Pam Grier

The original breakthrough actress should be credited to Pam Grier. Not only she became the first heroine but also, she led the welcoming of unusual and underrated beauties to take center stage. Pam Grier was one of the household names back in the early 70s. Her beautiful face starred in a string of films playing the role of women in prison and blaxploitation films. She then received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress, for playing a role in Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown.

She also received an Emmy nomination for her work in the animated program Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child. Also, Tarantino mentioned that she may have been the cinema’s first female action star. Being able to play in numerous films and television shows, she was ranked by Rotten Tomatoes as the second greatest female action heroine in the history of film. She must have a lot of investments following her success in the industry.