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Erika Alexander
Actor, Producer, Director
Born November 19, 1969 (54 years)
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.
Known For
Filmography
| 2023 | American Fiction · as Coraline |
| 2023 | Earth Mama · as Miss Carmen |
| 2022 | Wildflower · as Mary |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show (TV Series) |
| 2022 | Shining Girls (TV Series) · as Abby |
| 2022 | Swimming with Sharks (TV Series) · as Meredith |
| 2021 | American Refugee · as Helen Taylor |
| 2021 | Invasion (2021) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2021 | Run the World (TV Series) · as Barb |
| 2019 | I See You · as Lieutenant Davis |
| 2019 | Wu-Tang: An American Saga (TV Series) · as Linda Diggs |
| 2018 | Black Lightning (TV Series) · as Perenna |
| 2017 | Get Out · as Detective Latoya |
| 2016 | Brave New Jersey · as Helen Holbrook |
| 2016 | Insecure (TV Series) · as Yolanda |
| 2016 | Beyond (TV Series) · as Tess Shoemacher |
| 2016 | Queen Sugar (TV Series) · as Leeanne |
| 2016 | Recovery Road (TV Series) · as Trish's Mother |
| 2014 | Secrets of the Magic City · as Ms. Fletcher |
| 2014 | Elsa & Fred · as Laverne |
| 2014 | NCIS: New Orleans (TV Series) · as Navy Commander Louanne Bates |
| 2014 | Bosch (TV Series) · as Connie Irving |
| 2013 | Low Winter Sun (2013) (TV Series) · as Louise 'lc' Cullen |
| 2011 | Last Man Standing (2011) (TV Series) · as Carol |
| 2011 | Suburgatory (TV Series) · as Gloria |
| 2011 | Suits (TV Series) · as Sarah Leighton |
| 2011 | Let's Stay Together (TV Series) · as Blanche |
| 2009 | La Mission · as Lena |
| 2008 | In Plain Sight (TV Series) · as Theresa Simmons |
| 2007 | Side Order of Life (TV Series) · as Colette |
| 2006 | Deja Vu · as Shanti |
| 2006 | Heist (TV Series) |
| 2006 | In Justice (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds (TV Series) · as Lynne Henderson |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Johanna Mckay |
| 2005 | Numb3rs (TV Series) |
| 2004 | House (TV Series) · as Ms. Fields |
| 2004 | LAX (TV Series) |
| 2002 | Love Liza · as Brenda |
| 2002 | Half & Half (TV Series) · as Maxine Shaw |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami (TV Series) |
| 2002 | Full Frontal · as Lucy |
| 2002 | Street Time (TV Series) · as Dee Mulhern |
| 2002 | The Cosby Show: A Look Back · as Pam Tucker (archive Footage) |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | The Zeta Project (TV Series) |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as A.d.a. Kirkson |
| 2000 | Clifford the Big Red Dog (TV Series) · as Neighbor Lady |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Kema Mabuda |
| 1999 | Judging Amy (TV Series) · as Fran Winston |
| 1998 | Mama Flora's Family (TV Series) · as Young Flora |
| 1998 | 54 · as Ciel |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven (TV Series) · as Lynn Miles |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Vatima Abika |
| 1993 | Living Single (TV Series) · as Maxine Shaw |
| 1992 | Going to Extremes (TV Series) |
| 1992 | Fathers & 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 (TV Series) · as Doris Carver |
| 1989 | The Mahabharata (TV Series) · as Hidimbi |
| 1986 | George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation · as Oney Judge |
| 1986 | My Little Girl · as Joan |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show (TV Series) · as Pam Tucker |
| 1972 | The ABC Afterschool Special (TV Series) · as Cast |