Pam Grier Hailed by Quentin Tarantino as Cinema's First Female Action Hero Stops by AM 1690 "The Voice of the Arts" Studio

Online, June 22, 2010 (Newswire.com) - On AM 1690 "The Voice of the Arts"... Fierce and Fabulous Icon Pam Grier stops by AM 1690's studio to talk about her new book FOXY: My Life in Three Acts.
Tune in to hear Pam Grier's acting secrets, her affair with Richard Pryor, and more!!!

"It's my [acting] Bible... It still is today, it's in my living room. Roger Corman, gave me [An Actor Prepares by Constantin Stanislavski ] so he wouldn't have to fire me."

"[Boyfriend Richard Pryor] thought I was the funniest human being on the face of the earth. I made him laugh. He said, 'You're crazy! You're crazier than me and you're not even on drugs! So you're really crazy!"

Some may know her as hot, gutsy, gun-totin' Foxy Brown, Friday Foster, Coffy, and Jackie Brown. Others may know her from her role as Kit Porter on The L Word. But that only defines one part of the legend that is Pam Grier.

Fierce. Fearless. And, of course, FOXY. That's the invincible Pam Grier. After watching the larger-than-life star on the screen for more than thirty years, her fans will be salivating to read about her life in FOXY: My Life in Three Acts. The never-say-die actress/singer/icon opens up and lets the world into her life to witness her triumphs, failures, challenges, and loves, which include the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Freddie Prinze, Sr. and Richard Pryor. She also talks in detail about a couple of well-heeled mystery suitors. This saga of one of the world's most beautiful women-and the overcoming every hurdle that gets in her way will bring tears and cheers as she survives everything, even a bout with cancer.

Pam Grier began her acting career and achieved fame in the early 1970's when she starred in a number of popular films including Coffy, Foxy Brown, and Sheba Baby. In the 1980's, her accolades continued as Pam worked alongside Paul Newman in "Fort Apache: The Bronx," starred Ray Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Way Comes," and earned an NAACP Image Award for Best Actress in a play through her role in "Fool for Love" by Sam Shepard. In the 1990s, her performance as the title character in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown earned her nominations for Best Actress from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Golden Globe, the Screen Actors Guild, and the NAACP in 1997. She made historical Television credits though her roles in "Miami Vice," "Crime Story," "Law and Order: SVU," James Patterson's "First to Die" on NBC, and Showtime's "Linc's" and "The L Word." Additionally, her performance as the Nightingale in HBO's "The Empress' Nightingale" earned her an Emmy Nomination from The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2000.

Currently, Pam spends her time acting, writing, and producing for television, film, and theater. She lives in rural Colorado with her beloved dogs and horses.

About Foxy; My Life In Three Acts
Some may know her as hot, gutsy, gun-totin' Foxy Brown, Friday Foster, Coffy, and Jackie Brown. Others may know her from her role as Kit Porter on The L Word. But that only defines one part of the legend that is Pam Grier.

Foxy is Pam's testimony of her life, past and present. In it, she reveals her relationships with Richard Pryor, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Freddie Prinze Sr., among others. She unveils her experiences as a backup singer and a blaxploitation star. In particularly candid and shocking chapters, she shares-for the first time-her view of those films and the persecution that blacks, especially women, needed to endure to make a name for themselves . . . including how it felt to be labeled one of the most beautiful women alive, yet not be permitted to try on clothes in a department store because of the color of her skin. And in words sure to inspire many, she tells the story of her ongoing battle with cancer.

From her disappointments to her triumphs, nothing is held back. With FOXY, Pam wishes to impart life lessons to her readers-and hopes to touch their hearts.

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Tune in to AM 1690 "The Voice of the Arts" to hear the exclusive interview with Pam Grier
-Wednesday & Thursday June 23rd & 24th at 7:30am

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