American actress and screenwriter

Erika Alexander

Erika Rose Alexander is an American actress, writer, producer, entrepreneur and activist who played the roles of Pam Tucker on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show from 1990 to 1992, and Maxine Shaw on the Fox sitcom Living Single from 1993 to 1998. She has won numerous awards for her work on Living Single, including two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. Her film credits include The Long Walk Home (1990), 30 Years to Life (2001), Déjà Vu (2006), Get Out (2017), American Refugee (2021), Earth Mama (2023) and American Fiction (2023), for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Performance.

Born

1969

November 19

Died

Living

Era

1960s

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1969 Born

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461 Libius Severus is declared emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The real power is in the hands of the magister militum Ricimer.
636 The Rashidun Caliphate defeats the Sasanian Empire at the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah in Iraq.
1646 The current Saint Peter's Basilica is consecrated in Rome, replacing an earlier basilica on the same site.
1794 The United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign Jay's Treaty, which attempts to resolve some of the lingering problems left over from the American Revolutionary War.

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The world in 1969

When Erika arrived

april 1 The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing capabilities, enters service with the Royal Air Force.
april 15 The EC-121 shootdown incident: North Korea shoots down a United States Navy aircraft over the Sea of Japan, killing all 31 on board.
april 17 Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
april 17 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia chairman Alexander Dubček is deposed.

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Alan Young 1919–2016 English-born Canadian-American actor (born 1919) André Lotterer 1981– German race car driver Bunny Ahearne 1900–1985 Irish-born English businessman (born 1900) Charles I of England 1600–1649 Scotland, and Ireland (born 1600) Charlie Kaufman 1958– American director, producer, and screenwriter Eleanor Audley 1905–1991 American actress (died 1991) Gail Devers 1966– American sprinter and hurdler George Rogers Clark 1752–1818 American general (born 1752) Indira Gandhi 1917–1984 Indian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of India (died 1984)

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Michael Jackson 1969–2007 American football player and politician (died 2017) Annastacia Palaszczuk 1969– Australian politician, 39th Premier of Queensland Ben Greenman 1969– American journalist and author Birdman 1969– American rapper and producer Chris Weitz 1969– American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Chuck Liddell 1969– American mixed martial artist and kick-boxer David Boreanaz 1969– American actor Elena Gorolová 1969– Czech Romani activist Elliott Smith 1969–2003 American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003)

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