Pam Grier
Grier in 2012, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Pamela Suzette Grier
Place of Birth: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 26, 1949
Ethnicity: African-American, likely small amounts of Filipino and Puerto Rican
Pam Grier is an American actress. Her roles include the films Coffy, Black Mama White Mama, Foxy Brown, Jackie Brown, Jawbreaker, John Carpenter’s Ghosts of Mars, and Bones.
She is the daughter of Gwendolyn Sylvia (Samuels) and Clarence Ransom Grier, Jr. Her parents are/were both black.
Pam has said:
People see me as a strong black figure, and I’m proud of that… But I’m a mix of several races: Hispanic, Chinese, Filipino. My dad was black, and my mom was Cheyenne Indian.
Pam’s paternal grandfather was Clarence Ransom Grier (the son of Dock Anderson/Alexander Grier and Martha Jane Grier). Clarence was born in North Carolina. Dock was the son of Thomas Grier and Susan E. Neel/Neely. Martha was the daughter of Maurice Arthur Grier and Mollie.
Pam’s paternal grandmother was named Myrtle Hutchinson (the daughter of Julia Hutchinson). Myrtle was born in South Carolina. Julia was the daughter of Jasper Hutchinson and Malasee/Mallisa/Lissie Callahan.
Pam’s maternal grandfather was named Ray Benjamin/Ben Davis (also known as Raymond J. Pariwle). Ray was born in the Philippines, and evidently had Filipino, Puerto Rican, and African ancestry. Pam has stated that her maternal grandfather was a Filipino named Raymundo Parrilla. Ray was raised by a black couple in the U.S., Benjamin/Ben F. Davis, from Kansas, and Lucie/Lucy M. Blondette, who was from Martinique, an island in the Caribbean, which is a single territorial collectivity of France.
Pam’s maternal grandmother was Marguerite Turner (the daughter of Emmet/Emmett Turner and Mahala/Mahalia “Halie” Scoggins). Marguerite was born in Arkansas. Mahala was the daughter of Marshall A. Scoggins and Silvia Ann “Seline” Walton.
Sources: Partial family history of Pam Grier – https://www.theroot.com
Genealogy of Pam Grier – https://www.geni.com
Pam’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Pam’s paternal grandparents, Clarence Ransom Grier and Myrtle Hutchinson – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Pam’s paternal grandfather, Clarence Ransom Grier – https://familysearch.org
Pam’s paternal great-grandparents, Dock Anderson/Alexander Grier and Martha Jane Grier, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Dock Anderson/Alexander Grier and Martha Jane Grier on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Pam’s maternal grandfather, Ray Benjamin Davis/Raymond J. Pariwle, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Pam’s maternal grandmother, Marguerite (Turner) Davis – https://www.legacy.com
Snookis mom LOL xD
https://www.geni.com/people/Pam-Grier/6000000012737125254
maternal grandparents: Raymundo Parrilla e Marguerite Parrilla
I googled “Pam Grier parents” and I found this pic:
http://i65.tinypic.com/21jn8z6.jpg
Well that’s interesting. However according to the bio, dad was the black one, while momma was native. The pic looks the other way around. However , not that the man in the pic isn’t black, most of the people in my dads family are brighter than he is. However the woman in the pic, well she is at-least mixed with black
“The pic looks the other way around”
I agree with you. Not sure if they’re Pam’s parents. I think the man looks like an ethnic version of Gene Hackman.
She states in her book that her father was very light-skinned and could pass for white.
Looks Middle Eastern (at least in that pic). She looks Iraqi or Jordanian…
what the hell? she looks do different, looks like a fat white euro woman with black hair!