Some little-known facts about Pam Grier's life

Pam Grier was born on May 26, 1949, and started her career as a female action star

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She gained a lot of fame with the 1973 film Coffy.

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He met a basketball player named Ferdinand Lewis (Lew) Alcindor at the start of his film career, who proposed to Pam Grier to convert to Islam.

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"If you don't embrace the Muslim religion today, I am going to marry another woman." Grier flatly refused.

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In 1973, while promoting the film Coffee, she met comedian Freddie Prinz, with whom she started a relationship and thought of marrying.

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But unfortunately, Freddie Prinz died in 1977.

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Grier was diagnosed with stage 4 cervical cancer in 1988. The doctors said that she has only 18 months to live.

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She has played roles in games like Grand Theft Auto and Call of Duty: Infinite War.

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