Erika Alexander

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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CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

Law & Order

Law & Order

7.4
Numb3rs

Numb3rs

7.024
Half & Half

Half & Half

8.3
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.636
CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

7.712
Judging Amy

Judging Amy

7.519
Heist

Heist

6.8
The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

7.017
In Justice

In Justice

6.6
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.933
Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

8.302
LAX

LAX

7.4
Living Single

Living Single

8.4
The Zeta Project

The Zeta Project

7.5
7th Heaven

7th Heaven

6.357
ER

ER

7.824
Street Time

Street Time

2.5
Going to Extremes

Going to Extremes

4.7
Wu-Tang: An American Saga

Wu-Tang: An American Saga

8.2
Run the World

Run the World

6.8
Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

7.28
Recovery Road

Recovery Road

6.4
Shining Girls

Shining Girls

7.56
Mama Flora's Family

Mama Flora's Family

7.3
The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

6.2
Suits

Suits

8.224
Black Lightning

Black Lightning

7
Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

8.221
House

House

8.59
Insecure

Insecure

7.3
Bosch

Bosch

7.921
NCIS: New Orleans

NCIS: New Orleans

7.3
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation

George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation

6.333
Suburgatory

Suburgatory

6.729
Sherri

Sherri

3.8
20/20

20/20

6.1
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins

The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins

0
The Oscars

The Oscars

7.056
In Plain Sight

In Plain Sight

7.1

Movies

54

54

5.868
Tricks

Tricks

0
Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu

6.869
Wildflower

Wildflower

7.5
30 Years to Life

30 Years to Life

6
The Last Best Year

The Last Best Year

7
Love Liza

Love Liza

6.4
He Said, She Said

He Said, She Said

5.91
Fathers & Sons

Fathers & Sons

5.1
My Little Girl

My Little Girl

4.333
Elsa & Fred

Elsa & Fred

6.021
Override

Override

0
Earth Mama

Earth Mama

6.1
Common Ground

Common Ground

10
American Fiction

American Fiction

7.316
Secrets of the Magic City

Secrets of the Magic City

5.5
Get Out

Get Out

7.618
Brave New Jersey

Brave New Jersey

5.1
The Long Walk Home

The Long Walk Home

7.6
I See You

I See You

6.995
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama

We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama

0
Full Frontal

Full Frontal

4.628
Knitwits Revisited

Knitwits Revisited

0
American Refugee

American Refugee

5.5
The Cosby Show: A Look Back

The Cosby Show: A Look Back

7.4
The Mahabharata

The Mahabharata

6.9
La Mission

La Mission

5.8
Is God Is

Is God Is

0