He asked if perhaps Pryor put cocaine on his penis to sustain his erection but Grier was unsure.
She became famous in the early 1970s, after starring in a string of moderately successful women in prison and blaxploitation films such as 1974's Foxy Brown.
The high female leader, and warrior for justice that she mostly was in these films stirred admiration in both men and women, and in particular for those of African descent.
At a time when racial integration was still meeting with resistance, the country was mired in civic unrest.
Grier is also known for her work on television, for 6 seasons she portrayed Kate 'Kit' Porter on the television series The L Word.
She was tough and no-nonsense and incredibly beautiful a the same time.