Erika Alexander
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.
As actor 74
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Law & Order
1990
House
2004
Grey's Anatomy
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
The Daily Show
1996
Criminal Minds
2005
CSI: Miami
2002
Suits
2011
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
ER
1994
Bosch
2015
Numb3rs
2005
Last Man Standing
2011
NCIS: New Orleans
2014
20/20
1978
The Cosby Show
1984
Sherri
2022
Judging Amy
1999
Black Lightning
2018
Invasion
2021
Get Out
2017
In Plain Sight
2008
7th Heaven
1996
Living Single
1993
Insecure
2016
Suburgatory
2011
The Oscars
1953
Wu-Tang: An American Saga
2019
Shining Girls
2022
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
2026
Déjà Vu
2006
The Zeta Project
2001
Half & Half
2002
Street Time
2002
Is God Is
2026
I See You
2019
Heist
2006
American Fiction
2023
Hollywood Black
2024
LAX
2004
Wildflower
2023
In Justice
2006
Recovery Road
2016
54
1998
Full Frontal
2002
Run the World
2021
Going to Extremes
1992
Earth Mama
2023
The Long Walk Home
1990
Mama Flora's Family
1998
Elsa & Fred
2014
Fathers & Sons
1992
He Said, She Said
1991
American Refugee
2021
Love Liza
2002
The Mahabharata
1990
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
2025
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
1986
Common Ground
1990
La Mission
2009
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
2002
My Little Girl
1986
Secrets of the Magic City
2015
The Mahabharata
1990
Brave New Jersey
2017
The Last Best Year
1990
Toni Braxton: From Toni with Love... The Video Collection
2001
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
2014
30 Years to Life
2001
Override
1994
Tricks
2004
Knitwits Revisited
1999
The Addiction of Hope
2025
