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.
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Movies (33)
Dios es Dios
2026 · Divine
The Addiction of Hope
2025
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
2025 · Self
Ficción Estadounidense
2023 · Coraline
Earth Mama
2023 · Miss Carmen
Una Familia Extraordinaria
2023 · Mary
The Big Payback
2022 · Director, Producer
Refugiado Americano
2021 · Helen Taylor
John Lewis: Good Trouble
2020 · Producer
Te veo
2019 · Lieutenant Davis
Brave New Jersey
2017 · Helen Holbrook
¡Huye!
2017 · Detective Latoya
Secrets of the Magic City
2015 · Ms. Fletcher
Elsa y Fred
2014 · Laverne
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
2014 · Self
La Mission
2009 · Lena
Déja vu: Cambiando el pasado
2006 · Shanti
Tricks
2004 · Laurel
Con amor, Liza
2002 · Brenda
Full Frontal
2002 · Lucy
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
2002 · Pam Tucker (archive footage)
30 Years to Life
2001
Toni Braxton: From Toni with Love... The Video Collection
2001 · Self
Knitwits Revisited
1999 · Amina (voice), Dialogue
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1998 · Ciel
Override
1994 · Shawana
Fathers & Sons
1992 · Venell
He Said, She Said
1991 · Rita, Al's Daugther
The Long Walk Home
1990 · Selma Cotter
The Last Best Year
1990 · Amy
Common Ground
1990 · Cassandra Twymon
The Mahabharata
1990 · Madri / Hidimbi
My Little Girl
1986 · Joan
TV shows (43)
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
2026 · Monica Reese-Dinkins
Hollywood Black
2024 · Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Self - Guest
Sherri
2022 · Self - Guest
Luminosas
2022 · Abby
Invasión
2021 · Verna
Run the World
2021 · Barb
Wu-Tang: Una saga americana
2019 · Linda Diggs
Black Lightning
2018 · Perenna
Insecure
2016 · Yolanda
Recovery Road
2016 · Trish's Mother
Bosch
2015 · Connie Irving
NCIS: Nueva Orleans
2014 · Louanne Bates
El Último Macho
2011 · Carol
Suburgatory
2011 · Gloria
La Ley de los Audaces
2011 · Sarah Leighton
Al Descubierto
2008 · Theresa Simmons
Heist
2006 · Saundra Johnson
In Justice
2006 · Alyssa Hill
Mentes Criminales
2005 · Lynne Henderson
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Johanna McKay
Numb3rs
2005 · U.S. Marshal Tricia Yaegger
Dr. House
2004 · Ms. Fields
LAX
2004 · Allison
Half & Half
2002 · Maxine Shaw
CSI: Miami
2002 · Tanya Thorpe
Street Time
2002 · Dee Mulhern
The Zeta Project
2001 · Agent Rush (voice)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · A.D.A. Kirkson
La Ley y el Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales
1999 · Kema Mabuda
Judging Amy
1999 · Fran Winston
Mama Flora's Family
1998 · Young Flora
7th Heaven
1996 · Lynn Miles
The Daily Show
1996 · Self - Guest
ER
1994 · Vatima Abika
Living Single
1993 · Maxine Shaw
Going to Extremes
1992 · Cheryl Carter
Law & Order
1990 · Doris Carver
The Mahabharata
1990 · Madri / Hidimbi
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
1986 · Oney Judge
The Cosby Show
1984 · Pam Tucker
20/20
1978 · Self
The Oscars
1953 · Self