Erika Alexander
Known for Acting · 73 credits
- Born
- 1969-11-19 (age 56)
- Place of birth
- Winslow, Arizona, USA
- Also known as
- 愛莉卡·亞歷山大 · اریکا الکساندر
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
TV Shows (43)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Kema Mabuda
Law & Order
1990
as Doris Carver
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Johanna McKay
Criminal Minds
2005
as Lynne Henderson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as A.D.A. Kirkson
House
2004
as Ms. Fields
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Suits
2011
as Sarah Leighton
CSI: Miami
2002
as Tanya Thorpe
ER
1994
as Vatima Abika
Bosch
2015
as Connie Irving
Numb3rs
2005
as U.S. Marshal Tricia Yaegger
Judging Amy
1999
as Fran Winston
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
NCIS: New Orleans
2014
as Louanne Bates
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
The Cosby Show
1984
as Pam Tucker
Last Man Standing
2011
as Carol
Invasion
2021
as Verna
7th Heaven
1996
as Lynn Miles
Black Lightning
2018
as Perenna
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Insecure
2016
as Yolanda
In Plain Sight
2008
as Theresa Simmons
20/20
1978
as Self
Suburgatory
2011
as Gloria
Living Single
1993
as Maxine Shaw
Half & Half
2002
as Maxine Shaw
Wu-Tang: An American Saga
2019
as Linda Diggs
The Zeta Project
2001
as Agent Rush (voice)
LAX
2004
as Allison
Street Time
2002
as Dee Mulhern
Shining Girls
2022
as Abby
In Justice
2006
as Alyssa Hill
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
2026
as Monica Reese-Dinkins
Recovery Road
2016
as Trish's Mother
Hollywood Black
2024
as Self
Heist
2006
as Saundra Johnson
Run the World
2021
as Barb
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
1986
as Oney Judge
Mama Flora's Family
1998
as Young Flora
Going to Extremes
1992
as Cheryl Carter
The Mahabharata
1990
as Madri / Hidimbi
Movies (30)
Get Out
2017
as Detective Latoya
Déjà Vu
2006
as Shanti
Is God Is
2026
as Divine
Wildflower
2023
as Mary
I See You
2019
as Lieutenant Davis
American Fiction
2023
as Coraline
54
1998
as Ciel
The Long Walk Home
1990
as Selma Cotter
Full Frontal
2002
as Lucy
Elsa & Fred
2014
as Laverne
Brave New Jersey
2017
as Helen Holbrook
He Said, She Said
1991
as Rita, Al's Daugther
Earth Mama
2023
as Miss Carmen
La Mission
2009
as Lena
Love Liza
2002
as Brenda
Tricks
2004
as Laurel
Fathers & Sons
1992
as Venell
The Mahabharata
1990
as Madri / Hidimbi
The Last Best Year
1990
as Amy
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
2014
Common Ground
1990
as Cassandra Twymon
30 Years to Life
2001
American Refugee
2021
as Helen Taylor
Secrets of the Magic City
2015
as Ms. Fletcher
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
2002
as Pam Tucker (archive footage)
My Little Girl
1986
as Joan
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship
2025
as Self
Override
1994
as Shawana
The Addiction of Hope
Knitwits Revisited
1999
as Amina (voice)
About Erika Alexander
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) a… With 73 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Erika Alexander has appeared in 30 films and 43 TV shows.
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Most Popular Erika Alexander Movies
- Get Out (2017) — as Detective Latoya
- Déjà Vu (2006) — as Shanti
- Is God Is (2026) — as Divine
- Wildflower (2023) — as Mary
- I See You (2019) — as Lieutenant Davis
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