Erika Alexander

Birthplace: Winslow, Arizona, USA
Birthday: November 19, 1969

With her almond-shaped eyes and earthy intensity, Alexander possesses a disarmingly composed manner that often makes the characters she play appear more secure than they really are. Before nabbing the role of the calculating Maxine Shaw on the Fox sitcom "Living Single" (1993-97), Alexander made her TV series debut as Clair Huxtable's (Phylicia Rashad) 17-year-old less-privileged second cousin Pam on the last two seasons of "The Cosby Show" (NBC, 1990-1992). When that show's run ended, she showed up the following sea…more

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Actor

Override
Shawana
Going to Extremes
Cheryl Carter
Street Time
Dee Mulhern
Living Single
Maxine Max Shaw
Living Single
Maxy

Music

Living Single
Song Performer ("Tell Him" "Up the Ladder to the Roof" "The Shoop Shoop Song")
Living Single
Song Performer ( Tell Him Up the Ladder to the Roof The Shoop Shoop Song )

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Career Milestones

2006
Co-starred with Denzel Washington in director Tony Scott's "DéjÀ Vu"
2006
Had a recurring role on the FX series, "Heist"
2002
Returned to series TV as co-star of the Showtime drama "Street Time"
2001
Had leading role in the Sundance-screened "30 Years to Life"
1999
Appeared as Bianca in the New Yrok Shakespeare Festival's production of "The Taming of the Shrew" in Central Park (summer)