Erika Alexander

Erika Alexander

  • Birthday: 1969-11-19
  • Place of birth: Winslow, Arizona, USA

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 Performance nomination.

Filmography

American Refugee

2021

As Helen Taylor

Override

1994

As Shawana

Earth Mama

2023

As Miss Carmen

Knitwits Revisited

1999

As Amina

Tricks

2004

As Laurel

Common Ground

1990

As Cassandra Twymon

American Fiction

2023

As Coraline

Brave New Jersey

2017

As Helen Holbrook

Love Liza

2002

As Brenda

Secrets of the Magic City

2015

As Ms. Fletcher

Fathers and Sons

1992

As Venell

Elsa & Fred

2014

As Laverne

The Long Walk Home

1990

As Selma Cotter

Déjà Vu

2006

As Shanti

I See You

2019

As Lieutenant Davis

The Last Best Year

1990

As Amy

My Little Girl

1986

As Joan

Full Frontal

2002

As Lucy

The Cosby Show: A Look Back

2002

As Pam Tucker (archive footage)

He Said, She Said

1991

As Rita, Al's Daugther

Wildflower

2023

As Mary

54

1998

As Ciel

Get Out

2017

As Detective Latoya

Production

The Big Payback

2022

As Director

John Lewis: Good Trouble

2020

As Producer

The Big Payback

2022

As Producer

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