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