Erika Alexander
Born: 1969-11-19 in 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.
Filmography
2026
- Is God Is as Divine
- The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins as Monica Reese-Dinkins
2024
- Hollywood Black as Self
2023
- Wildflower as Mary
- American Fiction as Coraline
- Earth Mama as Miss Carmen
2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show
- Sherri as Self - Guest
- Shining Girls as Abby
- The Big Payback ... (Director)
2021
- Invasion as Verna
- Run the World as Barb
- American Refugee as Helen Taylor
2020
- John Lewis: Good Trouble ... (Producer)
2019
- Wu-Tang: An American Saga as Linda Diggs
- I See You as Lieutenant Davis
2018
- Black Lightning as Perenna
2017
- Get Out as Detective Latoya
- Brave New Jersey as Helen Holbrook
2016
- Insecure as Yolanda
- Recovery Road as Trish's Mother
2015
- Bosch as Connie Irving
- Secrets of the Magic City as Ms. Fletcher
2014
- NCIS: New Orleans as Louanne Bates
- Elsa & Fred as Laverne
- We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
2011
- Suits as Sarah Leighton
- Last Man Standing as Carol
- Suburgatory as Gloria
2009
- La Mission as Lena
2008
- In Plain Sight as Theresa Simmons
2006
- Déjà Vu as Shanti
- In Justice as Alyssa Hill
- Heist as Saundra Johnson
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Johanna McKay
- Criminal Minds as Lynne Henderson
- Numb3rs as U.S. Marshal Tricia Yaegger
2002
- CSI: Miami as Tanya Thorpe
- Half & Half as Maxine Shaw
- Street Time as Dee Mulhern
- Full Frontal as Lucy
- Love Liza as Brenda
- The Cosby Show: A Look Back as Pam Tucker (archive footage)
2001
- The Zeta Project as Agent Rush (voice)
- 30 Years to Life
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as A.D.A. Kirkson
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Kema Mabuda
- Judging Amy as Fran Winston
- Knitwits Revisited as Amina (voice)
1998
- 54 as Ciel
- Mama Flora's Family as Young Flora
1996
- The Daily Show as Self - Guest
- 7th Heaven as Lynn Miles
1993
- Living Single as Maxine Shaw
1992
- Going to Extremes as Cheryl Carter
- Fathers & Sons as Venell
1991
- He Said, She Said as Rita, Al's Daugther
1990
- Law & Order as Doris Carver
- The Long Walk Home as Selma Cotter
- The Mahabharata as Madri / Hidimbi
- Common Ground as Cassandra Twymon
- The Mahabharata as Madri / Hidimbi
- The Last Best Year as Amy
1986
- George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation as Oney Judge
- My Little Girl as Joan
1984
- The Cosby Show as Pam Tucker
1978
- 20/20 as Self
1953
- The Oscars as Self