Erika Alexander
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1969-11-19 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
Winslow, Arizona, USA
Erika Alexander
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.
Acting
(2023)
American Fiction
as Coraline
(2023)
Wildflower
as Mary
(2023)
Earth Mama
as Miss Carmen
(2021)
American Refugee
as Helen Taylor
(2019)
I See You
as Lieutenant Davis
(2017)
Get Out
as Detective Latoya
(2017)
Brave New Jersey
as Helen Holbrook
(2015)
Secrets of the Magic City
as Ms. Fletcher
(2014)
Elsa & Fred
as Laverne
(2014)
(2009)
La Mission
as Lena
(2006)
Déjà Vu
as Shanti
(2004)
Tricks
as Laurel
(2002)
Full Frontal
as Lucy
(2002)
Love Liza
as Brenda
(2002)
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
as Pam Tucker (archive footage)
(2001)
(1999)
Knitwits Revisited
as Amina
(1998)
54
as Ciel
(1994)
Override
as Shawana
(1992)
Fathers & Sons
as Venell
(1991)
He Said, She Said
as Rita, Al's Daugther
(1990)
The Long Walk Home
as Selma Cotter
(1990)
The Mahabharata
as Madri / Hidimbi
(1990)
Common Ground
as Cassandra Twymon
(1990)
The Last Best Year
as Amy
(1986)
My Little Girl
as Joan
Crew
(2022)
The Big Payback
Director, Producer
(2020)
John Lewis: Good Trouble
Producer