Erika Alexander
Birthdate
November 19, 1969 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
Winslow, Arizona, USA
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
November 19, 1969 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
Winslow, Arizona, USA
Known For
Acting
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.
Erika Alexander's LGBTQ+ Titles
54
Ciel
Acting (59)
2023
American Fiction as Coraline
2023
Earth Mama as Miss Carmen
2023
Wildflower as Mary
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show (1 episode)
2022
Shining Girls as Abby (7 episodes)
2021
American Refugee as Helen Taylor
2021
Run the World as Barb (3 episodes)
2019
I See You as Lieutenant Davis
2019
Wu-Tang: An American Saga as Linda Diggs (13 episodes)
2018
Black Lightning as Perenna (8 episodes)
2017
Brave New Jersey as Helen Holbrook
2017
Get Out as Detective Latoya
2016
Insecure as Yolanda (3 episodes)
2016
Recovery Road as Trish's Mother (1 episode)
2015
Secrets of the Magic City as Ms. Fletcher
2015
Bosch as Connie Irving (10 episodes)
2014
NCIS: New Orleans as Navy Commander Louanne Bates (1 episode)
2014
Elsa & Fred as Laverne
2014
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
2011
Last Man Standing as Carol (10 episodes)
2011
Suburgatory as Gloria (1 episode)
2011
Suits as Sarah Leighton (1 episode)
2006
Déjà Vu as Shanti
2006
Heist (4 episodes)
2006
In Justice (1 episode)
2005
Criminal Minds as Lynne Henderson (1 episode)
2005
Grey's Anatomy as Johanna McKay (1 episode)
2005
Numb3rs (1 episode)
2004
House as Ms. Fields (1 episode)
2004
LAX as Allison (1 episode)
2004
Tricks as Laurel
2002
Love Liza as Brenda
2002
Half & Half as Maxine Shaw (1 episode)
2002
CSI: Miami (1 episode)
2002
Full Frontal as Lucy
2002
Street Time as Dee Mulhern (33 episodes)
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) (2 episodes)
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as A.D.A. Kirkson (1 episode)
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Kema Mabuda (1 episode)
1999
Judging Amy as Fran Winston (7 episodes)
1999
Knitwits Revisited as Amina
1998
Mama Flora's Family as Young Flora (2 episodes)
1998
54 as Ciel
1996
7th Heaven as Lynn Miles (1 episode)
1994
Override as Shawana
1994
ER as Vatima Abika (1 episode)
1993
Living Single as Maxine Shaw (118 episodes)
1992
Going to Extremes (17 episodes)
1992
Fathers and Sons as Venell
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 (1 episode)
1990
Common Ground as Cassandra Twymon
1986
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation as Oney Judge (2 episodes)
1986
My Little Girl as Joan
1984
The Cosby Show as Pam Tucker (51 episodes)
Directing (1)
2022
The Big Payback
• Director
Production (2)
2022
The Big Payback
• Producer
2020
John Lewis: Good Trouble
• Producer