S. Epatha Merkerson
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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
November 28, 1952Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
42Place of birth
Saginaw, Michigan, USAAlso known as
Epatha MerkersonCast credits
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Tarissa DysonJacob's Ladder
ElsaBlack Snake Moan
AngelaLoose Cannons
RachelRandom Hearts
NeaShe's Gotta Have It
Doctor JamisonRadio
MaggieThe Six Wives of Henry Lefay
EffaMother and Child
AdaSlipstream
BonniePeeples
Daphne PeeplesA Place for Annie
AliceLackawanna Blues
Rachel "Nanny" CrosbyGirl, Positive
Ariel WintersThe Gabby Douglas Story
Miss CarolineAn Unexpected Life
Beverly HawkinsA Mother's Prayer
RubyThe Challenger
JadaAfter the Silence
BarbaraYear by the Sea
Liz