Erika Alexander
Biography
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
54
as Ciel
1998
Tricks
as Laurel
2004
Déjà Vu
as Shanti
2006
Wildflower
as Mary
2023
30 Years to Life
2001
The Last Best Year
as Amy
1990
Love Liza
as Brenda
2002
He Said, She Said
as Rita, Al's Daugther
1991
Fathers & Sons
as Venell
1992
My Little Girl
as Joan
1986
Elsa & Fred
as Laverne
2014
Override
as Shawana
1994
Earth Mama
as Miss Carmen
2023
Common Ground
as Cassandra Twymon
1990
American Fiction
as Coraline
2023
Secrets of the Magic City
as Ms. Fletcher
2015
Get Out
as Detective Latoya
2017
Brave New Jersey
as Helen Holbrook
2017
The Long Walk Home
as Selma Cotter
1990
I See You
as Lieutenant Davis
2019
TV Appearances
Law & Order
as Doris Carver
1990
Numb3rs
as U.S. Marshal Tricia Yaegger
2005
Half & Half
as Maxine Shaw
2002
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as A.D.A. Kirkson
2000
CSI: Miami
as Tanya Thorpe
2002
Judging Amy
as Fran Winston
1999
Heist
as Saundra Johnson
2006
The Cosby Show
as Pam Tucker
1984
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Kema Mabuda
1999
Criminal Minds
as Lynne Henderson
2005
LAX
as Allison
2004
Living Single
as Maxine Shaw
1993