S. Epatha Merkerson
Born November 28, 1952 (Age: 73)
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Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Biography
S. Epatha Merkerson (born Sharon Epatha Merkerson) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She has won a Golden Globe, Emmy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, Obie Award, 4 NAACP Image Awards, and 2 Tony Award nominations. She is best known for her role as NYPD Lieutenant Anita Van Buren (1993–2010) on the long-running NBC police procedural drama series Law & Order, as well as the Law & Order TV movie Exiled. She appeared in 390 episodes of the series, more than any other cast member. She has a starring role as Sharon Goodwin on NBC's Chicago Med. She also had a recurring role as Reba (the mail carrier) on Pee-wee's Playhouse, and Ms. St. Marth on the TV series Here and Now. She has appeared in feature films including She's Gotta Have It, Loose Cannons, Jacob's Ladder, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Random Hearts, Radio, Black Snake Moan, Lincoln (2012), and Peeples. She has also appeared in TV movies including A Place for Annie, A Mother's Prayer, Breaking Through, Lackawanna Blues, and The Gabby Douglas Story.
S. Epatha Merkerson (born Sharon Epatha Merkerson) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She has won a Golden Globe, Emmy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, Obie Award, 4 NAACP Image Awards, and 2 Tony Award nominations.
She is best known for her role as NYPD Lieutenant Anita Van Buren (1993–2010) on the long-running NBC police procedural drama series Law & Order, as well as the Law & Order TV movie Exiled. She appeared in 390 episodes of the series, more than any other cast member.
She has a starring role as Sharon Goodwin on NBC's Chicago Med. She also had a recurring role as Reba (the mail carrier) on Pee-wee's Playhouse, and Ms. St. Marth on the TV series Here and Now.
She has appeared in feature films including She's Gotta Have It, Loose Cannons, Jacob's Ladder, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Random Hearts, Radio, Black Snake Moan, Lincoln (2012), and Peeples. She has also appeared in TV movies including A Place for Annie, A Mother's Prayer, Breaking Through, Lackawanna Blues, and The Gabby Douglas Story.
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Filmography
We Grown Now
2024
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as Anita
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Age: 71
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
2020
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as Belize
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Age: 67
Peeples
2013
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as Daphne Peeples
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Age: 60
Lincoln
2012
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as Lydia Smith
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Age: 59
Mother and Child
2009
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as Ada
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Age: 56
Slipstream
2007
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as Bonnie
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Age: 54
Black Snake Moan
2006
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as Angela
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Age: 54
Jersey Girl
2004
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as Doctor #1
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Age: 51
Radio
2003
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as Maggie
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Age: 50
Random Hearts
1999
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as Nea
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Age: 46
No Image
Second Chances
1992
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as Ruth Clayton
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Age: 39
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991
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as Tarissa Dyson
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Age: 38
Jacob's Ladder
1990
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as Elsa
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Age: 37
Navy Seals
1990
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as Jolena
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Age: 37
Moe's World
1990
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Age: 37
Loose Cannons
1990
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as Rachel
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Age: 37
She's Gotta Have It
1986
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as Doctor Jamison
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Age: 33