Foxy My Life in Three Acts
by Grier, Pam; Cagan, AndreaEdition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2011-07-21
Publisher(s): Grand Central Publishing
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Summary
In this sexy, often shocking, memoir, you get to know the real Pam Grier in all her battles and triumphs, her disappointments and her victories. This book contains two 8-page black and white photo inserts and is broken down into Three Parts: The Early Years, 'Fros and Freaks, and Finding the Balance.Chapters include: * ARMY BRAT * MEETING MONSTERS * ANIMALS OVER PEOPLE * THE SUMMER OF FAILED LOVE * MOVING TO THE PULSE and many more to bring things up to date.
Author Biography
Pam Grier started her career in the early 1970s, starring in a string of moderately successful women-in-prison films and blaxploitation films, and has generally remained in the public eye, starring in movies such as Coffy, Foxy Brown, and Jackie Brown.
Pam also played Kit Porter on the controversial hit show The L Word on Showtime. She occasionally guest stars in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, where she plays a recurring character. She spends her free time on her ranch in Colorado.
Pam also played Kit Porter on the controversial hit show The L Word on Showtime. She occasionally guest stars in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, where she plays a recurring character. She spends her free time on her ranch in Colorado.
Table of Contents
| The Early Years 1949-1970 | p. 1 |
| Stunt Work | p. 3 |
| Marky and Me | p. 13 |
| Keeping Secrets | p. 21 |
| Big Horse | p. 25 |
| A New Perspective | p. 33 |
| Home Strife | p. 41 |
| Going Gospel | p. 49 |
| Beauty and the Beast | p. 59 |
| Westward Bound | p. 69 |
| 'Fros and Freaks 1970-1989 | p. 75 |
| Going Hollywood | p. 77 |
| A Tall Gentleman | p. 83 |
| My Boyfriend and His God | p. 91 |
| Me, an Actress? | p. 97 |
| The Big Doll House | p. 101 |
| The Paisley Head Scarf | p. 109 |
| Lightning, Thunder, and Blood | p. 117 |
| Scheherazade | p. 123 |
| Donatello | p. 131 |
| Freddie and Me | p. 139 |
| Fame and Relationships | p. 145 |
| p. 157 | |
| An Unlikely Couple | p. 157 |
| Three Strikes and I'm Outta There! | p. 165 |
| Loss | p. 175 |
| The Actor Prepares | p. 181 |
| Becoming Charlotte | p. 185 |
| Mingling with the Stars | p. 193 |
| Haunting | p. 199 |
| Finding the Balance 1990-The Present | p. 207 |
| The C Word | p. 209 |
| Separating the Men from the Boys | p. 217 |
| On the Move Again | p. 223 |
| Ghosts of Boyfriends Past | p. 231 |
| Meeting Jackie Brown | p. 235 |
| Working with Quentin | p. 239 |
| Caleb | p. 245 |
| New Beginnings | p. 251 |
| The L Word | p. 257 |
| How I Became a Scandal | p. 263 |
| You Say Good-bye, I Say Hello | p. 269 |
| Epilogue | p. 275 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 279 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
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