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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Is God Is
Character:
Release Date:15/05/2026
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship
Character:Self
Release Date:11/11/2025
American Fiction
Character:Coraline
Release Date:10/11/2023
Earth Mama
Character:Miss Carmen
Release Date:07/07/2023
Wildflower
Character:Mary
Release Date:17/03/2023
American Refugee
Character:Helen Taylor
Release Date:10/12/2021
I See You
Character:Lieutenant Davis
Release Date:11/09/2019
Brave New Jersey
Character:Helen Holbrook
Release Date:04/08/2017
Get Out
Character:Detective Latoya
Release Date:24/02/2017
Secrets of the Magic City
Character:Ms. Fletcher
Release Date:26/06/2015
Elsa & Fred
Character:Laverne
Release Date:07/03/2014
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
Character:
Release Date:11/02/2014
La Mission
Character:Lena
Release Date:19/01/2009
Déjà Vu
Character:Shanti
Release Date:22/11/2006
Tricks
Character:Laurel
Release Date:22/04/2004
Love Liza
Character:Brenda
Release Date:30/12/2002
Full Frontal
Character:Lucy
Release Date:02/08/2002
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
Character:Pam Tucker (archive footage)
Release Date:19/05/2002
30 Years to Life
Character:
Release Date:04/09/2001
Knitwits Revisited
Character:Amina
Release Date:01/01/1999
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Character:Ciel
Release Date:28/08/1998
Override
Character:Shawana
Release Date:16/10/1994
Fathers & Sons
Character:Venell
Release Date:06/11/1992
He Said, She Said
Character:Rita, Al's Daugther
Release Date:22/02/1991
The Long Walk Home
Character:Selma Cotter
Release Date:21/12/1990
The Last Best Year
Character:Amy
Release Date:04/11/1990
Common Ground
Character:Cassandra Twymon
Release Date:25/03/1990
The Mahabharata
Character:Madri / Hidimbi
Release Date:24/01/1990
My Little Girl
Character:Joan
Release Date:31/08/1986
Television Appearances
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
Character:Monica
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character:
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
Shining Girls
Character:Abby
Invasion
Character:Verna
Run the World
Character:Barb
Wu-Tang: An American Saga
Character:Linda Diggs
Black Lightning
Character:Perenna
Insecure
Character:Yolanda
Recovery Road
Character:Trish's Mother
Bosch
Character:Connie Irving
NCIS: New Orleans
Character:Louanne Bates
Last Man Standing
Character:Carol
Suburgatory
Character:Gloria
Suits
Character:Sarah Leighton
In Plain Sight
Character:Theresa Simmons
Heist
Character:
In Justice
Character:
Criminal Minds
Character:Lynne Henderson
Grey's Anatomy
Character:Johanna McKay
Numb3rs
Character:U.S. Marshal Tricia Yaegger
House
Character:Ms. Fields
LAX
Character:Allison
Half & Half
Character:Maxine Shaw
CSI: Miami
Character:Tanya Thorpe
Street Time
Character:Dee Mulhern
The Zeta Project
Character:Agent Rush (voice)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character:A.D.A. Kirkson
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Kema Mabuda
Judging Amy
Character:Fran Winston
Mama Flora's Family
Character:Young Flora
7th Heaven
Character:Lynn Miles
ER
Character:Vatima Abika
Living Single
Character:Maxine Shaw
Going to Extremes
Character:Cheryl Carter
Law & Order
Character:Doris Carver
The Mahabharata
Character:Madri / Hidimbi
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
Character:Oney Judge
The Cosby Show
Character:Pam Tucker
20/20
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self
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