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.
73 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 73
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Law & Order
1990
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Criminal Minds
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
House
2004
The Daily Show
1996
Suits
2011
CSI: Miami
2002
ER
1994
Bosch
2015
Numb3rs
2005
Judging Amy
1999
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
NCIS: New Orleans
2014
Sherri
2022
The Cosby Show
1984
Last Man Standing
2011
Invasion
2021
7th Heaven
1996
Black Lightning
2018
The Oscars
1953
Insecure
2016
In Plain Sight
2008
20/20
1978
Suburgatory
2011
Get Out
2017
Living Single
1993
Half & Half
2002
Wu-Tang: An American Saga
2019
Déjà Vu
2006
The Zeta Project
2001
LAX
2004
Street Time
2002
Shining Girls
2022
In Justice
2006
Is God Is
2026
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
2026
Recovery Road
2016
Hollywood Black
2024
Heist
2006
Wildflower
2023
I See You
2019
American Fiction
2023
Run the World
2021
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
1986
54
1998
Mama Flora's Family
1998
Going to Extremes
1992
The Mahabharata
1990
The Long Walk Home
1990
Full Frontal
2002
Elsa & Fred
2014
Brave New Jersey
2017
He Said, She Said
1991
Earth Mama
2023
La Mission
2009
Love Liza
2002
Tricks
2004
Fathers & Sons
1992
The Mahabharata
1990
The Last Best Year
1990
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
2014
Common Ground
1990
30 Years to Life
2001
American Refugee
2021
Secrets of the Magic City
2015
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
2002
My Little Girl
1986
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship
2025
Override
1994
The Addiction of Hope
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Knitwits Revisited
1999