Known For
Acting
Known Credits
73
Gender
Female
Birthday
November 19, 1969 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 2026 | Is God Isas Divine | |
| 2026 | The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkinsas Monica Reese-Dinkins | |
| 2025 | The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20as Self | |
| 2024 | Hollywood Blackas Self | |
| 2023 | American Fictionas Coraline | |
| 2023 | Earth Mamaas Miss Carmen | |
| 2023 | Wildfloweras Mary | |
| 2022 | Sherrias Self - Guest | |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Showas | |
| 2022 | Shining Girlsas Abby | |
| 2021 | American Refugeeas Helen Taylor | |
| 2021 | Invasionas Verna | |
| 2021 | Run the Worldas Barb | |
| 2019 | I See Youas Lieutenant Davis | |
| 2019 | Wu-Tang: An American Sagaas Linda Diggs | |
| 2018 | Black Lightningas Perenna | |
| 2017 | Brave New Jerseyas Helen Holbrook | |
| 2017 | Get Outas Detective Latoya | |
| 2016 | Insecureas Yolanda | |
| 2016 | Recovery Roadas Trish's Mother | |
| 2015 | Secrets of the Magic Cityas Ms. Fletcher | |
| 2015 | Boschas Connie Irving | |
| 2014 | NCIS: New Orleansas Louanne Bates | |
| 2014 | Elsa & Fredas Laverne | |
| 2014 | We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obamaas | |
| 2011 | Last Man Standingas Carol | |
| 2011 | Suburgatoryas Gloria | |
| 2011 | Suitsas Sarah Leighton | |
| 2009 | La Missionas Lena | |
| 2008 | In Plain Sightas Theresa Simmons | |
| 2006 | Déjà Vuas Shanti | |
| 2006 | Heistas Saundra Johnson | |
| 2006 | In Justiceas Alyssa Hill | |
| 2005 | Criminal Mindsas Lynne Henderson | |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomyas Johanna McKay | |
| 2005 | Numb3rsas U.S. Marshal Tricia Yaegger | |
| 2004 | Houseas Ms. Fields | |
| 2004 | LAXas Allison | |
| 2004 | Tricksas Laurel | |
| 2002 | Love Lizaas Brenda | |
| 2002 | Half & Halfas Maxine Shaw | |
| 2002 | CSI: Miamias Tanya Thorpe | |
| 2002 | Full Frontalas Lucy | |
| 2002 | Street Timeas Dee Mulhern | |
| 2002 | The Cosby Show: A Look Backas Pam Tucker (archive footage) | |
| 2001 | 30 Years to Lifeas | |
| 2001 | The Zeta Projectas Agent Rush (voice) | |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas A.D.A. Kirkson | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Kema Mabuda | |
| 1999 | Judging Amyas Fran Winston | |
| 1999 | Knitwits Revisitedas Amina (voice) | |
| 1998 | Mama Flora's Familyas Young Flora | |
| 1998 | 54as Ciel | |
| 1996 | 7th Heavenas Lynn Miles | |
| 1996 | The Daily Showas Self - Guest | |
| 1994 | Overrideas Shawana | |
| 1994 | ERas Vatima Abika | |
| 1993 | Living Singleas Maxine Shaw | |
| 1992 | Fathers & Sonsas Venell | |
| 1992 | Going to Extremesas Cheryl Carter | |
| 1991 | He Said, She Saidas Rita, Al's Daugther | |
| 1990 | The Long Walk Homeas Selma Cotter | |
| 1990 | The Last Best Yearas Amy | |
| 1990 | Law & Orderas Doris Carver | |
| 1990 | Common Groundas Cassandra Twymon | |
| 1990 | The Mahabharataas Madri / Hidimbi | |
| 1990 | The Mahabharataas Madri / Hidimbi | |
| 1986 | George Washington II: The Forging of a Nationas Oney Judge | |
| 1986 | My Little Girlas Joan | |
| 1984 | The Cosby Showas Pam Tucker | |
| 1978 | 20/20as Self | |
| 1953 | The Oscarsas Self | |
| The Addiction of Hopeas |
| 2022 | The Big Payback...Director | |
| 2022 | The Big Payback...Producer | |
| 2020 | John Lewis: Good Trouble...Producer | |
| 1999 | Knitwits Revisited...Dialogue |
