
Erika Alexander
Acting
Born 1969-11-19 · 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.
Known for

Living Single
1993 · TV

The Cosby Show
1984 · TV

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV

Grey's Anatomy
2005 · TV

Street Time
2002 · TV

Bosch
2015 · TV

Going to Extremes
1992 · TV

Wu-Tang: An American Saga
2019 · TV

Last Man Standing
2011 · TV

Invasion
2021 · TV

Law & Order
1990 · TV

Judging Amy
1999 · TV

The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
2026 · TV

Black Lightning
2018 · TV

Criminal Minds
2005 · TV

House
2004 · TV

Shining Girls
2022 · TV

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · TV

Suits
2011 · TV

In Plain Sight
2008 · TV

Hollywood Black
2024 · TV

Sherri
2022 · TV

CSI: Miami
2002 · TV

Heist
2006 · TV

Insecure
2016 · TV

Run the World
2021 · TV

The Mahabharata
1990 · TV

ER
1994 · TV

The Zeta Project
2001 · TV

Numb3rs
2005 · TV

George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
1986 · TV

NCIS: New Orleans
2014 · TV

Half & Half
2002 · TV

7th Heaven
1996 · TV

The Oscars
1953 · TV

Suburgatory
2011 · TV

LAX
2004 · TV

In Justice
2006 · TV

Recovery Road
2016 · TV

The Daily Show
1996 · TV

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · TV

20/20
1978 · TV