Erika Alexander

Known for: Acting

Born: 1969-11-19 (age 56)

From: Winslow, Arizona, USA

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 (73)

MOVIE★ 5.9
Is God Is
2026
as Divine
TV★ 5.0
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
2026
as Monica Reese-Dinkins
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
2025
as Self
TV★ 3.7
Hollywood Black
2024
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.3
American Fiction
2023
as Coraline
MOVIE★ 5.9
Earth Mama
2023
as Miss Carmen
MOVIE★ 7.4
Wildflower
2023
as Mary
TV★ 5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
TV★ 2.6
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
TV★ 7.5
Shining Girls
2022
as Abby
MOVIE★ 5.5
American Refugee
2021
as Helen Taylor
TV★ 7.1
Invasion
2021
as Verna
TV★ 6.8
Run the World
2021
as Barb
MOVIE★ 7.0
I See You
2019
as Lieutenant Davis
TV★ 8.2
Wu-Tang: An American Saga
2019
as Linda Diggs
TV★ 6.9
Black Lightning
2018
as Perenna
MOVIE★ 5.1
Brave New Jersey
2017
as Helen Holbrook
MOVIE★ 7.6
Get Out
2017
as Detective Latoya
TV★ 7.1
Insecure
2016
as Yolanda
TV★ 6.4
Recovery Road
2016
as Trish's Mother
MOVIE★ 5.5
Secrets of the Magic City
2015
as Ms. Fletcher
TV★ 7.9
Bosch
2015
as Connie Irving
TV★ 7.3
NCIS: New Orleans
2014
as Louanne Bates
MOVIE★ 6.0
Elsa & Fred
2014
as Laverne
MOVIE
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
2014
TV★ 7.2
Last Man Standing
2011
as Carol
TV★ 6.7
Suburgatory
2011
as Gloria
TV★ 8.2
Suits
2011
as Sarah Leighton
MOVIE★ 5.7
La Mission
2009
as Lena
TV★ 7.1
In Plain Sight
2008
as Theresa Simmons
MOVIE★ 6.9
Déjà Vu
2006
as Shanti
TV★ 7.2
Heist
2006
as Saundra Johnson
TV★ 6.8
In Justice
2006
as Alyssa Hill
TV★ 8.3
Criminal Minds
2005
as Lynne Henderson
TV★ 8.2
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Johanna McKay
TV★ 7.0
Numb3rs
2005
as U.S. Marshal Tricia Yaegger
TV★ 8.6
House
2004
as Ms. Fields
TV★ 7.3
LAX
2004
as Allison
MOVIE★ 10.0
Tricks
2004
as Laurel
MOVIE★ 6.4
Love Liza
2002
as Brenda
TV★ 8.3
Half & Half
2002
as Maxine Shaw
TV★ 7.7
CSI: Miami
2002
as Tanya Thorpe
MOVIE★ 4.6
Full Frontal
2002
as Lucy
TV★ 2.5
Street Time
2002
as Dee Mulhern
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
2002
as Pam Tucker (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.3
30 Years to Life
2001
TV★ 7.6
The Zeta Project
2001
as Agent Rush (voice)
TV★ 7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as A.D.A. Kirkson
TV★ 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Kema Mabuda
TV★ 7.5
Judging Amy
1999
as Fran Winston
MOVIE
Knitwits Revisited
1999
as Amina (voice)
TV★ 7.6
Mama Flora's Family
1998
as Young Flora
MOVIE★ 5.9
54
1998
as Ciel
TV★ 6.5
7th Heaven
1996
as Lynn Miles
TV★ 6.4
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 8.0
Override
1994
as Shawana
TV★ 7.8
ER
1994
as Vatima Abika
TV★ 8.1
Living Single
1993
as Maxine Shaw
MOVIE★ 5.4
Fathers & Sons
1992
as Venell
TV★ 5.0
Going to Extremes
1992
as Cheryl Carter
MOVIE★ 5.9
He Said, She Said
1991
as Rita, Al's Daugther
MOVIE★ 7.6
The Long Walk Home
1990
as Selma Cotter
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Last Best Year
1990
as Amy
TV★ 7.3
Law & Order
1990
as Doris Carver
MOVIE★ 8.5
Common Ground
1990
as Cassandra Twymon
TV★ 6.0
The Mahabharata
1990
as Madri / Hidimbi
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Mahabharata
1990
as Madri / Hidimbi
TV★ 6.8
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
1986
as Oney Judge
MOVIE★ 4.6
My Little Girl
1986
as Joan
TV★ 7.0
The Cosby Show
1984
as Pam Tucker
TV★ 6.3
20/20
1978
as Self
TV★ 7.0
The Oscars
1953
as Self
MOVIE
The Addiction of Hope
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