Erika Alexander
Known for: Acting
Born: November 19, 1969
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
33 movies · 43 TV shows, newest first
5.9
Is God Is
2026
5.0
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
2026
NR
The Addiction of Hope
2025
9.0
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
2025
3.0
Hollywood Black
2024
7.3
American Fiction
2023
5.7
Earth Mama
2023
7.4
Wildflower
2023
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
2.6
Sherri
2022NR
The Big Payback
2022
7.5
Shining Girls
2022
5.5
American Refugee
2021
7.1
Invasion
2021
6.7
Run the World
2021
4.4
John Lewis: Good Trouble
2020
7.0
I See You
2019
8.2
Wu-Tang: An American Saga
2019
6.9
Black Lightning
2018
5.1
Brave New Jersey
2017
7.6
Get Out
2017
7.1
Insecure
2016
6.4
Recovery Road
2016
5.5
Secrets of the Magic City
2015
7.9
Bosch
2015
7.3
NCIS: New Orleans
2014
5.9
Elsa & Fred
2014
NR
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
2014
7.2
Last Man Standing
2011
6.7
Suburgatory
2011
8.2
Suits
2011
5.7
La Mission
2009
7.0
In Plain Sight
2008
6.9
Déjà Vu
2006
7.2
Heist
2006
6.8
In Justice
2006
8.3
Criminal Minds
2005
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
2005
7.0
Numb3rs
2005
8.6
House
2004
7.3
LAX
200410.0
Tricks
2004
6.4
Love Liza
2002
8.3
Half & Half
2002
7.7
CSI: Miami
2002
4.6
Full Frontal
2002
2.5
Street Time
2002
7.8
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
2002
6.3
30 Years to Life
2001
9.6
Toni Braxton: From Toni with Love... The Video Collection
2001
7.5
The Zeta Project
2001
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
7.5
Judging Amy
1999
NR
Knitwits Revisited
1999
7.6
Mama Flora's Family
1998
5.9
54
1998
6.4
7th Heaven
1996
6.4
The Daily Show
1996
8.0
Override
1994
7.8
ER
1994
8.1
Living Single
1993
5.4
Fathers & Sons
1992
5.0
Going to Extremes
1992
5.9
He Said, She Said
1991
7.6
The Long Walk Home
1990
7.7
The Last Best Year
1990
7.3
Law & Order
1990
8.5
Common Ground
1990
6.0
The Mahabharata
1990
7.1
The Mahabharata
1990
6.8
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
1986
4.6
My Little Girl
1986
7.0
The Cosby Show
1984
6.3
20/20
1978
7.0
The Oscars
1953