Get a closer look at some of Hollywood's perfect pairs.

Hollywood Power Couples

Get a closer look at some of Hollywood&#39;s perfect pairs.

"The Gentlemen" and "Slow Horses" return this fall, while the "Reacher" spin-off series "Neagley" makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

2026 Fall TV and Streaming Watch Guide

&quot;The Gentlemen&quot; and &quot;Slow Horses&quot; return this fall, while the &quot;Reacher&quot; spin-off series &quot;Neagley&quot; makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

Get a closer look at these actors from their many TV and streaming series roles.

Streaming Stars, Then and Now

Erika Alexander is beloved for the iconic acting roles of Maxine Shaw (Living Single), Detective Latoya (Get Out), Perenna (Black Lightning), and Linda Diggs (Wutang: An American Saga). Erika wears many hats, including actress, trailblazing activist, entrepreneur, creator, producer, and director -- an all-around boss. As Co-Founder of Color Farm Media and Board Member of VoteRunLead and One Fair Wage, Erika is on a mission to bring greater equity, inclusion, and diverse representation to both media, technology, and electoral politics.

Erika's company, Color Farm Media, develops and produces scripted and non-scripted content for film, television, streaming, and podcast platforms. Color Farm's latest film release is John Lewis: Good Trouble, a documentary about the legendary Congressman and civil rights icon, distributed by Magnolia Pictures, Participant, and CNN Films. Color Farm is also currently producing two podcasts with Spotify and has several scripted film and television projects in development. The company previously set up an untitled horror/thriller film, written by Erika, at Lionsgate Entertainment. Additionally, Erika is co-writer of the Buffy spin-off, Giles, a graphic novel collaboration with Joss Whedon and Dark Horse. Erika also collaborated on Dark Horse's award-winning, ground-breaking sci-fi series, Concrete Park. She is currently co-directing a documentary film about reparations and racial equity with filmmaker Whitney Dow.

Born in Winslow, Arizona, Erika grew up in Philadelphia.

Received her big break when she joined the cast of
<a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0086687/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">The Cosby Show (1984)</a> in 1990 as Huxtable cousin Pamela
&#39;Pam&#39; Tucker on the critically-acclaimed sitcom.

Born on the same day as her <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0106056/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Living Single (1993)</a> co-star
<a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0141333/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Terrence &#39;T.C.&#39; Carson</a>.

Attended the Philadelphia High School for Girls.

Was a student at Philadelphia&#39;s Freedom Theater.

Was invited to join the Actors branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts &amp; Sciences (AMPAS) in 2024.

Sister of Carolyn, John, and Robert Alexander.

Trivia

Erika Alexander

Contribute to this page

More from this person

More to explore

Recently viewed