Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 19, 1969
Place of Birth:
Winslow, Arizona, USA
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Erika Alexander
Biography
Erika Rose Alexander (born November 19, 1969) is an American actress, writer, producer, entrepreneur and activist best known for her roles as Pam Tucker on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show (1990–1992), and Maxine Shaw on the Fox sitcom Living Single (1993–1998). She has won numerous awards for her work on Living Single, including two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. Her film credits include The Long Walk Home (1990), 30 Years to Life (2001), Déjà Vu (2006), Get Out (2017), American Refugee (2021), Earth Mama (2023) and American Fiction (2023), for which she received Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Performance nomination.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Wildflower | Mary |
| 2023 | Earth Mama | Miss Carmen |
| 2023 | American Fiction | Coraline |
| 2021 | American Refugee | Helen Taylor |
| 2019 | I See You | Lieutenant Davis |
| 2017 | Get Out | Detective Latoya |
| 2017 | Brave New Jersey | Helen Holbrook |
| 2015 | Secrets of the Magic City | Ms. Fletcher |
| 2014 | Elsa & Fred | Laverne |
| 2014 | We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama | |
| 2009 | La Mission | Lena |
| 2006 | Déjà Vu | Shanti |
| 2004 | Tricks | Laurel |
| 2002 | Love Liza | Brenda |
| 2002 | Full Frontal | Lucy |
| 2002 | The Cosby Show: A Look Back | Pam Tucker (archive footage) |
| 2001 | 30 Years to Life | |
| 1999 | Knitwits Revisited | Amina |
| 1998 | 54 | Ciel |
| 1994 | Override | Shawana |
| 1992 | Fathers & Sons | Venell |
| 1991 | He Said, She Said | Rita, Al's Daugther |
| 1990 | The Last Best Year | Amy |
| 1990 | Common Ground | Cassandra Twymon |
| 1990 | The Long Walk Home | Selma Cotter |
| 1990 | The Mahabharata | Madri / Hidimbi |
| 1986 | My Little Girl | Joan |
| Is God Is |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Shining Girls | Abby |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | |
| 2022 | Sherri | Self - Guest |
| 2021 | Run the World | Barb |
| 2019 | Wu-Tang: An American Saga | Linda Diggs |
| 2018 | Black Lightning | Perenna |
| 2016 | Recovery Road | Trish's Mother |
| 2016 | Insecure | Yolanda |
| 2015 | Bosch | Connie Irving |
| 2014 | NCIS: New Orleans | Navy Commander Louanne Bates |
| 2011 | Last Man Standing | Carol |
| 2011 | Suits | Sarah Leighton |
| 2011 | Suburgatory | Gloria |
| 2006 | Heist | |
| 2006 | In Justice | |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | Lynne Henderson |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Johanna McKay |
| 2004 | LAX | Allison |
| 2004 | House | Ms. Fields |
| 2002 | Half & Half | Maxine Shaw |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami | |
| 2002 | Street Time | Dee Mulhern |
| 2001 | The Zeta Project | Agent Rush (voice) |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | A.D.A. Kirkson |
| 1999 | Judging Amy | Fran Winston |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Kema Mabuda |
| 1998 | Mama Flora's Family | Young Flora |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven | Lynn Miles |
| 1994 | ER | Vatima Abika |
| 1993 | Living Single | Maxine Shaw |
| 1992 | Going to Extremes | |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Doris Carver |
| 1986 | George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation | Oney Judge |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | Pam Tucker |
| 1978 | 20/20 | Self |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins |