Acting credits
69
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Erika Alexander
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.3
Moderate attention
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Movies: 29Series: 41Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 33655
IMDb ID: nm0004697
Known for: Acting
Born: November 19, 1969
Age: 56
Place of birth: Winslow, Arizona, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2026
Years active: 74
Average TMDB rating: 7.07
Wikidata: Q291628
Also known as
愛莉卡·亞歷山大 • اریکا الکساندر
Other jobs
Producer (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Erika Alexander.
9.0
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship
as Self
2025 Movie
7.3
American Fiction
as Coraline
2023 Movie
5.9
Earth Mama
as Miss Carmen
2023 Movie
7.4
Wildflower
as Mary
2023 Movie
5.5
American Refugee
as Helen Taylor
2021 Movie
4.1
John Lewis: Good Trouble
Producer
2020 Movie
7.0
I See You
as Lieutenant Davis
2019 Movie
5.1
Brave New Jersey
as Helen Holbrook
2017 Movie
7.6
Get Out
as Detective Latoya
2017 Movie
5.5
Secrets of the Magic City
as Ms. Fletcher
2015 Movie
6.0
Elsa & Fred
as Laverne
2014 Movie
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
2014 Movie
5.7
La Mission
as Lena
2009 Movie
6.9
Déjà Vu
as Shanti
2006 Movie
6.4
Love Liza
as Brenda
2002 Movie
4.6
Full Frontal
as Lucy
2002 Movie
7.4
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
as Pam Tucker (archive footage)
2002 Movie
6.0
30 Years to Life
2001 Movie
Knitwits Revisited
as Amina
1999 Movie
5.9
54
as Ciel
1998 Movie
Override
as Shawana
1994 Movie
5.1
Fathers & Sons
as Venell
1992 Movie
5.8
He Said, She Said
as Rita, Al's Daugther
1991 Movie
7.6
The Long Walk Home
as Selma Cotter
1990 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Erika Alexander.
3.8
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
as Monica Reese-Dinkins • 3 eps
2026 Series
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
1 eps
2022 Series
2.7
Sherri
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
2022 Series
7.5
Shining Girls
as Abby • 7 eps
2022 Series
7.2
Invasion
as Verna • 10 eps
2021 Series
6.8
Run the World
as Barb • 3 eps
2021 Series
8.1
Wu-Tang: An American Saga
as Linda Diggs • 13 eps
2019 Series
6.9
Black Lightning
as Perenna • 8 eps
2018 Series
7.1
Insecure
as Yolanda • 3 eps
2016 Series
6.4
Recovery Road
as Trish's Mother • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.9
Bosch
as Connie Irving • 10 eps
2015 Series
7.3
NCIS: New Orleans
as Louanne Bates • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.3
Last Man Standing
as Carol • 10 eps
2011 Series
6.7
Suburgatory
as Gloria • 1 eps
2011 Series
8.2
Suits
as Sarah Leighton • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.0
In Plain Sight
as Theresa Simmons • 4 eps
2008 Series
6.8
Heist
4 eps
2006 Series
6.6
In Justice
as Alyssa Hill • 1 eps
2006 Series
8.3
Criminal Minds
as Lynne Henderson • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
as Johanna McKay • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.0
Numb3rs
as U.S. Marshal Tricia Yaegger • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.6
House
as Ms. Fields • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.1
LAX
as Allison • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.7
CSI: Miami
as Tanya Thorpe • 1 eps
2002 Series