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 NAA 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.
Filmography
all 66
Movies 43
TV Shows 23
self 10
Voice 4
Director 1
Poker Face (2023)
Barbecue (2020)
Blood Sugar Rising (2020)
You Can Go (2016)
Chicago Med (2015)
The Gabby Douglas Story (2014)
Chicago P.D. (2014)
Peeples (2013)
Lincoln (2012)
Chicago Fire (2012)
We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918 (2010)
The Good Wife (2009)
Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun (2008)
Girl, Positive (2007)
Slipstream (2007)
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006)
The Closer (2005)
Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
Lackawanna Blues (2005)
Jersey Girl (2004)
Radio (2003)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
The Rising Place (2001)
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999)
Exiled (1998)
An Unexpected Life (1998)
After the Silence (1996)
Frasier (1993)
It's Nothing Personal (1993)
Here and Now (1992)
Mann & Machine (1992)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Law & Order (1990)
Navy Seals (1990)
Loose Cannons (1990)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
She's Gotta Have It (1986)
Tony Awards (1956)
Today (1952)
Sexual Healing
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Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1952-11-28 (72 years old)
Birth Name
Sharon Epatha Merkerson
Birth Place
Saginaw, United States
Religion
atheism
Citizenships
United States
Also Known As
Epatha Merkerson , اس اپاتا مرکرسون
Awards
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
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