S. Epatha Merkerson
Age: N/A | From: Saginaw, Michigan, USA
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Aliases: Epatha Merkerson , اس اپاتا مرکرسون
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Saginaw, Michigan, USA
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Movie Involvements: 33
TV Involvements: 12
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Law & Order
(1990) Anita Van Buren
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
(2001) Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
Tony Awards
(1956) Self - Nominee
Chicago Fire
(2012) Sharon Goodwin
Chicago Med
(2015) Sharon Goodwin
The Closer
(2005) Dr. Rebecca Dioli
The Good Wife
(2009) Judge Melanie Ellis
Finding Your Roots
(2012) SelfActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Anita | |
| Joyce Carter | ||
| 2020 | Lillie Anne | |
| Belize | ||
| narrator | ||
| 2016 | Mrs. Bryant | |
| Liz | ||
| 2015 | Sharon Goodwin | |
| Jada | ||
| 2014 | Self | |
| Miss Caroline | ||
| 2013 | Daphne Peeples | |
| 2012 | Lydia Smith | |
| Sharon Goodwin | ||
| Self | ||
| 2010 | Narrator (voice) | |
| 2009 | Ada | |
| Judge Melanie Ellis | ||
| Effa | ||
| 2008 | Narrator | |
| 2007 | Ariel Winters | |
| Bonnie | ||
| 2006 | Angela | |
| Herself | ||
| Berniece (segment "The Piano Lesson") | ||
| 2005 | Dr. Rebecca Dioli | |
| Anita Van Buren | ||
| Rachel "Nanny" Crosby | ||
| 2004 | Doctor #1 | |
| 2003 | Maggie | |
| Self | ||
| 2001 | Lieutenant Anita Van Buren | |
| Lessie Watson | ||
| 1999 | Nea | |
| Eslanda Robeson (voice) | ||
| 1998 | Anita Van Buren | |
| Beverly Hawkins | ||
| 1997 | Self | |
| 1996 | Barbara | |
| 1995 | Ruby | |
| 1994 | Alice | |
| 1993 | Dr. McCaskill | |
| Louise Waters | ||
| 1992 | Claudia St. Marth | |
| Capt. Margaret Claghorn | ||
| 1991 | Tarissa Dyson | |
| 1990 | Elsa | |
| Denise Winters | ||
| Anita Van Buren | ||
| Jolena | ||
| N/A | ||
| Rachel | ||
| 1988 | Reba | |
| Herself | ||
| 1986 | Reba | |
| Doctor Jamison | ||
| 1984 | Book Club Member #5 | |
| 1956 | Self - Nominee | |
| 1952 | Self | |
| Alberta Gay | ||
| Selma | ||
| N/A | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
