S. Epatha Merkerson

S. Epatha Merkerson

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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Saginaw, Michigan, USA
    Birthday
    11/28/1952
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
8.1
Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder
7.4
Jersey Girl
Jersey Girl
6.2
Black Snake Moan
Black Snake Moan
6.8
Loose Cannons
Loose Cannons
4.9
Random Hearts
Random Hearts
5.5
She's Gotta Have It
She's Gotta Have It
6.7
Radio
Radio
7.2
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
5.3
Mother and Child
Mother and Child
6.6
Slipstream
Slipstream
4.9
Peeples
Peeples
5.6
A Place for Annie
A Place for Annie
6
Moe's World
Moe's World
0
Desmond's Not Here Anymore
Desmond's Not Here Anymore
0
Lackawanna Blues
Lackawanna Blues
6.3
We Grown Now
We Grown Now
6.5
Girl, Positive
Girl, Positive
6.1
It's Nothing Personal
It's Nothing Personal
0
The Gabby Douglas Story
The Gabby Douglas Story
7.4
An Unexpected Life
An Unexpected Life
4.5
Lincoln
Lincoln
6.9
A Mother's Prayer
A Mother's Prayer
8.5
The Challenger
The Challenger
6
Exiled
Exiled
5.4
After the Silence
After the Silence
7.2
Year by the Sea
Year by the Sea
8
You Can Go
You Can Go
5
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
0
The Rising Place
6
Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun
Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun
8
Blood Sugar Rising
Blood Sugar Rising
0
We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918
We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918
6.5
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
1.5
Navy Seals
Navy Seals
5.3
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
7.5
Barbecue
Barbecue
0
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
10
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
0
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