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