Erika Alexander
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 19, 1969 (age 56)
- Birthplace
- Winslow, Arizona, USA
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
Is God Is
Movie · as Divine
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
TV · as Monica Reese-Dinkins · 20 eps
The Addiction of Hope
Movie
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
Movie · as Self
Hollywood Black
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Wildflower
Movie · as Mary
Earth Mama
Movie · as Miss Carmen
American Fiction
Movie · as Coraline
Shining Girls
TV · as Abby · 7 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
American Refugee
Movie · as Helen Taylor
Run the World
TV · as Barb · 3 eps
Invasion
TV · as Verna · 10 eps
I See You
Movie · as Lieutenant Davis
Wu-Tang: An American Saga
TV · as Linda Diggs · 13 eps
Black Lightning
TV · as Perenna · 8 eps
Get Out
Movie · as Detective Latoya
Brave New Jersey
Movie · as Helen Holbrook
Recovery Road
TV · as Trish's Mother · 1 ep
Insecure
TV · as Yolanda · 3 eps
Secrets of the Magic City
Movie · as Ms. Fletcher
Bosch
TV · as Connie Irving · 10 eps
Elsa & Fred
Movie · as Laverne
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
Movie · as Self
NCIS: New Orleans
TV · as Louanne Bates · 1 ep
Last Man Standing
TV · as Carol · 10 eps
Suits
TV · as Sarah Leighton · 1 ep
Suburgatory
TV · as Gloria · 1 ep
La Mission
Movie · as Lena
In Plain Sight
TV · as Theresa Simmons · 4 eps
Déjà Vu
Movie · as Shanti
Heist
TV · as Saundra Johnson · 4 eps
In Justice
TV · as Alyssa Hill · 1 ep
Numb3rs
TV · as U.S. Marshal Tricia Yaegger · 1 ep
Criminal Minds
TV · as Lynne Henderson · 1 ep
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Johanna McKay · 1 ep
Tricks
Movie · as Laurel
LAX
TV · as Allison · 1 ep
House
TV · as Ms. Fields · 1 ep
Love Liza
Movie · as Brenda
Full Frontal
Movie · as Lucy
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
Movie · as Pam Tucker (archive footage)
Half & Half
TV · as Maxine Shaw · 1 ep
CSI: Miami
TV · as Tanya Thorpe · 1 ep
Street Time
TV · as Dee Mulhern · 20 eps
30 Years to Life
Movie
Toni Braxton: From Toni with Love... The Video Collection
Movie · as Self
The Zeta Project
TV · as Agent Rush (voice) · 2 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as A.D.A. Kirkson · 1 ep
Knitwits Revisited
Movie · as Amina (voice)
Judging Amy
TV · as Fran Winston · 7 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Kema Mabuda · 1 ep
54
Movie · as Ciel
Mama Flora's Family
TV · as Young Flora · 2 eps
7th Heaven
TV · as Lynn Miles · 1 ep
The Daily Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Override
Movie · as Shawana
ER
TV · as Vatima Abika · 1 ep
Living Single
TV · as Maxine Shaw · 118 eps
Fathers & Sons
Movie · as Venell
Going to Extremes
TV · as Cheryl Carter · 17 eps
He Said, She Said
Movie · as Rita, Al's Daugther
The Last Best Year
Movie · as Amy
Common Ground
Movie · as Cassandra Twymon
The Long Walk Home
Movie · as Selma Cotter
The Mahabharata
Movie · as Madri / Hidimbi
Law & Order
TV · as Doris Carver · 1 ep
The Mahabharata
TV · as Madri / Hidimbi · 3 eps
My Little Girl
Movie · as Joan
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
TV · as Oney Judge · 2 eps
The Cosby Show
TV · as Pam Tucker · 49 eps
20/20
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep