Maxine Shaw — Living Single Character Profile

About Maxine Shaw

Sharp-tongued attorney and Khadijah's best friend. Engages in a passionate but complicated relationship with Kyle Barker. Later chooses to become a mother through IVF using his sperm.

Character Facts

Played by

Erika Alexander

Appears in

Living Single (1993)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Maxine Shaw — Social Best Friend — Khadijah James (Queen Latifah)

  College friends from Howard University

• Maxine Shaw — Social Friends — Synclaire James (Kim Coles)

  Friends who work together

• Maxine Shaw — Romantic Love Interest — Kyle Barker (Terrence 'T.C.' Carson)

  Constant verbal sparring masks sexual attraction

• Maxine Shaw — Social Best Friends — Regine Hunter (Kim Fields)

  Close friends who work together

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• Khadijah James (Queen Latifah)
• Synclaire James (Kim Coles)
• Kyle Barker (Terrence 'T.C.' Carson)
• Overton Jones (John Henton)
• Ira Lee "Tripp" Williams (Mel Jackson)
• Regine Hunter (Kim Fields)
• Michael (Richard Lyons)
• Hamilton Brown (Morris Chestnut)
• Rita James (Rita Owens)
• Phil (William James Jones)
• The Waiter (Tommy Morgan Jr.)
• Russell (Shaun Baker)