Actor
Erika Alexander
November 19, 1969 · 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.
Notable work
7.6Get Out (2017)
as Detective Latoya
8.2Grey's Anatomy (2005)
as Johanna McKay
8.6House (2004)
as Ms. Fields
8.2Suits (2011)
as Sarah Leighton
6.9Déjà Vu (2006)
as Shanti
8Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Kema Mabuda
8.3Criminal Minds (2005)
as Lynne Henderson
7.7CSI: Miami (2002)
as Tanya Thorpe
7I See You (2019)
as Lieutenant Davis
7.6CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
as A.D.A. Kirkson
7.3American Fiction (2023)
as Coraline
7.1Invasion (2021)
as Verna
Often works with
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The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
as Monica Reese-Dinkins
2026
Shining Girls
as Abby
20227.5
Invasion
as Verna
20217.1
Run the World
as Barb
20216.7
Wu-Tang: An American Saga
as Linda Diggs
20198.2
Black Lightning
as Perenna
20186.9
Insecure
as Yolanda
20167.1
Recovery Road
as Trish's Mother
20166.4
Bosch
as Connie Irving
20157.9
NCIS: New Orleans
as Louanne Bates
20147.3
Last Man Standing
as Carol
20117.2
Suburgatory
as Gloria
20116.7