Taraji Henson also talks Trump and a dream cast for film adaptation of her autobiography
Even at 68, Pam Grier looks like she can still kick butt. And the looks don’t deceive. While she’s never played a superhero on screen, “I’m super in real life,” says Grier, smiling and flicking back some of her flowing hair.
After almost 50 years in film and television, Grier is still going strong. In a recent interview she discussed some of the changes in Hollywood and the return of the female action movie star.
“I don’t know why people were surprised at the success of Wonder Woman,” said Grier, star of gritty 1970s action movies like Foxy Brown, Coffy, Black Mama/White Mama, and others.
Actresses such as Grier and Angie Dickinson paved the way for current female action stars such as Gal Gadot and Charlize Theron, and a new wave of black female stars such as Taraji Henson, in the upcoming Proud Mary, and Meagan Good, who is remaking Grier’s classic Foxy Brown.
