Erika Alexander

Acting

Erika Alexander

Born November 19, 1969Winslow, Arizona, USA73 credits

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

Is God Is

Is God Is

Movie

2026

The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
4.7

The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins

TV

2026

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship
9.0

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship

Movie

2025

American Fiction
7.3

American Fiction

Movie

2023

Earth Mama
5.9

Earth Mama

Movie

2023

Wildflower
7.4

Wildflower

Movie

2023

Filmography

Is God Is
2026Is God Isas The HealerMovie
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
2026The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkinsas Monica Reese-DinkinsTV
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship
2025The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendshipas SelfMovie
American Fiction
2023American Fictionas CoralineMovie
Earth Mama
2023Earth Mamaas Miss CarmenMovie
Wildflower
2023Wildfloweras MaryMovie
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowTV
Sherri
2022Sherrias Self - GuestTV
T
2022The Big PaybackDirectorMovie
Shining Girls
2022Shining Girlsas AbbyTV
American Refugee
2021American Refugeeas Helen TaylorMovie
Invasion
2021Invasionas VernaTV
Run the World
2021Run the Worldas BarbTV
I See You
2019I See Youas Lieutenant DavisMovie
Wu-Tang: An American Saga
2019Wu-Tang: An American Sagaas Linda DiggsTV
Black Lightning
2018Black Lightningas PerennaTV
Brave New Jersey
2017Brave New Jerseyas Helen HolbrookMovie
Get Out
2017Get Outas Detective LatoyaMovie
Insecure
2016Insecureas YolandaTV
Recovery Road
2016Recovery Roadas Trish's MotherTV
Secrets of the Magic City
2015Secrets of the Magic Cityas Ms. FletcherMovie
Bosch
2015Boschas Connie IrvingTV
NCIS: New Orleans
2014NCIS: New Orleansas Louanne BatesTV
Elsa & Fred
2014Elsa & Fredas LaverneMovie
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
2014We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack ObamaMovie
Last Man Standing
2011Last Man Standingas CarolTV
Suburgatory
2011Suburgatoryas GloriaTV
Suits
2011Suitsas Sarah LeightonTV
La Mission
2009La Missionas LenaMovie
In Plain Sight
2008In Plain Sightas Theresa SimmonsTV
Déjà Vu
2006Déjà Vuas ShantiMovie
Heist
2006HeistTV
In Justice
2006In Justiceas Alyssa HillTV
Criminal Minds
2005Criminal Mindsas Lynne HendersonTV
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomyas Johanna McKayTV
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rsas U.S. Marshal Tricia YaeggerTV
House
2004Houseas Ms. FieldsTV
LAX
2004LAXas AllisonTV
T
2004Tricksas LaurelMovie
Love Liza
2002Love Lizaas BrendaMovie
Half & Half
2002Half & Halfas Maxine ShawTV
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miamias Tanya ThorpeTV
Full Frontal
2002Full Frontalas LucyMovie
Street Time
2002Street Timeas Dee MulhernTV
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
2002The Cosby Show: A Look Backas Pam Tucker (archive footage)Movie
30 Years to Life
200130 Years to LifeMovie
The Zeta Project
2001The Zeta Projectas Agent Rush (voice)TV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas A.D.A. KirksonTV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Kema MabudaTV
Judging Amy
1999Judging Amyas Fran WinstonTV
Knitwits Revisited
1999Knitwits Revisitedas Amina (voice)Movie
M
1998Mama Flora's Familyas Young FloraTV
54
199854as CielMovie
7th Heaven
19967th Heavenas Lynn MilesTV
The Daily Show
1996The Daily Showas Self - GuestTV
Override
1994Overrideas ShawanaMovie
ER
1994ERas Vatima AbikaTV
Living Single
1993Living Singleas Maxine ShawTV
Fathers & Sons
1992Fathers & Sonsas VenellMovie
Going to Extremes
1992Going to Extremesas Cheryl CarterTV
He Said, She Said
1991He Said, She Saidas Rita, Al's DaugtherMovie
The Long Walk Home
1990The Long Walk Homeas Selma CotterMovie
The Last Best Year
1990The Last Best Yearas AmyMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Doris CarverTV
Common Ground
1990Common Groundas Cassandra TwymonMovie
The Mahabharata
1990The Mahabharataas Madri / HidimbiTV
The Mahabharata
1990The Mahabharataas Madri / HidimbiMovie
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
1986George Washington II: The Forging of a Nationas Oney JudgeTV
My Little Girl
1986My Little Girlas JoanMovie
The Cosby Show
1984The Cosby Showas Pam TuckerTV
20/20
197820/20as SelfTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
The Addiction of Hope
—The Addiction of HopeMovie