Sheba, Baby is a 1975 Blaxploitation film directed by William Girdler and starring Pam Grier as the title character, Sheba Shayne. Sheba is a private detective in Chicago who receives a call from her father, Brick, who runs a small loan business in Louisville, Kentucky. Brick is being pressured by a local mob boss, Pilot, to sell his business, but he refuses. Sheba returns to Louisville to help her father and turns up the heat on Pilot and his thugs.
As Sheba begins to investigate, she discovers that Pilot is involved in a lot more than just loan sharking. He is also behind the local drug trade and is trying to take over the city's legitimate businesses. Sheba teams up with local businessman, Andy Shayne, who also happens to be her ex-boyfriend. Together they set out to take down Pilot and his empire.
The film features several action-packed scenes, including car chases, shootouts, and a memorable fight scene between Sheba and a female assassin. Sheba's character is portrayed as a strong and capable woman who can handle herself in any situation. The film also addresses issues of race and gender, with Sheba being a black woman in a predominantly white world.
Sheba, Baby was one of several Blaxploitation films that Pam Grier starred in during the 1970s. It was well-received by audiences and helped to cement Grier's status as a leading lady in action and genre films.