Pamela Swynford De Beaufort

Pam
Kristin Bauer starring as Pam in True Blood
Created by	Charlaine Harris
Portrayed by	Kristin Bauer
In-universe information
Nickname	Pam
Species	Vampire
Occupation	Co-Owner of Fangtasia
Family	Eric Northman (maker)

Pam is a fictional character from the The Southern Vampire Mysteries/Sookie Stackhouse Series by author Charlaine Harris. She is a vampire and Eric's second-in-command and co-owner of Fangtasia, a vampire bar. Her age is not mentioned, but Sookie thinks that she is over 200 years old, but later finds out she is about to turn 100 in "All Together Dead".

Human life

Little is known about Pam's human life in this book series until the seventh novel, All Together Dead. In this novel, Pam tells Sookie that she had lived in London with her parents, and she had a crush on her best friend's cousin. As a human, Pam was wild for her times and was romantic, and bold. Her parents did not approve of the relationship because they did not consider him as equal in social class. One night she slipped out of her house to meet her friend's cousin. She met Eric on her way back home. He drained her, put her in her bed and after her funeral he dug her up. She was 19 when Eric changed her. She left London and moved with him to north of England and eventually left England for the continent. After she was turned, she and Eric often had sex; she later discovered she preferred women. She saw her family only once from a distance about ten years after she died. Pam reveals to Sookie that she has always loved being who she is, though it took Pam some days to understand her true nature.

Physical description

The author states that Pam looks like a young middle class suburban housewife, but mostly like "Alice in Wonderland with fangs". She will be forever 19 years old. She is round faced with a chalky pale complexion, dark blue eyes and straight blond hair "white as a magnolia petal". Pam is a little shorter than Sookie, who is 5 feet 6 inches tall. Her work outfit is always black and gothic, but she prefers twinset-type styles, and pastels such as pale green, pink and blue. Sookie thought that she looked "ethereally lovely, with a kind of deadly edge".

Personality and traits

Much of Pam's character is revealed through her morbid sense of humor that has a sweet-but-lethal charm. Despite the fact that humor is a rare quality in a vampire, Pam believes that vampires are superior to humans. She takes joy in teasing and provoking others, such as Fellowship of the Sun members, Sookie, Felicia and especially Eric. When Sookie first enters Fangtasia, she reveals that she, 'Never forgets a face'. Later in the HBO series, Jessica calls Pam and is told, "Yes, I remember you perfectly." Since Sookie entered Fangtasia, though, Pam has found ammunition to tease Eric with that used to be difficult to find. Like her maker, she loves to fight, and she's of the "get even" school. Pam speaks with an American accent, but slips into a slight old English accent when excited.

Relationships

In the book series, Pam is portrayed as bisexual, but is more fond of women. In From Dead to Worse she dated Amelia Broadway, Sookie's roommate and a witch. Pam can often be seen right beside Eric. She is both bound and compelled to do his requests. She believes that Eric is a good boss. She, in some way, loves him, but not as a man. She is very concerned about Eric's happiness and well-being. She is friends with Sookie, whom she sometimes calls her "telepathic friend" and her "favorite breather" and who has rescued her twice, first during the battle with the witches in Dead to the World and then in All Together Dead from a collapsing hotel. Pam advised Sookie to be more selective in picking her friends in reference to Arlene. It was revealed in Dead to the World, that she shared a nest with Clancy and Chow.

Work and position within the vampire hierarchy

The author introduces Pam in this book series as the co-owner of Fangtasia and Eric's second in command. Later in the books, the audience learns that Eric had asked Pam to help him run Fangtasia. She leaves Minnesota and moves to Louisiana to help Eric run the vampire bar. Pam is based at the bar, but she has other duties in Eric's various business dealings. She is officially a bouncer at the bar. The author shows Pam's leadership skills in her fourth book, Dead to the World (novel) when Eric has memory loss.

Television portrayal

In True Blood, an HBO television series based on the books, Pam is portrayed by Kristin Bauer. In the True Blood series, Bill, mentions that she was turned 100 years ago. Pam is also shown to be fluent in Swedish and Cambodian.

Interesting details

• On her Toyota she has a Fangtasia bumper sticker.
• She carded Sookie in Fangtasia, because she could no longer tell human ages.
• She loves to read the "Dear Abby" column.
• She wanted to be in the women's edition of Fangtasia's calendar, but Eric said she should be in the one for men. She has a whip in her picture.
• Her nest is at 714 Parchman Avenue in Shreveport. It is a large ranch-style house in an upper-middle-class suburb with three-car garage.
• She asked Sookie to teach her how to fire a shotgun.