S. Epatha Merkerson

S. Epatha Merkerson

b. 1952 (age 74) Saginaw, Michigan, United States
Actress Director

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. S. Epatha Merkerson (born Sharon Epatha Merkerson; November 28, 1952) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She has won a Golden Globe, Emmy Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Obie Award and four NAACP Image Awards. She has also received two 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. She appeared in 390 episodes of the series, more than any other cast member. Description above from the Wikipedia article S. Epatha Merkerson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Law & Order
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★ 7.8
Law & Order
1990
Jacob's Ladder
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★ 7.4
Jacob's Ladder
1990
Lackawanna Blues
🎞️
★ 7.8
Lackawanna Blues
2005
Lincoln
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★ 7.3
Lincoln
2012

Filmography

Eye for an Eye
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★ 4.8
Eye for an Eye
2025 Actress
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A Break in the Rain
2025 Actress
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Desmond's Not Here Anymore
2021 Actress
Blood Sugar Rising
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★ 7.9
Blood Sugar Rising
2020 Actress
Year by the Sea
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★ 5.5
Year by the Sea
2016 Actress
You Can Go
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★ 7.9
You Can Go
2016 Actress
Chicago Med
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★ 7.6
Chicago Med
2015 Actress
The Challenger
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★ 5.5
The Challenger
2015 Actress
The Gabby Douglas Story
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★ 6.9
The Gabby Douglas Story
2014 Actress
Peeples
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★ 5.4
Peeples
2013 Actress
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🎞️
★ 6.9
Boomerang
2013 Actress
The Contradictions of Fair Hope
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★ 7.0
The Contradictions of Fair Hope
2012 Director
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★ 8.8
Find Our Missing
2012 Self
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🎞️
Second Coming?: Will Black America Decide the 2012 Election
2012 Self
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The 56th Annual Obie Awards
2011 Self
We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918
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★ 6.5
We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918
2010 Actress
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Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Get the Facts
2010 Actress
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
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★ 5.1
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
2009 Actress
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🎞️
The 53th Annual Village Voice Obie Award
2008 Self
Slipstream
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★ 4.8
Slipstream
2007 Actress
Girl, Positive
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★ 6.5
Girl, Positive
2007 Actress
Black Snake Moan
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★ 6.9
Black Snake Moan
2006 Actress
Lackawanna Blues
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★ 7.8
Lackawanna Blues
2005 Actress
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Romare Bearden at the High
2005 Self
Radio
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★ 6.9
Radio
2003 Actress
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The 18th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards
2003 Self
An Unexpected Life
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★ 6.2
An Unexpected Life
1998 Actress
Breaking Through
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★ 6.9
Breaking Through
1996 Actress
A Mother's Prayer
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★ 6.6
A Mother's Prayer
1995 Actress
A Place for Annie
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★ 7.3
A Place for Annie
1994 Actress
Mann & Machine
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★ 7.6
Mann & Machine
1992 Actress
Here and Now
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★ 7.6
Here and Now
1992 Actress
Moe's World
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★ 4.0
Moe's World
1992 Actress
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
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★ 8.6
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 Actress
Law & Order
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★ 7.8
Law & Order
1990 Actress
Christmas at Pee-wee's Playhouse
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★ 7.8
Christmas at Pee-wee's Playhouse
1988 Actress
She's Gotta Have It
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★ 6.8
She's Gotta Have It
1986 Actress
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Sexual Healing
Actress
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Charlette Goode
Actress
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Far from the Tree
Actress
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