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S. Epatha Merkerson

S. Epatha Merkerson

Actor, Director, Producer

Born November 28, 1952 in Saginaw, Michigan, USA

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Poker Face
Peacock
The Challenger
Amazon Prime Video
Celebrity Family Feud
Now TV
Chicago Med
Netflix
Chicago P.D.
Amazon Prime Video
The Gabby Douglas Story
Netflix
Peeples
Netflix
Being Mary Jane
Paramount Plus
Lincoln
Netflix
Chicago Fire
Netflix
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
SBS On Demand
Rocco's Dinner Party
Now TV
Drop Dead Diva
Stan
Mother and Child
Amazon Prime Video
The Good Wife
Amazon Prime Video
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
Peacock
Slipstream
Amazon Prime Video
Black Snake Moan
Paramount Plus
The Closer
HBO Max
Jersey Girl
HBO Max
Radio
Stan
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Peacock
Art in the Twenty-First Century
Zee5
Random Hearts
Netflix
Breaking Through
Amazon Prime Video
The Daily Show
Paramount Plus
Frasier
All 4
Here and Now
Now TV
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Netflix
Law & Order
Amazon Prime Video
Jacob's Ladder
Amazon Prime Video
Navy Seals
HBO Max
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Hoopla
She's Gotta Have It
Netflix
American Masters
Amazon Prime Video
Jeopardy!
BINGE
Entertainment Tonight
Disney Plus

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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.

4 wins and 11 nominations

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2017 ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL | You Can Go | PBS

Chicago Med NBC Trailer #1

The Challenger - Official Trailer [HD]

LACKAWANNA BLUES

Law & Order "Corruption Empire (1999) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Law and Order Trailer

First Look | A Law & Order Premiere Event | NBC

Filmography

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National Memorial Day Concert Poster

National Memorial Day Concert TV Special2023

Poker Face Poster

Poker Face TV Series2023

We Grown Now Poster

We Grown Now Feature Film2023

Desmond's Not Here Anymore Poster

Desmond's Not Here Anymore Short Film2021

Blood Sugar Rising Poster

Blood Sugar Rising Documentary2020

National Memorial Day Concert TV Special2020

The Great Work Begins. Scenes from Angels in America Poster

The Great Work Begins. Scenes from Angels in America TV Movie2020

The Paley Center Presents Law & Order: Before They Were Stars Poster

The Paley Center Presents Law & Order: Before They Were Stars TV Special2020

Year by the Sea Poster

Year by the Sea Feature Film2016

You Can Go Poster

You Can Go Short Film2016

Celebrity Family Feud Poster

Celebrity Family Feud TV Series2015

Chicago Med Poster

Chicago Med TV Series2015

The Challenger Poster

The Challenger Feature Film2015

Chicago P.D. Poster

Chicago P.D. TV Series2014

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee Poster

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee Documentary2014

Pee-wee's Playhouse: Building the Playhouse Poster

Pee-wee's Playhouse: Building the Playhouse Video2014

The Gabby Douglas Story Poster

The Gabby Douglas Story TV Movie2014

Being Mary Jane Poster

Being Mary Jane TV Series2013

Boomerang TV Movie2013

Deception Poster

Deception TV Series2013

Peeples Feature Film2013

The Real Poster

The Real TV Series2013

Chicago Fire Poster

Chicago Fire TV Series2012

Find Our Missing Poster

Find Our Missing TV Series2012

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Poster

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. TV Series2012

Lincoln Feature Film2012

Second Coming?: Will Black America Decide the 2012 Election TV Special2012

Rocco's Dinner Party Poster

Rocco's Dinner Party TV Series2011

The 56th Annual Obie Awards TV Special2011

Through The Grape Vine Poster

Through The Grape Vine TV Series2011

25th Film Independent Spirit Awards TV Special2010

Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Get the Facts Documentary2010

We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918 Poster

We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918 Documentary2010

Drop Dead Diva Poster

Drop Dead Diva TV Series2009

Mother and Child Poster

Mother and Child Feature Film2009

The 40th NAACP Image Awards Poster

The 40th NAACP Image Awards TV Special2009

The Good Wife Poster

The Good Wife TV Series2009

The Six Wives of Henry Lefay Poster

The Six Wives of Henry Lefay Feature Film2009

The 62nd Annual Tony Awards Poster

The 62nd Annual Tony Awards TV Special2008

The Wendy Williams Show Poster

The Wendy Williams Show TV Series2008

38th NAACP Image Awards Poster

38th NAACP Image Awards TV Special2007

Girl, Positive Poster

Girl, Positive TV Movie2007

Reel Junkie Poster

Reel Junkie TV Series2007

Slipstream Poster

Slipstream Feature Film2007

Up Close with Carrie Keagan Poster

Up Close with Carrie Keagan TV Series2007

12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards TV Special2006

2006 Independent Spirit Awards TV Special2006

Black Snake Moan Poster

Black Snake Moan Feature Film2006

Comic Relief 2006 Poster

Comic Relief 2006 Documentary2006

Rachael Ray Poster

Rachael Ray TV Series2006

The 2nd Annual Quill Awards TV Special2006

The 60th Annual Tony Awards Poster

The 60th Annual Tony Awards TV Special2006

The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 Poster

The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 TV Special2006

Infanity Poster

Infanity TV Series2005

Jerry Orbach Tribute Video2005

Lackawanna Blues Poster

Lackawanna Blues TV Movie2005

Law & Order: Trial by Jury Poster

Law & Order: Trial by Jury TV Series2005

Made in Hollywood Poster

Made in Hollywood TV Series2005

Martha TV Series2005

Romare Bearden at the High TV Movie2005

The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Poster

The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards TV Special2005

The Closer Poster

The Closer TV Series2005

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson TV Series2005

The WIN Awards Poster

The WIN Awards TV Special2005

Jersey Girl Poster

Jersey Girl Feature Film2004

Life & Style Poster

Life & Style TV Series2004

Tavis Smiley Poster

Tavis Smiley TV Series2004

TV Land Moguls Poster

TV Land Moguls Mini-Series2004

Law & Order II: Double or Nothing Poster

Law & Order II: Double or Nothing Video Game2003

Radio Feature Film2003

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show TV Series2003

Law & Order: Dead on the Money Poster

Law & Order: Dead on the Money Video Game2002

A Girl Thing Poster

A Girl Thing TV Movie2001

Art in the Twenty-First Century Poster

Art in the Twenty-First Century TV Series2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent Poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent TV Series2001

The Rising Place Poster

The Rising Place Feature Film2001

Inside TV Land Poster

Inside TV Land TV Series2000

5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Poster

5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards TV Special1999

Random Hearts Poster

Random Hearts Feature Film1999

An Unexpected Life Poster

An Unexpected Life TV Movie1998

Exiled TV Movie1998

Hollywood Squares Poster

Hollywood Squares TV Series1998

The View Poster

The View TV Series1997

Breaking Through Poster

Breaking Through TV Movie1996

The Daily Show Poster

The Daily Show TV Series1996

A Mother's Prayer Poster

A Mother's Prayer TV Movie1995

A Place for Annie Poster

A Place for Annie TV Movie1994

Inside the Actors Studio Poster

Inside the Actors Studio TV Series1994

Frasier TV Series1993

It's Nothing Personal Poster

It's Nothing Personal TV Movie1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien Poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV Series1993

South Beach Poster

South Beach TV Series1993

Here and Now Poster

Here and Now TV Series1992

Mann & Machine Poster

Mann & Machine TV Series1992

Terminator 2: Judgment Day Poster

Terminator 2: Judgment Day Feature Film1991

Equal Justice Poster

Equal Justice TV Series1990

Jacob's Ladder Poster

Jacob's Ladder Feature Film1990

Law & Order Poster

Law & Order TV Series1990

Loose Cannons Poster

Loose Cannons Feature Film1990

Moe's World Poster

Moe's World TV Movie1990

Navy Seals Poster

Navy Seals Feature Film1990

The 44th Annual Tony Awards Poster

The 44th Annual Tony Awards TV Special1990

The More You Know Poster

The More You Know TV Series1989

Christmas at Pee-wee's Playhouse Poster

Christmas at Pee-wee's Playhouse TV Movie1988

Live with Kelly and Ryan Poster

Live with Kelly and Ryan TV Series1988

Beverly Hills Buntz Poster

Beverly Hills Buntz TV Series1987

CBS Summer Playhouse Poster

CBS Summer Playhouse TV Series1987

Pee-wee's Playhouse Poster

Pee-wee's Playhouse TV Series1986

She's Gotta Have It Poster

She's Gotta Have It Feature Film1986

American Masters Poster

American Masters TV Series1985

Larry King Live Poster

Larry King Live TV Series1985

Jeopardy! Poster

Jeopardy! TV Series1984

The Cosby Show Poster

The Cosby Show TV Series1984

Entertainment Tonight Poster

Entertainment Tonight TV Series1981

ABC Afterschool Specials Poster

ABC Afterschool Specials TV Series1972

Great Performances Poster

Great Performances TV Series1971

Today TV Series1952

Sexual Healing Poster

Sexual Healing Feature Film

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The Contradictions of Fair Hope Poster

The Contradictions of Fair Hope Feature Film2013

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The Contradictions of Fair Hope Poster

The Contradictions of Fair Hope Feature Film2013

Thanks

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Battlestar Galactica: The Phenomenon Poster

Battlestar Galactica: The Phenomenon Documentary2008

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