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