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.
Filmography
Is God Is
as Divine
Is God Is
as Divine
The Addiction of Hope
The Addiction of Hope
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
as Self
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
as Self
American Fiction
as Coraline
American Fiction
as Coraline
Earth Mama
as Miss Carmen
Earth Mama
as Miss Carmen
Wildflower
as Mary
Wildflower
as Mary
American Refugee
as Helen Taylor
American Refugee
as Helen Taylor
I See You
as Lieutenant Davis
I See You
as Lieutenant Davis
Brave New Jersey
as Helen Holbrook
Brave New Jersey
as Helen Holbrook
Get Out
as Detective Latoya
Get Out
as Detective Latoya
Secrets of the Magic City
as Ms. Fletcher
Secrets of the Magic City
as Ms. Fletcher
Elsa & Fred
as Laverne
Elsa & Fred
as Laverne
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
La Mission
as Lena
La Mission
as Lena
Déjà Vu
as Shanti
Déjà Vu
as Shanti
Tricks
as Laurel
Tricks
as Laurel
Love Liza
as Brenda
Love Liza
as Brenda
Full Frontal
as Lucy
Full Frontal
as Lucy
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
as Pam Tucker (archive footage)
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
as Pam Tucker (archive footage)
30 Years to Life
30 Years to Life
Knitwits Revisited
as Amina (voice)
Knitwits Revisited
as Amina (voice)
54
as Ciel
54
as Ciel
Override
as Shawana
Override
as Shawana
Fathers & Sons
as Venell
Fathers & Sons
as Venell
He Said, She Said
as Rita, Al's Daugther
He Said, She Said
as Rita, Al's Daugther
The Long Walk Home
as Selma Cotter
The Long Walk Home
as Selma Cotter
The Last Best Year
as Amy
The Last Best Year
as Amy
Common Ground
as Cassandra Twymon
Common Ground
as Cassandra Twymon
The Mahabharata
as Madri / Hidimbi
The Mahabharata
as Madri / Hidimbi
My Little Girl
as Joan
My Little Girl
as Joan