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.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Grey's Anatomy
Law & Order
Criminal Minds
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
House
Suits
The Daily Show
All Movies (30)
- Is God Is2026 · as Divine
- The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship -- A Special Edition of 20/202025 · as Self
- American Fiction2023 · as Coraline
- Earth Mama2023 · as Miss Carmen
- Wildflower2023 · as Mary
- American Refugee2021 · as Helen Taylor
- I See You2019 · as Lieutenant Davis
- Brave New Jersey2017 · as Helen Holbrook
- Get Out2017 · as Detective Latoya
- Secrets of the Magic City2015 · as Ms. Fletcher
- Elsa & Fred2014 · as Laverne
- We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama2014
- La Mission2009 · as Lena
- Déjà Vu2006 · as Shanti
- Tricks2004 · as Laurel
- Love Liza2002 · as Brenda
- Full Frontal2002 · as Lucy
- The Cosby Show: A Look Back2002 · as Pam Tucker (archive footage)
- 30 Years to Life2001
- Knitwits Revisited1999 · as Amina (voice)
- 541998 · as Ciel
- Override1994 · as Shawana
- Fathers & Sons1992 · as Venell
- He Said, She Said1991 · as Rita, Al's Daugther
- The Long Walk Home1990 · as Selma Cotter
- The Last Best Year1990 · as Amy
- Common Ground1990 · as Cassandra Twymon
- The Mahabharata1990 · as Madri / Hidimbi
- My Little Girl1986 · as Joan
- The Addiction of Hope—
All TV Shows (43)
- The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins2026 · as Monica Reese-Dinkins
- Hollywood Black2024 · as Self
- The Jennifer Hudson Show2022
- Sherri2022 · as Self - Guest
- Shining Girls2022 · as Abby
- Invasion2021 · as Verna
- Run the World2021 · as Barb
- Wu-Tang: An American Saga2019 · as Linda Diggs
- Black Lightning2018 · as Perenna
- Insecure2016 · as Yolanda
- Recovery Road2016 · as Trish's Mother
- Bosch2015 · as Connie Irving
- NCIS: New Orleans2014 · as Louanne Bates
- Last Man Standing2011 · as Carol
- Suburgatory2011 · as Gloria
- Suits2011 · as Sarah Leighton
- In Plain Sight2008 · as Theresa Simmons
- Heist2006 · as Saundra Johnson
- In Justice2006 · as Alyssa Hill
- Criminal Minds2005 · as Lynne Henderson
- Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Johanna McKay
- Numb3rs2005 · as U.S. Marshal Tricia Yaegger
- House2004 · as Ms. Fields
- LAX2004 · as Allison
- Half & Half2002 · as Maxine Shaw
- CSI: Miami2002 · as Tanya Thorpe
- Street Time2002 · as Dee Mulhern
- The Zeta Project2001 · as Agent Rush (voice)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as A.D.A. Kirkson
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Kema Mabuda
- Judging Amy1999 · as Fran Winston
- Mama Flora's Family1998 · as Young Flora
- 7th Heaven1996 · as Lynn Miles
- The Daily Show1996 · as Self - Guest
- ER1994 · as Vatima Abika
- Living Single1993 · as Maxine Shaw
- Going to Extremes1992 · as Cheryl Carter
- Law & Order1990 · as Doris Carver
- The Mahabharata1990 · as Madri / Hidimbi
- George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation1986 · as Oney Judge
- The Cosby Show1984 · as Pam Tucker
- 20/201978 · as Self
- The Oscars1953 · as Self