Erika Alexander
Acting
Born: November 19, 1969 (age 56) · Winslow, Arizona, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Get Out
2017
Grey's Anatomy
2005
House
2004
Suits
2011
Déjà Vu
2006
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Criminal Minds
2005
CSI: Miami
2002
I See You
2019
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
American Fiction
2023
Invasion
2021
Photos (1)
Movies (27)
Get Out
Detective Latoya
Déjà Vu
Shanti
American Fiction
Coraline
Is God Is
Divine
I See You
Lieutenant Davis
Wildflower
Mary
Earth Mama
Miss Carmen
Full Frontal
Lucy
He Said, She Said
Rita, Al's Daugther
54
Ciel
The Long Walk Home
Selma Cotter
Elsa & Fred
Laverne
Love Liza
Brenda
American Refugee
Helen Taylor
Fathers & Sons
Venell
The Mahabharata
Madri / Hidimbi
30 Years to Life
2001
La Mission
Lena
Brave New Jersey
Helen Holbrook
Secrets of the Magic City
Ms. Fletcher
The Addiction of Hope
2025
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
Pam Tucker (archive footage)
My Little Girl
Joan
Common Ground
Cassandra Twymon
The Last Best Year
Amy
Knitwits Revisited
Amina (voice)
Override
Shawana
TV Shows (37)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Kema Mabuda · 1 eps
Law & Order
Doris Carver · 1 eps
Grey's Anatomy
Johanna McKay · 1 eps
Criminal Minds
Lynne Henderson · 1 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
A.D.A. Kirkson · 1 eps
House
Ms. Fields · 1 eps
CSI: Miami
Tanya Thorpe · 1 eps
Suits
Sarah Leighton · 1 eps
ER
Vatima Abika · 1 eps
Bosch
Connie Irving · 10 eps
Numb3rs
U.S. Marshal Tricia Yaegger · 1 eps
Judging Amy
Fran Winston · 7 eps
NCIS: New Orleans
Louanne Bates · 1 eps
Last Man Standing
Carol · 10 eps
The Cosby Show
Pam Tucker · 49 eps
Black Lightning
Perenna · 8 eps
Invasion
Verna · 10 eps
7th Heaven
Lynn Miles · 1 eps
Insecure
Yolanda · 3 eps
In Plain Sight
Theresa Simmons · 4 eps
Suburgatory
Gloria · 1 eps
Living Single
Maxine Shaw · 118 eps
Wu-Tang: An American Saga
Linda Diggs · 13 eps
Half & Half
Maxine Shaw · 1 eps
Shining Girls
Abby · 7 eps
Street Time
Dee Mulhern · 20 eps
The Zeta Project
Agent Rush (voice) · 2 eps
Recovery Road
Trish's Mother · 1 eps
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
Monica Reese-Dinkins · 18 eps
In Justice
Alyssa Hill · 1 eps
LAX
Allison · 1 eps
Run the World
Barb · 3 eps
Heist
Saundra Johnson · 4 eps
Going to Extremes
Cheryl Carter · 17 eps
Mama Flora's Family
Young Flora · 2 eps
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
Oney Judge · 2 eps
The Mahabharata
Madri / Hidimbi · 3 eps
Self / Appearances (9)
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Sherri
Self - Guest · 3 eps
20/20
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Hollywood Black
Self · 4 eps
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
Self
Toni Braxton: From Toni with Love... The Video Collection
Self
