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Erika Alexander

Acting · Born November 19, 1969 · 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.

Movies with Erika Alexander

• Get Out (2017) — Detective Latoya
• Déjà Vu (2006) — Shanti
• Is God Is (2026) — Divine
• I See You (2019) — Lieutenant Davis
• American Fiction (2023) — Coraline
• 54 (1998) — Ciel
• Wildflower (2023) — Mary
• The Long Walk Home (1990) — Selma Cotter
• Full Frontal (2002) — Lucy
• The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20 (2025) — Self
• American Refugee (2021) — Helen Taylor
• He Said, She Said (1991) — Rita, Al's Daugther

TV shows with Erika Alexander

• Bosch (2015) — Connie Irving
• Judging Amy (1999) — Fran Winston
• The Cosby Show (1984) — Pam Tucker
• Last Man Standing (2011) — Carol
• Black Lightning (2018) — Perenna
• Invasion (2021) — Verna
• Living Single (1993) — Maxine Shaw
• Street Time (2002) — Dee Mulhern