Erika Alexander

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Known For

Acting

Born

1969-11-19

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.

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Acting History

2026
Is God Is
2026
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins as Monica
2025
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship as Self
2023
American Fiction as Coraline
2023
Earth Mama as Miss Carmen
2023
Wildflower as Mary
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Sherri as Self - Guest
2022
Shining Girls as Abby
2021
American Refugee as Helen Taylor
2021
Invasion as Verna
2021
Run the World as Barb
2019
I See You as Lieutenant Davis
2019
Wu-Tang: An American Saga as Linda Diggs
2018
Black Lightning as Perenna
2017
Brave New Jersey as Helen Holbrook
2017
Get Out as Detective Latoya
2016
Insecure as Yolanda
2016
Recovery Road as Trish's Mother
2015
Secrets of the Magic City as Ms. Fletcher
2015
Bosch as Connie Irving
2014
NCIS: New Orleans as Louanne Bates
2014
Elsa & Fred as Laverne
2014
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
2011
Last Man Standing as Carol
2011
Suburgatory as Gloria
2011
Suits as Sarah Leighton
2009
La Mission as Lena
2008
In Plain Sight as Theresa Simmons
2006
Déjà Vu as Shanti
2006
Heist
2006
In Justice
2005
Criminal Minds as Lynne Henderson
2005
Grey's Anatomy as Johanna McKay
2005
Numb3rs as U.S. Marshal Tricia Yaegger
2004
House as Ms. Fields
2004
LAX as Allison
2004
Tricks as Laurel
2002
Love Liza as Brenda
2002
CSI: Miami as Tanya Thorpe
2002
Half & Half as Maxine Shaw
2002
Full Frontal as Lucy
2002
Street Time as Dee Mulhern
2002
The Cosby Show: A Look Back as Pam Tucker (archive footage)
2001
30 Years to Life
2001
The Zeta Project as Agent Rush (voice)
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as A.D.A. Kirkson
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Kema Mabuda
1999
Judging Amy as Fran Winston
1999
Knitwits Revisited as Amina
1998
Mama Flora's Family as Young Flora
1998
54 as Ciel
1996
7th Heaven as Lynn Miles
1994
Override as Shawana
1994
ER as Vatima Abika
1993
Living Single as Maxine Shaw
1992
Fathers & Sons as Venell
1992
Going to Extremes as Cheryl Carter
1991
He Said, She Said as Rita, Al's Daugther
1990
The Long Walk Home as Selma Cotter
1990
The Last Best Year as Amy
1990
Law & Order as Doris Carver
1990
Common Ground as Cassandra Twymon
1990
The Mahabharata as Madri / Hidimbi
1990
The Mahabharata as Madri / Hidimbi
1986
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation as Oney Judge
1986
My Little Girl as Joan
1984
The Cosby Show as Pam Tucker
1978
20/20 as Self
1953
The Oscars as Self
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The Addiction of Hope