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.
Acted in
American Fiction
2023
as Coraline
Earth Mama
2023
as Miss Carmen
Wildflower
2023
as Mary
Shining Girls
2022
as Abby
American Refugee
2021
as Helen Taylor
Run the World
2021
as Barb
I See You
2019
as Lieutenant Davis
Wu-Tang: An American Saga
2019
as Linda Diggs
Black Lightning
2018
as Perenna
Brave New Jersey
2017
as Helen Holbrook
Get Out
2017
as Detective Latoya
Insecure
2016
as Yolanda
Recovery Road
2016
as Trish's Mother
Secrets of the Magic City
2015
as Ms. Fletcher
Bosch
2015
as Connie Irving
NCIS: New Orleans
2014
as Navy Commander Louanne Bates
Elsa & Fred
2014
as Laverne
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
2014
Last Man Standing
2011
as Carol
Suits
2011
as Sarah Leighton
Déjà Vu
2006
as Shanti
Heist
2006
In Justice
2006
Criminal Minds
2005
as Lynne Henderson
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Johanna McKay
Numb3rs
2005
House
2004
as Ms. Fields
LAX
2004
Tricks
2004
as Laurel
Love Liza
2002
as Brenda
Half & Half
2002
as Maxine Shaw
CSI: Miami
2002
Full Frontal
2002
as Lucy
Street Time
2002
as Dee Mulhern
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
2002
as Pam Tucker (archive footage)
30 Years to Life
2001
The Zeta Project
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as A.D.A. Kirkson
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Kema Mabuda
Judging Amy
1999
as Fran Winston
Knitwits Revisited
1999
as Amina
Mama Flora's Family
1998
as Young Flora
54
1998
as Ciel
7th Heaven
1996
as Lynn Miles
Override
1994
as Shawana
ER
1994
as Vatima Abika
Living Single
1993
as Maxine Shaw
Going to Extremes
1992
Fathers and Sons
1992
as Venell
He Said, She Said
1991
as Rita, Al's Daugther
The Long Walk Home
1990
as Selma Cotter
The Last Best Year
1990
as Amy
Law & Order
1990
as Doris Carver
Common Ground
1990
as Cassandra Twymon
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
1986
as Oney Judge
My Little Girl
1986
as Joan
The Cosby Show
1984
as Pam Tucker