S. Epatha Merkerson
Acting
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.
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
as Belize
Age 67 (now 73)
We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918
as Narrator (voice)
Age 57 (now 73)
Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun
as Narrator (voice)
Age 55 (now 73)
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Berniece (segment "The Piano Lesson")
Age 53 (now 73)
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
as Eslanda Robeson (voice)
Age 46 (now 73)
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
as Reba
Age 36 (now 73)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Age 61 (now 73)
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Anita Van Buren
Age 52 (now 73)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Anita Van Buren
Age 48 (now 73)
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Epatha Merkerson
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