- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 19, 1969
- Place of Birth
- Winslow, Arizona, USA
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) and American Fiction (2023), for which she received Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Performance nomination.
Filmography
movieIs God Is
2026 · Divine
tvThe Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
2026 · Monica Reese-Dinkins
movieThe Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
2025 · Self
tvHollywood Black
2024 · Self
movieAmerican Fiction
2023 · Coraline
movieEarth Mama
2023 · Miss Carmen
movieWildflower
2023 · Mary
tvThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
tvSherri
2022 · Self - Guest
The Big Payback
movieThe Big Payback
2022 · Director, Producer
tvShining Girls
2022 · Abby
movieAmerican Refugee
2021 · Helen Taylor
tvInvasion
2021 · Verna
tvRun the World
2021 · Barb
movieJohn Lewis: Good Trouble
2020 · Producer
movieI See You
2019 · Lieutenant Davis
tvWu-Tang: An American Saga
2019 · Linda Diggs
tvBlack Lightning
2018 · Perenna
movieBrave New Jersey
2017 · Helen Holbrook
movieGet Out
2017 · Detective Latoya
tvInsecure
2016 · Yolanda
tvRecovery Road
2016 · Trish's Mother
movieSecrets of the Magic City
2015 · Ms. Fletcher
tvBosch
2015 · Connie Irving
tvNCIS: New Orleans
2014 · Louanne Bates
movieElsa & Fred
2014 · Laverne
movieWe the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
2014
tvLast Man Standing
2011 · Carol
tvSuburgatory
2011 · Gloria
tvSuits
2011 · Sarah Leighton
movieLa Mission
2009 · Lena
tvIn Plain Sight
2008 · Theresa Simmons
movieDéjà Vu
2006 · Shanti
tvHeist
2006 · Saundra Johnson
tvIn Justice
2006 · Alyssa Hill
tvCriminal Minds
2005 · Lynne Henderson
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005 · Johanna McKay
tvNumb3rs
2005 · U.S. Marshal Tricia Yaegger
tvHouse
2004 · Ms. Fields
tvLAX
2004 · Allison
Tricks
movieTricks
2004 · Laurel
movieLove Liza
2002 · Brenda
tvHalf & Half
2002 · Maxine Shaw
tvCSI: Miami
2002 · Tanya Thorpe
movieFull Frontal
2002 · Lucy
tvStreet Time
2002 · Dee Mulhern
movieThe Cosby Show: A Look Back
2002 · Pam Tucker (archive footage)
movie30 Years to Life
2001
tvThe Zeta Project
2001 · Agent Rush (voice)
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · A.D.A. Kirkson
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Kema Mabuda
tvJudging Amy
1999 · Fran Winston
movieKnitwits Revisited
1999 · Amina (voice), Dialogue
tvMama Flora's Family
1998 · Young Flora
movie54
1998 · Ciel
tv7th Heaven
1996 · Lynn Miles
tvThe Daily Show
1996 · Self - Guest
movieOverride
1994 · Shawana
tvER
1994 · Vatima Abika
tvLiving Single
1993 · Maxine Shaw
movieFathers & Sons
1992 · Venell
tvGoing to Extremes
1992 · Cheryl Carter
movieHe Said, She Said
1991 · Rita, Al's Daugther
movieThe Long Walk Home
1990 · Selma Cotter
movieThe Last Best Year
1990 · Amy
tvLaw & Order
1990 · Doris Carver
movieCommon Ground
1990 · Cassandra Twymon
tvThe Mahabharata
1990 · Madri / Hidimbi
movieThe Mahabharata
1990 · Madri / Hidimbi
tvGeorge Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
1986 · Oney Judge
movieMy Little Girl
1986 · Joan
tvThe Cosby Show
1984 · Pam Tucker
tv20/20
1978 · Self
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
movieThe Addiction of Hope
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