Pam Grier was born in North Carolina in 1949. Her mother was a nurse and her father an Air Force mechanic.
She began har career as a movie actress in the 70’s, in films such as : The Big Doll House (1971), Coffy (1973), Scream, Blacula, Scream! (1973), Foxy Brown (1974), and Sheba Baby (1975).
During the 80’s, she became a regular on Miami Vice (1984) and also played in some films : Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983), The Allnighter (1987), Above the Law (1988), Class of 1999 (1990).
But it is in the 90’s that she had her most famous and biggest role in Jackie Brown (1997), a film directed by Quentin Tarantino.

Her long career (over thirty years) has made her a well-known name in Hollywood.

Kit Porter is Bette’s half-sister. In the beginning of the first season she is a famous musician and club owner, who is struggling with alcoholism. Bette will help her to get her life back in order. Kit Porter is one of the few straight female characters of the serie.