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
Lackawanna Blues
Lackawanna Blues
6.3
You Can Go
You Can Go
5
Blood Sugar Rising
Blood Sugar Rising
0
We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918
We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918
7
The Gabby Douglas Story
The Gabby Douglas Story
7.322
The Challenger
The Challenger
6.1
Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun
Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun
8
We Grown Now
We Grown Now
0
Empire
Empire
10
Black Snake Moan
Black Snake Moan
6.9
Radio
Radio
7.2
Peeples
Peeples
5.583
A Place for Annie
A Place for Annie
6.3
Girl, Positive
Girl, Positive
6.1
Year by the Sea
Year by the Sea
0
Barbecue
Barbecue
0
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
10
Mother and Child
Mother and Child
6.681
Slipstream
Slipstream
5.019
An Unexpected Life
An Unexpected Life
5.3
A Mother's Prayer
A Mother's Prayer
10
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
8.106
She's Gotta Have It
She's Gotta Have It
6.613
Moe's World
Moe's World
0
It's Nothing Personal
It's Nothing Personal
0
The Rising Place
6
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
5.3
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
7.5
After the Silence
After the Silence
7.1
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
1.5
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
0
Navy Seals
Navy Seals
5.287
Exiled
Exiled
5.545
Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder
7.4
Loose Cannons
Loose Cannons
4.957
Jersey Girl
Jersey Girl
6.142
Random Hearts
Random Hearts
5.485
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
0
Lincoln
Lincoln
6.863
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