Acting
Erika Alexander
EN, ES cinema · 33 credits
Born
19 November 1969 (age 56)
Birthplace
Winslow, Arizona, USA
Also known as Erika Rose 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.
Known for
Filmography
Is God Is
as Divine
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
as Self
Wildflower
as Mary
Earth Mama
as Miss Carmen
American Fiction
as Coraline
The Big Payback
Director, Producer
American Refugee
as Helen Taylor
I See You
as Lieutenant Davis
Get Out
as Detective Latoya
Brave New Jersey
as Helen Holbrook
Secrets of the Magic City
as Ms. Fletcher
Elsa & Fred
as Laverne
La Mission
as Lena
Déjà Vu
as Shanti
Tricks
2004
Tricks
as Laurel
Love Liza
as Brenda
Full Frontal
as Lucy
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
as Pam Tucker (archive footage)
Knitwits Revisited
as Amina (voice), Dialogue
54
as Ciel
Override
as Shawana
Fathers & Sons
as Venell
He Said, She Said
as Rita, Al's Daugther
Common Ground
as Cassandra Twymon
The Long Walk Home
as Selma Cotter
The Mahabharata
as Madri / Hidimbi
My Little Girl
as Joan