With Tubi's Black Noir Cinema, Pam Grier Sees a Throughline to Her Blaxploitation Era

As Pam Grier waxes over her groundbreaking career — touching on everything from Foxy Brown and Coffy to Quentin Tarantino’s 1997 love letter to Grier and the genre she built, Jackie Brown — she takes a moment to take stock of what it all represents.“I hope I’ve given you a slice of what it’s like to be a woman in film,” says the gilded icon of Blaxploitation films during a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter. “From age 19 to me today, I’m in such gratitude and honor of all the people who taught me so much.”More from The Hollywood ReporterTubi Hires Vimeo Chief Anjali Sud As New CEOGuest Column: As FAST Rises In Streaming, Content Sellers Will Have Better Deal OptionsTubi Founder Steps Down as Fox Reorganizes Digital DivisionWhile a library could be built around what’s been written about the Blaxploitation era and her role in it — the recent Netflix documentary Is that Black Enough for You?!? in part chronicles how the genre made her one of the highest-grossing film stars in the 1970s — these days, Grier is focused on a new era of Black filmmaking, particularly in the streaming space. She and her onetime Blaxploitation co-star Antonio Fargas
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