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S. Epatha Merkerson
- Name: S. Epatha Merkerson
- Birthday: 1952-11-28
- Also known as: Epatha Merkerson
- Place of birth: Saginaw, Michigan, USA
- Popularity: 1.1661
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... Read More
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Eye for an Eye as May | 2025-07-03 |
| We Grown Now as Anita | 2024-04-19 |
| Desmond's Not Here Anymore as Selma | 2021-09-23 |
| Barbecue as Lillie Anne | 2020-12-10 |
| The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America as Belize | 2020-10-08 |
| Blood Sugar Rising as Narrator (voice) | 2020-04-15 |
| You Can Go as Mrs. Bryant | 2016-09-29 |
| Year by the Sea as Liz | 2016-04-16 |
| The Challenger as Jada | 2015-03-28 |
| Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee as Self | 2014-06-22 |
| The Gabby Douglas Story as Miss Caroline | 2014-02-01 |
| Peeples as Daphne Peeples | 2013-05-09 |
| Lincoln as Lydia Smith | 2012-11-09 |
| We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918 as Narrator (voice) | 2010-01-15 |
| Mother and Child as Ada | 2009-11-07 |
| The Six Wives of Henry Lefay as Effa | 2009-06-18 |
| Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun as Narrator (voice) | 2008-08-16 |
| Girl, Positive as Ariel Winters | 2007-06-25 |
| Slipstream as Bonnie | 2007-02-10 |
| Black Snake Moan as Angela | 2006-12-31 |
| The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as Berniece (segment "The Piano Lesson") | 2006-05-02 |
| Lackawanna Blues as Rachel 'Nanny' Crosby | 2005-02-12 |
| Jersey Girl as Doctor #1 | 2004-03-25 |
| Radio as Maggie | 2003-10-24 |
| The Rising Place as Lessie Watson | 2001-02-01 |
| Random Hearts as Nea | 1999-10-08 |
| Paul Robeson: Here I Stand as Eslanda Robeson (voice) | 1999-02-24 |
| Exiled as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren | 1998-11-08 |
| An Unexpected Life as Beverly Hawkins | 1998-06-24 |
| After the SIlence as Barbara | 1996-12-30 |
| A Mother's Prayer as Ruby | 1995-05-25 |
| A Place for Annie as Alice | 1994-05-01 |
| It's Nothing Personal as Louise Waters | 1993-02-01 |
| Second Chances as Ruth Clayton | 1992-04-02 |
| Terminator 2: Judgment Day as Tarissa Dyson | 1991-07-03 |
| Jacob's Ladder as Elsa | 1990-11-02 |
| Navy Seals as Jolena | 1990-07-20 |
| Moe's World | 1990-07-14 |
| Loose Cannons as Rachel | 1990-02-09 |
| Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special as Reba | 1988-12-21 |
| She's Gotta Have It as Doctor Jamison | 1986-08-08 |
