Pam Swynford de Beaufort

Pamela Swynford de Beaufort

Appearances

Season(s)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

First seen

"Escape from Dragon House"

Last seen

"Thank You"

Appeared in

63 episodes (see below)

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Biographical Information

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Status

Undead

Age

143

Turning age

34 (roughly)

Vampire age

109

Date of birth

1871

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Date turned

1905

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Origin

San Francisco

Profession

Co-owner of Fangtasia
Madam of the Comstock Brothel (formerly)
Co-owner of New Blood

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Family Information

Eric Northman - Maker
Willa Burrell - Vampire sister
Colin - Progeny
Tara Thornton - Progeny †
Nora Gainesborough - Vampire aunt †

Godric - Vampire grandfather †

Supernatural Information

Species

Vampire

Powers

• All vampire abilities
• Flight

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Physical Appearance

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Portrayed by

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Actress

Kristin Bauer van Straten

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"I don't know what it is about me that makes people think I want to hear their problems. Maybe I smile too much. Maybe I wear too much pink. But please remember I can rip your throat out if I need to. And also know that I am not a hooker. That was a long, long time ago."

―Pam

Pamela Swynford de Beaufort, more commonly known as Pam, is a major character on the HBO original series True Blood. The vampire co-owner of Fangtasia, a vampire nightclub in Shreveport, Louisiana, Pam is played by starring cast member Kristin Bauer van Straten and debuts in the episode "Escape from Dragon House" on the series' first season. A recurring character through the series' first and second seasons, Pam becomes a prominent character on the series' third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh seasons. She was last seen in the series' finale episode, "Thank You", in the series' seventh, and final, season.

Biography

• Background
• Season 1
• Season 2
• Season 3
• Season 4
• Season 5
• Season 6
• Season 7

Personality

Pam is extremely loyal toward Eric, and acts as his sidekick. She is often blunt when explaining things or dealing with most people, regardless of their species. She has a very morbid sense of humor, with a sweet yet highly lethal charm. She can also be very cold and uncaring when dealing with people and seems apathetic to the concerns of others. She could even be described as a sociopath, especially towards non-vampires.

Eric has described her as lazy and disobedient, though she is efficient enough to finish all of her required work. Pam strongly dislikes children and appears to be much more sexually interested in women than men (with Eric being the exception), although she doesn't easily make friends with either sex. Pam delves deeply into the vampire belief that they are superior to their human counterparts.

Pam is also known for being very much a "smart-ass", and is often sarcastic and witty. She is cunning, a trait she was shown to have even as a human madam. Pam cares a good deal for fashion, and makes sure her clothing is always the latest style. She never much cared for being a maker, and once she becomes one, she finds raising the new vampire difficult. Pam shows great loyalty to those within her vampire family, particularly to her maker Eric and progeny Tara Thornton and even grows to care for Willa Burrell, her vampire sister.

Powers and Abilities

Pam attacks Tara.

Pam has the common powers and weaknesses of a vampire, including superhuman strength, speed and healing. She has a natural affinity for glamouring. As of season 6, Pam has demonstrated the ability to fly. This ability has only been demonstrated by a select few vampires, and appears to manifest particularly in those descended of Godric's bloodline. Due to her age, she is much stronger and faster than younger vampires such as Jessica Hamby and Tara Thornton, but is still far weaker than her superiors. However, she has shown herself capable of overpowering her elder, Bill Compton, using a combination of liquid silver and her own enhanced vampire speed and strength. Pam is shown to be a good combatant. This is shown when she fights Bill, kicks Elijah, and kills several of Mr. Gus' men.

As a maker, Pam has the ability to command her progeny Tara Thornton simply by saying the words "as your maker, I command you". She also has the ability to mentally summon Tara, and shares an empathic bond with her.

Pam becomes a daywalker, and sees the sunlight for the first time in over 100 years.

After drinking the blood of Billith she gained the ability to daywalk, making her able to walk outside when the sun is shining. After the death of Macklyn Warlow she along with all the other daywalkers lost that ability.

Her weaknesses include a stake to the heart, silver, Hepatitis V, fire, and sunlight.

Behind the scenes

• Kristin has a large floral tattoo on her upper arm and shoulder. Costume and makeup are used to keep this tattoo hidden from sight.
• Though she has been a main character since Season 3, Season 5 was the first season Pam appeared in every episode.

Gallery

• Images

There is an image gallery for Pam

Appearances

Season one appearances
"Strange Love"	"The First Taste"	"Mine"	"Escape from Dragon House"
"Sparks Fly Out"	"Cold Ground"	"Burning House of Love"	"The Fourth Man in the Fire"
"Plaisir D'Amour"	"I Don't Wanna Know"	"To Love Is to Bury"	"You'll Be the Death of Me"

Season two appearances
"Nothing but the Blood"	"Keep This Party Going"	"Scratches"	"Shake and Fingerpop"
"Never Let Me Go"	"Hard-Hearted Hannah"	"Release Me"	"Timebomb"
"I Will Rise Up"	"New World in My View"	"Frenzy"	"Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"

Season three appearances
"Bad Blood"	"Beautifully Broken"	"It Hurts Me Too"	"9 Crimes"
"Trouble"	"I Got a Right to Sing the Blues"	"Hitting the Ground"	"Night on the Sun"
"Everything Is Broken"	"I Smell a Rat"	"Fresh Blood"	"Evil is Going On"

Season four appearances
"She's Not There"	"You Smell Like Dinner"	"If You Love Me, Why Am I Dyin'?"	"I'm Alive and on Fire"
"Me and the Devil"	"I Wish I Was the Moon"	"Cold Grey Light of Dawn"	"Spellbound"
"Let's Get Out of Here"	"Burning Down the House"	"Soul of Fire"	"And When I Die"

Season five appearances
"Turn! Turn! Turn!"	"Authority Always Wins"	"Whatever I Am, You Made Me"	"We’ll Meet Again"
"Let's Boot and Rally"	"Hopeless"	"In the Beginning"	"Somebody That I Used to Know"
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"	"Gone, Gone, Gone"	"Sunset"	"Save Yourself"

Season six appearances
"Who Are You, Really?"	"The Sun"	"You're No Good"	"At Last"
"F**k the Pain Away"	"Don't You Feel Me"	"In the Evening"	"Dead Meat"
"Life Matters"	"Radioactive"

Season seven appearances
"Jesus Gonna Be Here"	"I Found You"	"Fire in the Hole"	"Death is Not the End"
"Lost Cause"	"Karma"	"May Be the Last Time"	"Almost Home"
"Love is to Die"	"Thank You"