Pam Grier random trivia

Named as one of Ebony Magazine's "100 Most Fascinating Women of the 20th Century". Auditioned for a part in Pulp Fiction (1994), and at the time, right after Rosanna Arquette took the nod, was considered for the part of Bonnie (Jimmie's wife). She didn't land either role, until Jackie Brown (1997) came along. Quentin Tarantino renamed the character of Jackie Burke from "Rum Punch" to "Jackie Brown" as homage to Foxy Brown (1974). Her early films such as Women in Cages (1971) and The Big Doll House (1971) were filmed in the Phillipines. While there she contracted a deadly tropical disease and nearly died. She lost her hair and was temporarily blind for almost a month. It took nearly a year for her to recover.