S. Epatha Merkerson


    Starbirth:
    November 28, 1952
Birthplace:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA
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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.


MOVIECHARACTERYEAR
We Grown Now Anita 2024
Barbecue Lillie Anne 2020
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America Belize 2020
Blood Sugar Rising narrator 2020
You Can Go Mrs. Bryant 2016
Year by the Sea Liz 2016
The Challenger Jada 2015
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee Self 2014
The Gabby Douglas Story Miss Caroline 2014
Peeples Daphne Peeples 2013
Lincoln Lydia Smith 2012
We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918 Narrator (voice) 2010
Mother and Child Ada 2009
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay Effa 2009
Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun Narrator 2008
Girl, Positive Ariel Winters 2007
Slipstream Bonnie 2007
Black Snake Moan Angela 2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays Berniece (segment "The Piano Lesson") 2006
Lackawanna Blues Rachel "Nanny" Crosby 2005
Jersey Girl Doctor #1 2004
Radio Maggie 2003
The Rising Place Lessie Watson 2001
Random Hearts Nea 1999
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand Eslanda Robeson (voice) 1999
Exiled Lieutenant Anita Van Buren 1998
An Unexpected Life Beverly Hawkins 1998
After the Silence Barbara 1996
A Mother's Prayer Ruby 1995
A Place for Annie Alice 1994
It's Nothing Personal Louise Waters 1993
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Tarissa Dyson 1991
Jacob's Ladder Elsa 1990
Navy Seals Jolena 1990
Moe's World 1990
Loose Cannons Rachel 1990
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special Reba 1988
She's Gotta Have It Doctor Jamison 1986
Sexual Healing Alberta Gay
Desmond's Not Here Anymore Selma
Somewhere in Dreamland
SHOWCHARACTERYEAR
Here and Now Claudia St. Marth <mt>
Law & Order: Trial by Jury Anita Van Buren <mt>
Mann & Machine Capt. Margaret Claghorn <mt>
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Lieutenant Anita Van Buren <mt>
Rachael Ray Herself <mt>
The Closer Dr. Rebecca Dioli <mt>
Law & Order Denise Winters <mt>
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self <mt>
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Herself <mt>
Law & Order Anita Van Buren <mt>
The View Self <mt>
Today Self <mt>
Frasier Dr. McCaskill <mt>
The Cosby Show Book Club Member #5 <mt>
Chicago Med Sharon Goodwin <mt>
Chicago Fire Sharon Goodwin <mt>
Finding Your Roots Self <mt>
Pee-wee's Playhouse Reba <mt>
Poker Face Joyce Carter <mt>
Tony Awards Self - Nominee <mt>
The Good Wife Judge Melanie Ellis <mt>
Chicago P.D. Sharon Goodwin <mt>
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