Biography

Ericka de Alexander (She/They) is a queer Mexican-British actress, writer, and director. She obtained her B.A. in TV and Film Production from the University of Southern California in 2019. As an immigrant, Ericka's life experiences have drawn her to dramatic themes of hopefulness, loss of innocence, and otherness. Ericka co-wrote, produced, and directed the short film, "The First Color", which was sponsored by the ALS Association, and premiered at the "LA Shorts International Film Festival" in 2020. Her award winning short documentary "The Cleaning Lady", was fiscally sponsored by Film Independent and had its world premiere at DOCNYC 2024. After its premiere, this documentary got picked up by PBS to join their POV Shorts Series Season 7, and won a Bronze Telly in the TV/General Short Doc category. This story follows the journey of an undocumented immigrant, Mari Reina, who spent 15 years in the US to be able to provide a better life for the family she left behind.

Ericka is the creator, producing director, and lead actor in the queer magical realism web series "If The World Was Ending", which has gained more than 200,000 views on YouTube.

Ericka's most recent narrative work is "FLAMES", a queer love story about the grief of letting go, which she wrote, directed, and starred in.
- IMDb mini biography by: Ericka de Alexander