Acting

Erika Alexander

Born 1969-11-19 · Winslow, Arizona, USA

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.

Credits

Newest first

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