S. Epatha Merkerson
ActingAlso Known As
Epatha Merkerson
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 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.
Movies
(43 total)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
as Tarissa Dyson
Lincoln
as Lydia Smith
Jacob's Ladder
as Elsa
Jersey Girl
as Doctor #1
Black Snake Moan
as Angela
Radio
as Maggie
Random Hearts
as Nea
She's Gotta Have It
as Doctor Jamison
Navy Seals
as Jolena
Mother and Child
as Ada
Loose Cannons
as Rachel
Slipstream
as Bonnie
Peeples
as Daphne Peeples
The Gabby Douglas Story
as Miss Caroline
Eye for an Eye
as May
The Challenger
as Jada
We Grown Now
as Anita
Lackawanna Blues
as Rachel 'Nanny' Crosby
TV Shows
(23 total)
Chicago P.D.
as Sharon Goodwin
Chicago Fire
as Sharon Goodwin
Chicago Med
as Sharon Goodwin
Frasier
as Dr. McCaskill
Law & Order
as Denise Winters
Law & Order
as Anita Van Buren
The Good Wife
as Judge Melanie Ellis
The Cosby Show
as Elena
Poker Face
as Joyce Carter
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Anita Van Buren
The Closer
as Dr. Rebecca Dioli
The View
as Self
Pee-wee's Playhouse
as Reba
Rachael Ray
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Today
as Self
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Anita Van Buren
Finding Your Roots
as Self