Erika Rose Alexander (born November 19, 1969 in Winslow, Arizona) is an American actor, writer, producer, and activist. Alexander is best known for her television roles, most notably as Maxine Shaw in the sitcom Living Single. She also made appearances in The Cosby Show, Living Single, and the film Get Out (2017).
Filmography
Film
- My Little Girl (1986) - Joan
- The Mahabharata (1989) - Madri/Hidimbaa
- The Long Walk Home (1990) - Selma Cotter
- He Said, She Said (1991) - Rita
- Fathers And Sons (1992) - Venell
- 54 (1998) - Ciel
- Thirty Years To Life (2001) - Joy
- Love Liza (2002) - Brenda
- Full Frontal (2002) - Lucy
- Deja Vu - Shanti
- La Mission (2009) - Lena
- Elsa And Fred (2014) - Laverne
- Brave New Jersey (2016) - Helen Holbrook
- Get Out (2017) - Det. Latoya
- I See You (2019) - Lt. Moriah Davis
Television
- The Cosby Show (1990-1992) - Pam Tucker, 17 episodes
- Going To Extremes (1992–1993) - Cheryl Carter, series regular
- Living Single (1993–1998) - Maxine 'Max' Felice Shaw, series regular
- Judging Amy (2001) - Fran Winston, 7 episodes
- The Zeta Project (2001) - Agent Rush (2 episodes)
- Street Time (2002–2003) - Dee Mulhern, series regular
- Half & Half (2005) - Maxine Shaw, 1 episode
- Heist (2006) - Saundra Johnson (4 episodes)
- NUMB3RS (2007) - US Marshal Tricia Yaegger (1 episode)
- In Plain Sight (2010) - Theresa Simmons (4 episodes)
- Last Man Standing (2011) (2012-2015) - Carol Larabee, 10 episodes
- Bosch (2016-2017) - Connie Irving, 10 episodes
- Queen Sugar (2016) - LeAnne, 2 episodes
- Beyond (2017-2018) - Tess Shoemaker, 12 episodes
- Black Lightning (2018) (2018-2021) - Perenna, 8 episodes
- Wu Tang An American Saga (2019) - Linda Diggs, series regular
- Run The World (2021) - Barb, recurring role
Comics Work
- Concrete Park (2012) - Writer, with Tony Puryear
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer, season 11/Giles (2018) - Writer (#1-4), with Joss Whedon
