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Erika Rose Alexander 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) and Get Out (2017).
Birth Name
Erika Rose Alexander
Born
Wednesday, 19 November 1969
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Self - Nominee & Presenter | 2024 |
| American Fiction | Coraline | 2023 |
| Earth Mama | Miss Carmen | 2023 |
| Wildflower | Mary | 2023 |
| The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self | 2022 |
| Swimming with Sharks | Meredith | 2022 |
| Shining Girls | Abby | 2022 |
| Zerlina | Self | 2021 |
| American Refugee | Helen Taylor | 2021 |
| History of the Sitcom | Maxine Shaw | 2021 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Self - Nominee & Presenter | 2024 |
| American Fiction | Coraline | 2023 |
| Earth Mama | Miss Carmen | 2023 |
| Wildflower | Mary | 2023 |
| The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self | 2022 |
| Swimming with Sharks | Meredith | 2022 |
| Shining Girls | Abby | 2022 |
| Zerlina | Self | 2021 |
| American Refugee | Helen Taylor | 2021 |
| History of the Sitcom | Maxine Shaw | 2021 |
| Run the World | Barb | 2021 |
| The ReidOut | Self - Guest | 2020 |
| GMA3: What You Need to Know | Self | 2020 |
| I See You | Lieutenant Moriah Davis / Lieutenant Davis | 2019 |
| Tamron Hall | Self | 2019 |
| Wu-Tang: An American Saga | Linda Diggs / Lady Marlboro | 2019 |
| Black Lightning | Perenna | 2018 |
| Brave New Jersey | Helen Holbrook | 2017 |
| Get Out | Detective Latoya | 2017 |
| Insecure | Yolanda | 2016 |
| Beyond | Tess Shoemacher | 2016 |
| Queen Sugar | LeeAnne | 2016 |
| Secrets of the Magic City | Ms. Fletcher | 2015 |
| NCIS: New Orleans | Navy Commander Louanne Bates | 2014 |
| Elsa & Fred | Laverne | 2014 |
| We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama | 2014 | |
| Bosch | Connie Irving | 2014 |
| Brave New Souls: Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Writers of the 21st Century | Self | 2014 |
| Low Winter Sun | Louise 'LC' Cullen | 2013 |
| Last Man Standing | Carol Larabee | 2011 |
| Suburgatory | Gloria | 2011 |
| Suits | Sarah Leighton | 2011 |
| Let's Stay Together | Blanche | 2011 |
| Moving Pictures Live! | Self | 2009 |
| La Mission | Lena | 2009 |
| In Plain Sight | Theresa Simmons | 2008 |
| Side Order of Life | Colette | 2007 |
| Deja Vu | Shanti | 2006 |
| Heist | Saundra Johnson | 2006 |
| In Justice | Alyssa Hill | 2006 |
| Criminal Minds | Det. Lynne Henderson | 2005 |
| TV Land Confidential | Self | 2005 |
| Grey's Anatomy | Johanna McKay | 2005 |
| Numb3rs | U.S. Marshal Tricia Yaegger | 2005 |
| House | Ms. Fields | 2004 |
| LAX | Allison | 2004 |
| Love Liza | Brenda | 2002 |
| Half & Half | Maxine Shaw | 2002 |
| CSI: Miami | Tanya Thorpe | 2002 |
| Full Frontal | Lucy | 2002 |
| Street Time | Dee Mulhern | 2002 |
| 30 Years to Life | Joy | 2002 |
| The Zeta Project | Agent Rush | 2001 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | A.D.A. Kirkson | 2000 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Kema Mabuda | 1999 |
| Judging Amy | Fran Winston | 1999 |
| 54 | Ciel | 1998 |
| 7th Heaven | Lynn Miles | 1996 |
| ER | Vatima Abika | 1994 |
| Living Single | Maxine 'Max' Felice Shaw / Maxine Shaw | 1993 |
| Going to Extremes | Cheryl Carter | 1992 |
| Fathers & Sons | Venell | 1992 |
| He Said, She Said | Rita, his Daugther / Rita, Al's Daugther | 1991 |
| The Long Walk Home | Selma Cotter | 1990 |
| The Last Best Year | Amy | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Doris Carver | 1990 |
| Peter Brook's the Mahabharata | Madri / Hidimbi | 1989 |
| Mama Flora's Family | Young Flora | 1988 |
| George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation | Oney Judge | 1986 |
| My Little Girl | Joan | 1986 |
| The Cosby Show | Pam Tucker | 1984 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Big Payback | 2023 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Big Payback | 2023 |
| John Lewis: Good Trouble | 2020 |
