Erika Alexander

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1969-11-19 (56 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 Perfo...

Acting

1998

54

as Ciel

2004

Tricks

as Laurel

2006

Déjà Vu

as Shanti

2023

Wildflower

as Mary

2002

Love Liza

as Brenda

1991

He Said, She Said

as Rita, Al's Daugther

1992

1986

2014

Elsa & Fred

as Laverne

1994

Override

as Shawana

2023

Earth Mama

as Miss Carmen

1990

Common Ground

as Cassandra Twymon

2023

American Fiction

as Coraline

2015

2017

Get Out

as Detective Latoya

2017

Brave New Jersey

as Helen Holbrook

1990

The Long Walk Home

as Selma Cotter

2019

I See You

as Lieutenant Davis

2002

1999

2021

American Refugee

as Helen Taylor

2002

The Cosby Show: A Look Back

as Pam Tucker (archive footage)

1990

The Mahabharata

as Madri / Hidimbi

2009

La Mission

as Lena

Production

2022

The Big Payback

as Director

2022

The Big Payback

as Producer

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