---
name: "Erika Alexander"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/erika-alexander"
fi1m_id: "erika-alexander"
imdb_id: "nm0004697"
tmdb_id: 33655
wikidata_id: "Q291628"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 November 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-03T03:05:18.333543+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Erika Alexander

## Identity

Erika Alexander

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/erika-alexander
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** erika-alexander
- **IMDb ID:** nm0004697
- **TMDB ID:** 33655
- **Wikidata ID:** Q291628
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erika_Alexander, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q291628, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004697/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/33655

Actor. Born 19 November 1969 in Winslow, Arizona, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 November 1969, Winslow, Arizona, USA
- **Active:** 2002–present
- **Also known as:** 愛莉卡·亞歷山大, اریکا الکساندر
- **Frequently works with:** [Sterling K. Brown](https://film.one/person/sterling-k-brown.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 40 (1), 2010s 89 (1), 2020s 76 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 71 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 2, Thriller 2, Horror 1, Mystery 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $286m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erika_Alexander, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q291628, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004697/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/33655

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Is God Is*](https://film.one/film/is-god-is.md) (74)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*American Fiction*](https://film.one/film/american-fiction.md) (73)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Erika Alexander is an American actress, writer, producer and activist. She played Pam Tucker on the NBC sitcom *The Cosby Show* (1990–1992) and Maxine Shaw on the Fox sitcom *Living Single* (1993–1998). She received two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for the latter role.

Her film credits include *The Long Walk Home* (1990), *30 Years to Life* (2001), *Déjà Vu* (2006), *Get Out* (2017), *Earth Mama* (2023) and *American Fiction* (2023), in which she played Coraline. She was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Performance for *American Fiction*. She also appeared as Lucy in *Full Frontal* (2002).

Alexander was born on 19 November 1969 in Winslow, Arizona, and raised partly in Philadelphia, where she graduated from the Philadelphia High School for Girls. She has worked as a writer and producer, and is a co-founder of Color Farm Media.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Is God Is* (2026), Fi1m 74, as Divine — [page](https://film.one/film/is-god-is.md)
- *American Fiction* (2023), Fi1m 73, as Coraline — [page](https://film.one/film/american-fiction.md)
- *Earth Mama* (2023), Fi1m 82, as Miss Carmen — [page](https://film.one/film/earth-mama.md)
- *Get Out* (2017), Fi1m 89, as Detective Latoya — [page](https://film.one/film/get-out.md)
- *Full Frontal* (2002), Fi1m 40, as Lucy — [page](https://film.one/film/full-frontal.md)

## Complete filmography (68)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Is God Is* (2026), as Divine — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/is-god-is.md)
- *The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins* (2026), series, as Monica Reese-Dinkins
- *The Addiction of Hope* (2025), Actor
- *American Fiction* (2023), as Coraline — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/american-fiction.md)
- *Earth Mama* (2023), as Miss Carmen — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/earth-mama.md)
- *Wildflower* (2023), as Mary
- *The Big Payback* (2022), Director, Producer
- *Shining Girls* (2022), series, as Abby
- *American Refugee* (2021), as Helen Taylor
- *Invasion* (2021), series, as Verna
- *Run the World* (2021), series, as Barb
- *John Lewis: Good Trouble* (2020), Producer
- *I See You* (2019), as Lieutenant Davis
- *Wu-Tang: An American Saga* (2019), series, as Linda Diggs
- *Black Lightning* (2018), series, as Perenna
- *Brave New Jersey* (2017), as Helen Holbrook
- *Get Out* (2017), as Detective Latoya — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/get-out.md)
- *Insecure* (2016), series, as Yolanda — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/insecure.md)
- *Recovery Road* (2016), series, as Trish's Mother
- *Secrets of the Magic City* (2015), as Ms. Fletcher
- *Bosch* (2015), series, as Connie Irving
- *NCIS: New Orleans* (2014), series, as Louanne Bates
- *Elsa & Fred* (2014), as Laverne
- *We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama* (2014), Actor
- *Last Man Standing* (2011), series, as Carol
- *Suburgatory* (2011), series, as Gloria — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/suburgatory.md)
- *Suits* (2011), series, as Sarah Leighton
- *La Mission* (2009), as Lena
- *In Plain Sight* (2008), series, as Theresa Simmons
- *Déjà Vu* (2006), as Shanti
- *Heist* (2006), series, as Saundra Johnson
- *In Justice* (2006), series, as Alyssa Hill
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, as Lynne Henderson — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md)
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Johanna McKay — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Numb3rs* (2005), series, as U.S. Marshal Tricia Yaegger
- *House* (2004), series, as Ms. Fields — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *LAX* (2004), series, as Allison
- *Tricks* (2004), as Laurel
- *Love Liza* (2002), as Brenda
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Tanya Thorpe
- *Half & Half* (2002), series, as Maxine Shaw
- *Full Frontal* (2002), as Lucy — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/full-frontal.md)
- *Street Time* (2002), series, as Dee Mulhern
- *The Cosby Show: A Look Back* (2002), as Pam Tucker (archive footage)
- *30 Years to Life* (2001), Actor
- *The Zeta Project* (2001), series, as Agent Rush (voice)
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as A.D.A. Kirkson
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Kema Mabuda
- *Judging Amy* (1999), series, as Fran Winston
- *Knitwits Revisited* (1999), as Amina (voice) · Dialogue
- *Mama Flora's Family* (1998), series, as Young Flora
- *54* (1998), as Ciel
- *7th Heaven* (1996), series, as Lynn Miles
- *Override* (1994), as Shawana
- *ER* (1994), series, as Vatima Abika — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Living Single* (1993), series, as Maxine Shaw
- *Fathers & Sons* (1992), as Venell
- *Going to Extremes* (1992), series, as Cheryl Carter
- *He Said, She Said* (1991), as Rita, Al's Daugther
- *The Long Walk Home* (1990), as Selma Cotter
- *The Last Best Year* (1990), as Amy
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Doris Carver — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Common Ground* (1990), as Cassandra Twymon
- *The Mahabharata* (1990), series, as Madri / Hidimbi
- *The Mahabharata* (1990), as Madri / Hidimbi
- *George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation* (1986), series, as Oney Judge
- *My Little Girl* (1986), as Joan
- *The Cosby Show* (1984), series, as Pam Tucker

## Gallery

- ![Erika Alexander and Bisi Alimi at the Moth Ball 2025](https://film.one/media/person/9775/gallery-8669f8362fcb.jpg) Erika Alexander and Bisi Alimi at the Moth Ball 2025 — Msposhp, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Bisi_Alimi_and_Erika_Alexander_at_the_2025_Moth_Ball_in_New_York_City.jpg/1280px-Bisi_Alimi_and_Erika_Alexander_at_the_2025_Moth_Ball_in_New_York_City.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Celebrity Wardrobe Stylist Pilar Scratch attends Erica Alexander Movie Premiere at Apollo (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/9775/gallery-49fc8798d357.jpg) Celebrity Wardrobe Stylist Pilar Scratch attends Erica Alexander Movie Premiere at Apollo (2022) — TamikaWest, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Celebrity_Wardrobe_Stylist_Pilar_Scratch_attends_Erica_Alexander_Movie_Premiere_at_Apollo_in_nyc.jpg/1280px-Celebrity_Wardrobe_Stylist_Pilar_Scratch_attends_Erica_Alexander_Movie_Premiere_at_Apollo_in_nyc.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Erika Alexander](https://film.one/media/person/9775/gallery-456c1ecb82de.jpg) Erika Alexander — cmjcool (Chris Jackson), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Erika_Alexander.jpg/1280px-Erika_Alexander.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Erika Alexander at Comic-Con 2012](https://film.one/media/person/9775/gallery-c091d767fd7f.jpg) Erika Alexander at Comic-Con 2012 — cmjcool (Chris Jackson), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Erika_Alexander_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Erika Alexander](https://film.one/media/person/9775/gallery-c25dda92d5ab.jpg) Erika Alexander — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 4 won, 1 nominated

- Phoenix Film Festival 2017: Phoenix Film Festival (won), for *Brave New Jersey*
- Black Reel Awards 2002: Black Reel Awards (won), for *30 Years to Life*
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series 1998: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (won), for *Living Single*
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series 1997: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (nominated), for *Living Single*
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series 1996: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (won), for *Living Single*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/erika-alexander