Pam Grier

Pam Grier

Born: May 26, 1949
in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Pamela Suzette Grier (born May 26, 1949) is an American actress. Described by Quentin Tarantino as cinema's first female action star, 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. Her accolades include nominations for an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Satellite Award, and a Saturn Award.

Grier came to prominence with her titular roles in the films Coffy (1973) and Foxy Brown (1974); her other major films during this period included The Big Doll House (1971), Women in Cages (1971), The Big Bird Cage (1972), Black Mama, White Mama (1973), Scream Blacula Scream (1973), The Arena (1974), Sheba, Baby (1975), Bucktown (1975), and Friday Foster (1975). She portrayed the title character in Quentin Tarantino's crime film Jackie Brown (1997), and also appeared in Escape from L.A. (1996), Jawbreaker (1999), Holy Smoke!, (1999), Bones (2001), Just Wright (2010), Larry Crowne (2011), and Poms (2019).

On television, Grier portrayed Eleanor Winthrop in the Showtime comedy-drama series Linc's (1998–2000), Kate "Kit" Porter on the Showtime drama series The L Word (2004–2009), and Constance Terry in the ABC sitcom Bless This Mess (2019–2020). She received praise for her work in the animated series Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1999).

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As We Know It
Title: As We Know It
Released: November 24, 2023
Type: Movie
In the late '90s, James Bishop is dealing with a complicated breakup with the help of his best friend, while trying to finish his book before the impending zombie apocalypse.
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Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
Title: Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
Character: Majorie Washburn
Released: September 23, 2023
Type: Movie
In 1969, young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown behind, but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that forever binds him to Ludlow.
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Cinnamon
Title: Cinnamon
Character: Mama
Released: June 11, 2023
Type: Movie
Follows a struggling small-town gas station attendant and aspiring singer, Jodi Jackson, whose life is sent into a tailspin when there’s a robbery at work.
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Title: Sherri
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 12, 2022
Type: TV
Sherri Shepherd, actress, comic, and Emmy Award-winning longtime co-host of "The View", appears before a live audience with a daily dose of pop culture, comedy, conversations, and daytime talk staples, including celebrity and human interest interviews;
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Title: Them
Character: Athena
Released: April 9, 2021
Type: TV
A limited anthology series that explores terror in America.
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How It Feels to Be Free
Title: How It Feels to Be Free
Character: Self (archival footage)
Released: January 18, 2021
Type: Movie
Tells the inspiring story of how six iconic African American female entertainers – Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier – challenged an entertainment industry deeply complicit in perpetuating racist stereotypes, and transformed themselves and their audiences in the process.
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Title: The Great North
Character: Neckbone (voice)
Released: January 3, 2021
Type: TV
Follow the Alaskan adventures of the Tobin family as a single dad does his best to keep his weird bunch of kids close, especially as the artistic dreams of his only daughter lead her away from the family fishing boat and into the glamorous world of the local mall.
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Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Title: Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Character: Self
Released: August 18, 2020
Type: Movie
The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films while emphasizing the political, sociological and artistic changes that shaped that history. Skin will also study the gender inequality in presenting nude images in motion pictures and will follow the revolution that has created nude gender equality in feature films today.
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Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Title: Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Character: Self
Released: April 21, 2020
Type: Movie
From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this fascinating deep-dive documentary begins its celebration of the greatest cult movies of all-time discussing the birth of the midnight movie.
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A Christmas Wish
Title: A Christmas Wish
Character: Mary
Released: November 28, 2019
Type: Movie
Every December in the small town of Ponchatoula, Louisiana a wooden wishing box is placed in the park as a Christmas tradition. After a night out together, Maddie encourages her sister Faith to put a wish in the box - a wish to experience true love for the first time. Faith and Maddie are surprised the next day when she meets the very handsome and eligible Andrew. As Christmas nears, Faith begins to wonder if Andrew is really perfect for her, or if the wish is leading her to her best friend, Wyatt.
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QT8: The First Eight
Title: QT8: The First Eight
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 21, 2019
Type: Movie
A detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, from his early days as a video club manager to the scandalous fall in disgrace of producer Harvey Weinstein. A story about how to shoot eight great movies and become an icon of modern pop culture.
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Title: The Kelly Clarkson Show
Released: September 9, 2019
Type: TV
Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are beacons of hope in their communities.
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Poms
Title: Poms
Character: Olive
Released: May 9, 2019
Type: Movie
After moving to a retirement community, loner Martha eventually befriends her fun-loving neighbor, Sheryl, and forms a cheerleading club for young-at-heart seniors, though they face roadblocks along the way.
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Title: Bless This Mess
Character: Constance
Released: April 16, 2019
Type: TV
After dropping everything to make the move from skyscrapers to farmhouses, Rio and Mike soon realize that the simpler life isn't as easy as they planned.
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Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Title: Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: February 7, 2019
Type: Movie
Delving into a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and finally embraced them, this is the untold history of black Americans in Hollywood through their connection to the horror genre.
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Being Rose
Title: Being Rose
Character: Lily
Released: November 9, 2017
Type: Movie
A widowed ex-cop discovers that she may have a life threatening illness, and decides to go on a solo road trip in a motorized wheelchair to explore the beauty of the Southwest. On her journey, Rose discovers more than just the simple beauty of New Mexico when she meets -- and falls in love with -- Max, an old cowboy who comes to a crossroads of his own. Sometimes love takes the backroads.
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Bad Grandmas
Title: Bad Grandmas
Character: Coralee
Released: November 3, 2017
Type: Movie
Four grandmothers accidentally kill a conman and, to cover it up, they get rid of the body. When the conman's partner shows up, things go south.
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Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
Title: Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 16, 2016
Type: Movie
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) presents a dynamic checkerboard of moving image footage featuring African-American actors and singers from across the 20th century: from Jackie “Moms” Mabley to Eartha Kitt, Whoopi Goldberg, Whitney Houston, and several others. The video focuses on their individual voices as they express heartbreaking roles, pointed lyrics, sharp jokes, and strong statements of resistance to the dominant culture. The work is a powerful, and often riotous, reflection on the roles of black women in the United States.
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Title: This Is Us
Character: Grandma
Released: September 20, 2016
Type: TV
Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present and past times. As their paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways, we find that several of them share the same birthday - and so much more than anyone would expect.
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Kings of Cult
Title: Kings of Cult
Character: (archive footage)
Released: September 2, 2015
Type: Movie
Feature Length sit down with Charles Band and Roger Corman.
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Cleveland Abduction
Title: Cleveland Abduction
Character: Carla
Released: May 2, 2015
Type: Movie
A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.
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Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Title: Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 23, 2013
Type: Movie
Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor - one of America's most brilliant, iconic comic minds.
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Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Title: Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Character: Self
Released: November 20, 2012
Type: Movie
Take a look at Tarantino's career from the beginning, with interviews from co-workers, critics, stars and master filmmakers alike as well as a tribute to his greatest collaborator, Sally Menke. Produced for the 'Tarantino XX' Blu-ray collection
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The Man with the Iron Fists
Title: The Man with the Iron Fists
Character: Jane
Released: November 2, 2012
Type: Movie
In feudal China, a blacksmith who makes weapons for a small village is put in the position where he must defend himself and his fellow villagers.
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Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
Title: Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
Character: Detective Barrick
Released: April 13, 2012
Type: Movie
The Ames' seem to have built the perfect life until their six year old daughter is kidnapped; over the course of seven days they begin to uncover secrets about their past that could rip their marriage and lives apart.
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Corman's World
Title: Corman's World
Character: Self - Actress
Released: December 16, 2011
Type: Movie
A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film industry, a pioneer of independent filmmaking and discoverer of new talent.
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Larry Crowne
Title: Larry Crowne
Character: Frances
Released: June 30, 2011
Type: Movie
When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes part of an eclectic community of students and develops a crush on his teacher.
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Mafia
Title: Mafia
Character: James Womack
Released: January 1, 2011
Type: Movie
A renegade cop skirts the law in order to capture a ruthless crime boss.
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Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1
Title: Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1
Released: December 3, 2010
Type: Movie
A sex in cinema retrospective that uncovers long-forgotten gems buried for years as well as some of the most significant films in the history of sex on the screen. Controversial and groundbreaking films, you’ll discover the most memorable and erotic scenes of the decade as well as insightful and controversial bios on each actress. In many cases it was their first and only nude appearance on film, making this a must-have reference guide to nudity in cinema.
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Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Title: Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Character: Self
Released: October 15, 2010
Type: Movie
In the final decades of the 20th century, the Philippines was a country where low-budget exploitation-film producers were free to make nearly any kind of movie they wanted, any way they pleased. It was a country with extremely lax labor regulations and a very permissive attitude towards cultural expression. As a result, it became a hotbed for the production of cheapie movies. Their history and the genre itself are detailed in this breezy, nostalgic documentary.
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Just Wright
Title: Just Wright
Character: Janice Wright
Released: May 14, 2010
Type: Movie
Physical therapist Leslie Wright lands the dream job of working with basketball superstar Scott McKnight, helping him recover from a career-threatening injury. All goes well and soon Leslie finds herself falling in love with him. Just as their friendship deepens, however, Scott focuses his attention back on his tenuous relationship with his ex-fiancé Morgan, Leslie's gorgeous godsister, who would love to be the basketball player's trophy wife.
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The Invited
Title: The Invited
Character: Zelda
Released: January 1, 2010
Type: Movie
A young married couple who are pregnant with their first child moves into their turn-of-the-century home where they discover that a great evil has resided there for nearly a century, unleashed by a previous occupant.
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Title: Celebrity Ghost Stories
Character: Self
Released: October 3, 2009
Type: TV
Compelling, surprising and downright spooky — celebrities share their real-life personal encounters with the paranormal in each one-hour special. From encounters with ghosts and angry spirits to haunted homes, unexplainable spells and magic, these descriptive, first person narratives from our favorite stars delivers a brand new way of experiencing the thrills and chills of the addictive world of the paranormal.
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Title: Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character: Self - Guest
Released: July 16, 2009
Type: TV
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.
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Ladies of the House
Title: Ladies of the House
Character: Birdie
Released: October 18, 2008
Type: Movie
When three women are asked to refurbish a house for their church, they find that they must break down their own self-perception in order to build something together.
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Back in the Day
Title: Back in the Day
Character: Mrs. Cooper
Released: May 24, 2005
Type: Movie
A young man slides back into a life of crime after reuniting with a shady acquaintance from his past.
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Title: The L Word
Character: Kit Porter
Released: January 18, 2004
Type: TV
A group of lesbian friends struggle with romance and careers in Los Angeles.
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Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
Title: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 23, 2003
Type: Movie
Directed by Kevin Burns, this documentary from Playboy Home Video examines the oftentimes tense relationship between sex, women, and popular Hollywood culture. With a particular focus given to Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Jean Harlow, and Sharon Stone, Sex at 24 Frames Per Second studies the role of female sexuality in film throughout the years. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
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A Decade Under the Influence
Title: A Decade Under the Influence
Character: Self
Released: April 25, 2003
Type: Movie
A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential directors of that time.
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Love the Hard Way
Title: Love the Hard Way
Character: Linda Fox
Released: March 27, 2003
Type: Movie
Claire, a brilliant student, seeks answers to the meaning of life in the calm of her biology laboratory. One day, she meets a mysterious young man, Jack, at the cinema, and is intrigued by his style, assurance and audacity. Apart from his artistic activities, Jack has a regular scam going, ripping off foreign businessmen with his loyal mate Charlie and two actresses. But his tough guy exterior conceals a secret passion for old books, and he dreams of writing a novel one day. Jack falls hard for Claire's purity and curiosity. An unusual romance develops between them. But Jack is scared of their growing intimacy and rejects Claire, withdrawing into his shell. Abandoned and confused, Claire gradually begins to neglect her studies and embarks on a spiraling course of self-destruction, whilst Jack, who tries to ignore her, concentrates on his criminal activities. However, a sharp detective, named Linda Fox, is following his dodgy tracks.
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First to Die
Title: First to Die
Character: Claire Washburn
Released: February 23, 2003
Type: Movie
A homicide inspector -- Lindsay Boxer -- who teams with three other professional women to catch an ingenious serial killer targeting newlyweds on their wedding nights.
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Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
Title: Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
Character: Self
Released: August 20, 2002
Type: Movie
A making-of documentary for the 1997 film "Jackie Brown."
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The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Title: The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Character: Flura Nash
Released: August 16, 2002
Type: Movie
The year is 2087, the setting is the moon. Pluto Nash, the high-flying successful owner of the hottest nightclub in the universe, finds himself in trouble when he refuses to sell his club to lunar gangster Mogan, who just happens to be helping the mysterious Rex Crater mastermind a plan to take over the entire moon.
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BaadAsssss Cinema
Title: BaadAsssss Cinema
Character: Self
Released: August 14, 2002
Type: Movie
With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather than a complete record. It features interviews with some of the genre's biggest stars, like Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, and Richard Roundtree. Director Melvin Van Peebles discusses the historical importance of his landmark film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. For a contemporary perspective, the excitable Quentin Tarantino offers his spirited commentary and author/critic bell hooks provides some scholarly social analysis.
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Title: Justice League
Character: My'ria'h (voice)
Released: November 17, 2001
Type: TV
The long-awaited rebirth of the greatest superhero team of all time: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Hawkgirl, Green Lantern, and Martian Manhunter.
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Feast of All Saints
Title: Feast of All Saints
Character: Suzette Lermontant
Released: November 11, 2001
Type: Movie
Set in nineteenth-century New Orleans, the story depicts the gens de couleur libre, or the Free People of Colour, a dazzling yet damned class caught between the world of white privilege and black oppression.
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Bones
Title: Bones
Character: Pearl
Released: October 24, 2001
Type: Movie
Over 20 years after his death, local legend and benefactor Jimmy Bones returns as a ghost to avenge those who killed him and restore his neighborhood.
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Title: Smallville
Character: Amanda Waller
Released: October 16, 2001
Type: TV
The origins of the world’s greatest hero–from Krypton refugee Kal-el’s arrival on Earth through his tumultuous teen years to Clark Kent’s final steps toward embracing his destiny as the Man of Steel.
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Ghosts of Mars
Title: Ghosts of Mars
Character: Commander Helena Braddock
Released: August 24, 2001
Type: Movie
In 2176, a Martian police unit is sent to pick up a highly dangerous criminal at a remote mining post. Upon arrival, the cops find the post deserted and something far more dangerous than any criminal — the original inhabitants of Mars, hellbent on getting their planet back.
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Title: Night Visions
Character: Dr. Lewis
Released: July 12, 2001
Type: TV
Horror anthology series, with each episode comprising two half-hour stories dealing with themes of the supernatural or simply the dark side of human nature.
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3 A.M.
Title: 3 A.M.
Character: George
Released: July 1, 2001
Type: Movie
The feature film directing debut of Spike Lee protege Lee Davis takes the viewer into the world of taxi drivers. Developed in the Sundance Laboratory, this film offers dove-tailing stories centering on the lives of individual taxi drivers as they reflect on and experience romance, politics, sociology, and spirituality.
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It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Title: It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Character: Self
Released: May 1, 2001
Type: Movie
A 60-minute salute to American International Pictures. Entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff founded AIP (then called American Releasing Corporation) on a $3000 loan in 1954 with his partner, James H. Nicholson, a former West Coast exhibitor and distributor. The company made its mark by targeting teenagers with quickly produced films that exploited subjects mainstream films were reluctant to tackle.
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Wilder
Title: Wilder
Character: Detective Della Wilder
Released: November 1, 2000
Type: Movie
The murder of the ex-wife of Doctor Sam Charney (Rutger Hauer) leads Detective Della Wilder (Pam Grier) to uncover a series of women's murders somehow linked to a big pharmaceutical company.
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Fortress 2
Title: Fortress 2
Character: Susan Mendenhall
Released: March 2, 2000
Type: Movie
7 years on from the original Fortress movie, Brennick and his family are still on the run. Finally, they give in, and surrender, only to find themselves imprisoned in a new, more sophisticated fortress prison in outer space. But Brennick's not a man to give in easily, and with a 10 year old son waiting for him back on earth, he's going to pack some serious assault on the evil corporation.
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Snow Day
Title: Snow Day
Character: Tina
Released: February 11, 2000
Type: Movie
When an entire town in upstate New York is closed down by an unexpected snowfall, a "snow day" begins when a group of elementary school kids, led by Natalie Brandston, try to ensure that the schools stay closed by stopping a mechanical snowplow driver by trying to hijack his plow truck. Meanwhile, Natalie's big brother Hal is using this day to try to win the affections of Claire Bonner, the most popular girl in his high school, while Hal and Natalie's father Tom, a TV meteorologist, faces off against a rival meteorologist for weather coverage of the day's events.
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No Tomorrow
Title: No Tomorrow
Character: Diane
Released: October 19, 1999
Type: Movie
When the world's most notorious criminal allies himself with a senior employee of a major shipping corporation, a lethal deal is struck to secure a multi-million dollar arms transaction. As word of the sinister deal spreads through the underworld, a big city mobster, an extreme militia force and the FBI enter the clandestine mix, blurring the lines of loyalty and trust.
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Title: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character: Assistant US Attorney Claudia Williams
Released: September 20, 1999
Type: TV
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
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Hayley Wagner, Star
Title: Hayley Wagner, Star
Character: Sam
Released: September 19, 1999
Type: Movie
Having outgrown her role, a pampered child actor returns to her family and tries to be an ordinary youngster.
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Holy Smoke
Title: Holy Smoke
Character: Carol
Released: September 4, 1999
Type: Movie
While on a journey of discovery in exotic India, beautiful young Ruth Barron falls under the influence of a charismatic religious guru. Her desperate parents then hire PJ Waters, a macho cult de-programmer who confronts Ruth in a remote desert hideaway. But PJ quickly learns that he's met his match in the sexy, intelligent and iron-willed Ruth.
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In Too Deep
Title: In Too Deep
Character: Det. Angela Wilson
Released: August 25, 1999
Type: Movie
Drug lord Dwayne Gittens rules Cincinnati with an iron fist. No wonder he's known as "God" on the streets. Determined to break Gittens' stranglehold on the city is undercover cop Jeffrey Cole. But as Cole takes on an assumed identity to penetrate Gittens' criminal empire, he makes a disturbing discovery -- he kind of likes being a gangster.
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Title: The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Character: Self - Guest
Released: March 30, 1999
Type: TV
Craig Kilborn hosted this zany talk show, which followed David Letterman's show, from 1999 until 2004. Kilborn left The Daily Show in 1999 to be this show's host after Tom Synder retired. The segment "5 Questions" was carried over from when he was on The Daily Show. Kilborn was frequently beaten in the ratings by his NBC timeslot rival, Conan O'Brien. Kilborn left The Late Late Show to pursue new opportunities.
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Jawbreaker
Title: Jawbreaker
Character: Detective Vera Cruz
Released: January 30, 1999
Type: Movie
When an exclusive clique of teenage socialites accidentally murder their best friend on the morning of her birthday, the three girls responsible conspire to hide the truth.
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Family Blessings
Title: Family Blessings
Character: Mrs. Quincy
Released: December 6, 1998
Type: Movie
Lee Reston is a widow whose police officer son Greg dies in a car accident. Greg's friend and fellow officer Chris Lallek tries to help the Reston family in Greg's absence. Soon, he and Lee grow close and fall in love. But Lee is fifteen years older than Chris, something that upsets most of her family, including her college-aged daughter. When Chris proposes marriage, Lee must decide whether to risk alienating her family in order to be with the man she loves.
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Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
Title: Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
Character: Pam Grier
Released: November 10, 1998
Type: Movie
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Title: Hollywood Squares
Released: September 14, 1998
Type: TV
On September 14, 1998, a Hollywood Squares revival debuted with Tom Bergeron as its host. In addition to her production duties, Whoopi Goldberg served as the permanent center square, with series head writer Bruce Vilanch, Gilbert Gottfried, Martin Mull, and Caroline Rhea as regular panelists and Brad Garrett, Bobcat Goldthwait, Jeffrey Tambor, George Wallace, Kathy Griffin and various others as semi-regular panelists. Shadoe Stevens returned to announce, although he was not given a square on the panel as he had been when John Davidson was host.
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Title: The Wild Thornberrys
Character: Mother Springbok (voice)
Released: September 1, 1998
Type: TV
The Wild Thornberrys is an American animated television series that aired on Nickelodeon.
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Title: Linc's
Character: Eleanor Braithwaite Winthrop
Released: August 1, 1998
Type: TV
Linc's is an American comedy-drama based in a bar in Washington D.C.. The series starred Steven Williams, Pam Grier and Golden Brooks, and aired on Showtime for two seasons from 1998 to 2000 before being cancelled. After cancellation, it was briefly syndicated on Showtime's former sister network BET.
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Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
Title: Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
A famed athlete, linguist, scholar, lawyer, actor, singer and activist, Paul Robeson left behind an irreplaceable legacy in American life. Friends, artists and writers recount the efforts of this tireless champion of African-American rights, whose actions ironically made him a target of McCarthyism. This eye-opening profile of the American icon is designed for students in middle school, high school and college.
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Jackie Brown
Title: Jackie Brown
Character: Jackie Brown
Released: December 25, 1997
Type: Movie
Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan — with help from a bail bondsman — to keep the money for herself.
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Title: The View
Character: Self
Released: August 11, 1997
Type: TV
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Meghan McCain, and Abby Huntsman, discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.
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Fakin' Da Funk
Title: Fakin' Da Funk
Character: Annabelle Lee
Released: July 20, 1997
Type: Movie
Chinese kid Julian, who was adopted by the black family of Joe and Annabelle Lee and Asian exchange student May-Ling, who is housed with a black family, are trying to adapt to their mostly black neighbourhood of South Central.
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Strip Search
Title: Strip Search
Character: Janette
Released: April 2, 1997
Type: Movie
Robby Durrell is the prince of the vice squad. A man who's seen it all and done a little of it too. But when the enchanting Sela hires him to help track down her stripper-stepdaughter, Robby learns there's more to Sela than meets the eye.
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Afro Promo
Title: Afro Promo
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 31, 1997
Type: Movie
A series of thirty-two trailers put together to illustrate the film industry's attitude to and packaging of African-American screen imagery.
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Mars Attacks!
Title: Mars Attacks!
Character: Louise Williams
Released: December 13, 1996
Type: Movie
A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.
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Title: E! True Hollywood Story
Released: August 21, 1996
Type: TV
E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aired on the E! network, episodes will be updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.
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Escape from L.A.
Title: Escape from L.A.
Character: Hershe Las Palamas
Released: August 9, 1996
Type: Movie
Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken. His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device.
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Title: The Daily Show
Character: Self
Released: July 22, 1996
Type: TV
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
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Original Gangstas
Title: Original Gangstas
Character: Laurie Thompson
Released: May 10, 1996
Type: Movie
A violent street gang, the Rebels, rule the streets of Gary, Indiana. The Rebels shoot Marvin Bookman, a store-keeper, for giving the police information about a drive-by shooting they committed. Marvin's son, former NFL star John who created the Rebels, returns to Gary to be with his father and, with a little help from his friends, to destroy the Rebels his way.
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Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man
Title: Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man
Character: Self
Released: April 10, 1996
Type: Movie
Experience veteran comedian Sinbad as he returns to his college town of Denver and performs at the Paramount Theatre for this next installment of his famed HBO Comedy Specials. Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man is a self-styled monologue that comments on the perils of skiing, para-sailing during a bad vacation, fashion trends in lingerie, and more!
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Badass Supermama
Title: Badass Supermama
Character: (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
An homage to and investigation of the blaxploitation cinema of Pam Grier.
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Title: MADtv
Character: Self - Guest Host
Released: October 14, 1995
Type: TV
MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The one-hour show aired Saturday nights on Fox.
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Serial Killer
Title: Serial Killer
Character: Capt. Maggie Davis
Released: October 5, 1995
Type: Movie
As a member of FBI Psychological Profile Unit, Selby Younger tracks Morrano, vicious and intelligent serial killer. Before getting caught, Morrano attacks her leaving serious psychological wounds. Two years later, Morrano escapes and Selby, now working on a desk job, must face her personal traumas again.
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Title: Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character: Nightingale (voice)
Released: March 12, 1995
Type: TV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.
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Title: The Wayans Bros.
Character: Erica
Released: January 11, 1995
Type: TV
The Wayans Bros. is a situation comedy that aired from January 1995 to May 1999 on The WB. The series starred real-life brothers Shawn and Marlon Wayans. Both brothers were already well-known from the sketch comedy show In Living Color that aired from 1990 to 1994 on Fox. The series also starred John Witherspoon and Anna Maria Horsford.
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Title: Intimate Portrait
Character: Self
Released: November 14, 1993
Type: TV
Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes interviews with each subject. Among the people profiled were Grace Kelly, Natalie Wood, Carly Simon, Jackie Kennedy, Katharine Hepburn, Carol Burnett, Tanya Tucker, and Marla Maples.
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Title: The Sinbad Show
Released: September 16, 1993
Type: TV
The Sinbad Show is an American sitcom starring comedian Sinbad that premiered on September 16, 1993 on Fox. The show's main plot is about a bachelor taking in two orphaned children. Chuck Brown performed this sitcom's theme music. It was canceled after one season on April 21, 1994, with two episodes left unaired.
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Title: Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 13, 1993
Type: TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. The second incarnation of NBC's Late Night franchise, O'Brien's debuted in 1993 after David Letterman, who hosted the first incarnation of Late Night, moved to CBS to host Late Show opposite The Tonight Show. In 2004, as part of a deal to secure a new contract, NBC announced that O'Brien would leave Late Night in 2009 to succeed Jay Leno as the host of The Tonight Show. Jimmy Fallon began hosting his version of Late Night on March 2, 2009.
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Posse
Title: Posse
Character: Phoebe
Released: May 14, 1993
Type: Movie
A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the West where their leader searches for the men who lynched his father.
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A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
Title: A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
Character: Linda Holman
Released: November 29, 1992
Type: Movie
Based on the custody case involving Elizabeth Morgan and the subsequent Elizabeth Morgan Act.
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Title: Martin
Released: August 27, 1992
Type: TV
Sassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his romantic relationship with girlfriend Gina, her best friend Pam and escapades with best friends Tommy and Cole.
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Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Title: Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Character: Ms. Wardroe
Released: July 19, 1991
Type: Movie
Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the future, sends evil robot duplicates of the two lads to terminate and replace them. The robot doubles actually succeed in killing Bill and Ted, but the two are determined to escape the afterlife, challenging the Grim Reaper to a series of games in order to return to the land of the living.
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Title: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Character: Janice
Released: September 10, 1990
Type: TV
Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins — spoiled Hilary, preppy Carlton and young Ashley — and their sophisticated British butler, Geoffrey. Though Will’s antics and upbringing contrast greatly with the upper-class lifestyle of his extended relatives, he soon finds himself right at home as a loved part of the family.
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Class of 1999
Title: Class of 1999
Character: Ms. Connors
Released: April 1, 1990
Type: Movie
The time is in the future and the youth gang violence is so high that the areas around some schools have become "free-fire zones", into which not even the police will venture. When Miles Langford, the head of Kennedy High School, decides to take his school back from the gangs, robotics specialist Dr. Robert Forrest provides "tactical education units". These are amazingly human-like androids that have been programmed to teach and are supplied with devastatingly effective solutions to discipline problems. So when the violent, out-of-control students of Kennedy High report for class tomorrow, they're going to get a real education... in staying alive!
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The Package
Title: The Package
Character: Ruth Butler
Released: January 25, 1989
Type: Movie
Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger Thomas Boyette, back to the US, but Boyette escapes and Gallagher must risk life and limb to catch him.
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Above the Law
Title: Above the Law
Character: Delores 'Jacks' Jackson
Released: April 8, 1988
Type: Movie
Nico Toscani is an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his job as he is to his personalized brand of justice—expert and thorough bone-crushing.
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Title: Frank's Place
Character: Neema Sharone
Released: September 14, 1987
Type: TV
Frank's Place is an American comedy-drama series which aired on CBS for 22 episodes during the 1987-1988 television season. The series was created by Hugh Wilson and executive produced by Wilson and series star Tim Reid. Frank's Place is the most recent show that ran for only one season which was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. TV Guide ranked it #3 on their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".
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The Allnighter
Title: The Allnighter
Character: Sgt. McLeesh
Released: May 1, 1987
Type: Movie
Molly, Val and Gina are graduating college, but on their final night, frustrations are aired. Molly is still looking for real love and Val is beginning to doubt if that is what she has found. Gina is too busy videotaping everything to really notice. When the final party at Pacifica College kicks off, things do not go exactly as planned.
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Title: Crime Story
Character: Suzanne Terry
Released: September 19, 1986
Type: TV
The hard-boiled saga of hair-trigger cop Lieutenant Mike Torello and his obsessive pursuit of ruthless gangster Ray Luca.
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On the Edge
Title: On the Edge
Character: Cara
Released: May 2, 1986
Type: Movie
In one final attempt to achieve victory, an aging professional runner is training vigorously for a very tough marathon race.
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The Vindicator
Title: The Vindicator
Character: Hunter
Released: February 14, 1986
Type: Movie
An employee of a secret company operation becomes the victim of the company's special weapons project. He is transformed into a robotic killing machine that, because of his programming must destroy anything that comes near him.
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Stand Alone
Title: Stand Alone
Character: Cathryn Bolan
Released: September 1, 1985
Type: Movie
A World War II vet is pushed to the limit when gang members and drug dealers take over his neighborhood.
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Badge of the Assassin
Title: Badge of the Assassin
Character: Alexandra 'Alie' Horn
Released: January 4, 1985
Type: Movie
Three black revolutionaries gun down two New York City police officers. The subsequent investigation puts a white assistant DA and a black police detective on the trail of the killers that leads from New York to San Francisco and down to New Orleans.
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Title: Miami Vice
Released: September 16, 1984
Type: TV
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.
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Title: Miami Vice
Character: Valerie Gordon
Released: September 16, 1984
Type: TV
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.
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Title: Night Court
Character: Benet Collins
Released: January 4, 1984
Type: TV
Night Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984 to May 31, 1992. The setting was the night shift of a Manhattan court, presided over by the young, unorthodox Judge Harold T. "Harry" Stone. It was created by comedy writer Reinhold Weege, who had previously worked on Barney Miller in the 1970s and early 1980s.
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Tough Enough
Title: Tough Enough
Character: Myra
Released: May 20, 1983
Type: Movie
An aspiring country singer, whose money is disappearing faster than his career opportunities, enters a "Tough Man" amateur boxing contest to earn some cash to pay his bills. Amazingly enough, he wins it, and is picked to go onto the national finals. He's torn between his first love, music, and the glitz, glamor and money of the "Tough Man" world.
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Something Wicked This Way Comes
Title: Something Wicked This Way Comes
Character: Dust Witch
Released: April 29, 1983
Type: Movie
In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?
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Fort Apache, the Bronx
Title: Fort Apache, the Bronx
Character: Charlotte
Released: February 6, 1981
Type: Movie
From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York's infamous South Bronx. In the center is "Fort Apache", as the officers call their police station, which really seems like an outpost in enemy's country. The story follows officer Murphy, who seems to be a tuff cynic, but in truth he's a moralist with a sense for justice.
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Title: Knots Landing
Released: December 27, 1979
Type: TV
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.
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Title: Roots: The Next Generations
Character: Francey
Released: February 18, 1979
Type: TV
Roots: The Next Generations is a television miniseries, introduced in 1979, continuing, from 1882 to the 1960s, the fictionalized story of the family of Alex Haley and their life in Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA. This sequel to the 1977 miniseries is based on the last seven chapters of Haley's novel entitled Roots: The Saga of an American Family plus additional material by Haley. Roots: The Next Generations was produced with a budget of $16.6 million, nearly three times as large as that of the original.
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Title: The Love Boat
Character: Cynthia Wilbur
Released: September 24, 1977
Type: TV
Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac, Julie, and Captain Stubing try their best to please them, and sometimes help them fall in love. Things are not always so easy, but in the end, love wins.
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Greased Lightning
Title: Greased Lightning
Character: Mary Jones
Released: July 1, 1977
Type: Movie
The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.
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Twilight of Love
Title: Twilight of Love
Character: Sandra
Released: May 19, 1977
Type: Movie
Richard Butler is the director of a Montreal advertising agency. When he meets Dyanne, a young beautiful model, he falls in love.
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Drum
Title: Drum
Character: Regine
Released: July 30, 1976
Type: Movie
A mid-19th century mulatto slave is torn between his success as a pit-fighter and the injustices of white society.
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Friday Foster
Title: Friday Foster
Character: Friday Foster
Released: December 25, 1975
Type: Movie
Friday Foster, a magazine photographer, goes to Los Angeles International airport to photograph the arrival of Blake Tarr, the richest black man in America. Three men attempt to assassinate Tarr. Foster photographs the melee and is plunged into a web of conspiracy involving the murder of her childhood friend, a US senator, and a shadowy plan called "Black Widow".
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Bucktown
Title: Bucktown
Character: Aretha
Released: July 2, 1975
Type: Movie
Duke Johnson visits a small Southern town, intent on burying his brother. After the funeral, he learns that he must stay for 60 days, for the estate to be processed. A few locals convince Duke to reopen his late brother's nightclub, and soon the local redneck policemen are intimidating Duke with threats of violence. Duke refuses to pay the bribes they demand, so then he and his lady friend Aretha are threatened and attacked by the crooked cops. Rather than take them on himself, Duke calls on his old pal Roy. Roy brings a few buddies to Bucktown, and they bring justice to the small town. With the redneck cops out of the way, Duke lets his guard down. Then the situation gets out of hand again. Finally, Duke must settle the score himself.
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Sheba, Baby
Title: Sheba, Baby
Character: Sheba Shayne
Released: March 26, 1975
Type: Movie
Sheba, a Chicago private detective returns back home to Louisville, Kentucky, to help her father fight mobsters.
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Foxy Brown
Title: Foxy Brown
Character: Foxy Brown
Released: April 5, 1974
Type: Movie
A voluptuous black woman takes a job as a high-class prostitute in order to get revenge on the mobsters who murdered her boyfriend.
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The Arena
Title: The Arena
Character: Mamawi
Released: March 13, 1974
Type: Movie
Female gladiators fight to the death. Inspired by the story of Spartacus, follow the adventures of a bevy of slave girls who, upon finding themselves thrust into the gladiator ring, mount a vicious rebellion to fight their way to freedom.
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Scream Blacula Scream
Title: Scream Blacula Scream
Character: Lisa Fortier
Released: June 27, 1973
Type: Movie
After an aging voodoo priestess dies, her arrogant son Willis Daniel's believes he is next in line to lead. He is outraged when Lisa, his mother's adopted apprentice is chosen as the leader. Willis seeks revenge by reviving the African prince Blacula — but soon finds that he cannot control him.
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Coffy
Title: Coffy
Character: "Coffy" Coffin
Released: June 13, 1973
Type: Movie
After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her path.
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Black Mama, White Mama
Title: Black Mama, White Mama
Character: Lee Daniels
Released: January 19, 1973
Type: Movie
When two troublemaking female prisoners (one a revolutionary, the other a former harem-girl) can't seem to get along, they are chained together and extradited for safekeeping. The women, still chained together, stumble, stab, and cat-fight their way across the wilderness, igniting a bloody shootout between gangsters and a group of revolutionaries.
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Hit Man
Title: Hit Man
Character: Gozelda (as Pamela Grier)
Released: December 20, 1972
Type: Movie
Bernie Casey portrays Tyrone and Pamela Grier plays a sultry skin-flick star in this first Americanized remake of the iconic Michael Caine action film Get Carter. From Watts to the West Side, from porno parlors to a high-rise, from motel dives to a crime kingpin’s sprawling pleasure dome, from corner hangouts to a wildlife preserve, Tyrone covers a lot of real estate, busts a lot of heads.
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The Big Bird Cage
Title: The Big Bird Cage
Character: Blossom
Released: July 1, 1972
Type: Movie
Women rebel against slave labor in a filthy jungle prison where they feed sugar cane to a mechanical maw.
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Twilight People
Title: Twilight People
Character: Ayesa, the Panther Woman
Released: June 1, 1972
Type: Movie
A kidnapped diver is taken to an island inhabited by a mad scientist and his half-animal, half-human creations.
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Cool Breeze
Title: Cool Breeze
Character: Mona (as Pamela Grier)
Released: March 29, 1972
Type: Movie
A paroled crook masterminds a $3 million jewelry theft to fund a bank for businessmen.
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Women in Cages
Title: Women in Cages
Character: Alabama
Released: October 19, 1971
Type: Movie
Carol Jeffries is a naive American woman staying in the Philippines. She is given ten years in prison after being set up by her drug-dealer boyfriend, Rudy. She endures the harsh conditions, sadistic head matron and attempts on her life, then convinces her cell-mates to try to escape with her through the jungle, in spite of the knowledge that ruthless trackers will be sent out after them.
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The Big Doll House
Title: The Big Doll House
Character: Grear
Released: April 30, 1971
Type: Movie
Female prisoners in a Phillippine jail are being subjected to sadistic torture. Five of the women--along with the help of two men--plot an escape.
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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Title: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Character: Fourth Woman (as Pamela Grier)
Released: July 17, 1970
Type: Movie
An all-female rock group finds fame, love, and drama when they move to LA in order to claim the lead singer’s inheritance.