Acting
Erika Alexander
Born 1969-11-19
Winslow, Arizona, USA
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Erika Alexander
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Get Out
2017
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Grey's Anatomy
2005
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House
2004
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Suits
2011
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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Criminal Minds
2005
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Déjà Vu
2006
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Law & Order
1990
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
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CSI: Miami
2002
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (78 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Is God Is | Divine | Movie | 2026 |
 | The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins | Monica Reese-Dinkins | TV Series | 2026 |
 | The Addiction of Hope | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20 | Self | Movie | 2025 |
 | Hollywood Black | Self | TV Series | 2024 |
 | American Fiction | Coraline | Movie | 2023 |
 | Earth Mama | Miss Carmen | Movie | 2023 |
 | Wildflower | Mary | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2022 |
 | The Sherri Shepherd Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2022 |
| The Big Payback | Director | Movie | 2022 | |
| The Big Payback | Producer | Movie | 2022 | |
 | Shining Girls | Abby | TV Series | 2022 |
 | American Refugee | Helen Taylor | Movie | 2021 |
 | Invasion | Verna | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Run the World | Barb | TV Series | 2021 |
 | John Lewis: Good Trouble | Producer | Movie | 2020 |
 | I See You | Lieutenant Davis | Movie | 2019 |
 | Wu-Tang: An American Saga | Linda Diggs | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Black Lightning | Perenna | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Brave New Jersey | Helen Holbrook | Movie | 2017 |
 | Get Out | Detective Latoya | Movie | 2017 |
 | Insecure | Yolanda | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Recovery Road | Trish's Mother | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Secrets of the Magic City | Ms. Fletcher | Movie | 2015 |
 | Bosch | Connie Irving | TV Series | 2015 |
 | NCIS: New Orleans | Louanne Bates | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Elsa & Fred | Laverne | Movie | 2014 |
 | We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2014 |
 | Last Man Standing | Carol | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Suburgatory | Gloria | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Suits | Sarah Leighton | TV Series | 2011 |
 | La Mission | Lena | Movie | 2009 |
 | In Plain Sight | Theresa Simmons | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Déjà Vu | Shanti | Movie | 2006 |
 | Heist | Saundra Johnson | TV Series | 2006 |
 | In Justice | Alyssa Hill | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Criminal Minds | Lynne Henderson | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Grey's Anatomy | Johanna McKay | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Numb3rs | U.S. Marshal Tricia Yaegger | TV Series | 2005 |
 | House | Ms. Fields | TV Series | 2004 |
 | LAX | Allison | TV Series | 2004 |
| Tricks | Laurel | Movie | 2004 | |
 | Love Liza | Brenda | Movie | 2002 |
 | Half & Half | Maxine Shaw | TV Series | 2002 |
 | CSI: Miami | Tanya Thorpe | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Full Frontal | Lucy | Movie | 2002 |
 | Street Time | Dee Mulhern | TV Series | 2002 |
 | The Cosby Show: A Look Back | Pam Tucker (archive footage) | Movie | 2002 |
 | 30 Years to Life | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2001 |
 | Toni Braxton: From Toni with Love... The Video Collection | Self | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Zeta Project | Agent Rush (voice) | TV Series | 2001 |
 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | A.D.A. Kirkson | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Kema Mabuda | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Judging Amy | Fran Winston | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Knitwits Revisited | Amina (voice) | Movie | 1999 |
| Knitwits Revisited | Dialogue | Movie | 1999 |
 | Mama Flora's Family | Young Flora | TV Series | 1998 |
 | 54 | Ciel | Movie | 1998 |
 | 7th Heaven | Lynn Miles | TV Series | 1996 |
 | The Daily Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Override | Shawana | Movie | 1994 |
 | ER | Vatima Abika | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Living Single | Maxine Shaw | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Fathers & Sons | Venell | Movie | 1992 |
 | Going to Extremes | Cheryl Carter | TV Series | 1992 |
 | He Said, She Said | Rita, Al's Daugther | Movie | 1991 |
 | The Long Walk Home | Selma Cotter | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Last Best Year | Amy | Movie | 1990 |
 | Law & Order | Doris Carver | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Common Ground | Cassandra Twymon | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Mahabharata | Madri / Hidimbi | TV Series | 1990 |
 | The Mahabharata | Madri / Hidimbi | Movie | 1990 |
 | George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation | Oney Judge | TV Series | 1986 |
 | My Little Girl | Joan | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Cosby Show | Pam Tucker | TV Series | 1984 |
 | 20/20 | Self | TV Series | 1978 |
 | The Oscars | Self | TV Series | 1953 |