Jenice Armstrong | Tamara Dobson, trailblazer (Philly.com)

WHEN SHE WAS alive and kicking butt kung fu-style onscreen, actress Tamara Dobson was larger than life. With her gigantic afro, dramatic fashions and imposing 6-foot, 2-inch presence, her glamazonian style defined the blaxpoitation era of the 1970s. The star of "Cleopatra Jones," Dobson is best known for portraying the Corvette-driving U.S. super-agent known as Cleo. But that was years ago. And even when it comes to cultural icons, we tend to put them on a back shelf as we look around for the next ...