Erika Alexander
| Erika Alexander | |
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Alexander at Comic-Con, 2012.
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Erika Rose Alexander November 19, 1969 Winslow, Arizona, U.S. |
| Education | Philadelphia High School for Girls |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse(s) | Tony Puryear (m. 1997) |
| Awards | 1996 - NAACP Image Award; Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (Living Single) 1998 - NAACP Image Award; Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (Living Single) |
| Website | http://www.erikaalexander.com |
Erika Alexander (born Erika Rose Alexander; November 19, 1969) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Pam Tucker on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show (1990–1992), and as the strong-willed attorney 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.
Alexander got her big break as Pam Tucker on the critically acclaimed NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. She later starred alongside Whoopi Goldberg in the 1990 civil rights epic The Long Walk Home. Perhaps her most memorable role was as acid-tongued attorney Maxine 'Max' Shaw on the FOX sitcom Living Single, a role she played for five years. She is the co-creator and co-writer of 'Concrete Park,' a science-fiction graphic novel.
In 1992, she appeared in the short-lived sitcom Going to Extremes, which centered on a group of American students at a medical school on a fictitious Caribbean island named Jantique. In 2002, she played probation officer Dee Mulhern in the Showtime series Street Time, which ran for two seasons. In international cinema, Alexander played the role of Hidimbi in Peter Brook's adaptation of The Mahabharata. She also played a young Flora in the TV miniseries Mama Flora's Family.
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