Erika Alexander

Erika Alexander

54 · Born: Nov 19, 1969

Personal Details

Born Nov 19, 1969 Winslow, Arizona, USA

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.

Career

2023
American Fiction
American Fiction as Coraline
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Earth Mama
Earth Mama as Miss Carmen
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2022
Shining Girls
Shining Girls as Abby
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2021
American Refugee
American Refugee as Helen Taylor
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Run the World
Run the World as Barb
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2019
I See You
I See You as Lieutenant Davis
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Wu-Tang: An American Saga
Wu-Tang: An American Saga as Linda Diggs
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2018
Black Lightning
Black Lightning as Perenna
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2017
Brave New Jersey
Brave New Jersey as Helen Holbrook
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2016
Recovery Road
Recovery Road as Trish's Mother
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Bosch
Bosch as Connie Irving
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2015
Secrets of the Magic City
Secrets of the Magic City as Ms. Fletcher
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Elsa & Fred
Elsa & Fred as Laverne
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2012
Last Man Standing
Last Man Standing as Carol
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Suits
Suits as Sarah Leighton
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2008
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds as Lynne Henderson
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2007
Numb3rs
Numb3rs
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CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
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2006
Deja Vu
Deja Vu as Shanti
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Heist
Heist
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2002
Full Frontal
Full Frontal as Lucy
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Love Liza
Love Liza as Brenda
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2001
30 Years to Life
30 Years to Life
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1999
KnitWits Revisited
KnitWits Revisited as Amina
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1998
Mama Flora's Family
Mama Flora's Family as Young Flora
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1994
Override
Override as Shawana
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1993
Living Single
Living Single as Maxine Shaw
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1992
Fathers & Sons
Fathers & Sons as Venell
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1990
The Long Walk Home
The Long Walk Home as Selma Cotter
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Common Ground
Common Ground as Cassandra Twymon
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The Last Best Year
The Last Best Year as Amy
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The Mahabharata
The Mahabharata as Hidimbi
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Law & Order
Law & Order as Doris Carver
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The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show as Pam Tucker
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1986
My Little Girl
My Little Girl as Joan
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2022
The Big Payback
The Big Payback as Director
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