S. Epatha Merkerson

S. Epatha Merkerson

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday28 November 1952 (73 years old)
Place of birthSaginaw, Michigan, USA
Known credits67

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 …

Eye for an Eye
Eye for an Eye
2025 · May
We Grown Now
We Grown Now
2024 · Anita
Poker Face
Poker Face
2023 · Joyce Carter
Desmond's Not Here Anymore
Desmond's Not Here Anymore
2021 · Selma
Barbecue
Barbecue
2020 · Lillie Anne
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
2020 · Belize
Blood Sugar Rising
Blood Sugar Rising
2020 · Narrator (voice)
You Can Go
You Can Go
2016 · Mrs. Bryant
Year by the Sea
Year by the Sea
2016 · Liz
Chicago Med
Chicago Med
2015 · Sharon Goodwin
The Challenger
The Challenger
2015 · Jada
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
2014 · Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
The Gabby Douglas Story
The Gabby Douglas Story
2014 · Miss Caroline
Chicago P.D.
Chicago P.D.
2014 · Sharon Goodwin
Peeples
Peeples
2013 · Daphne Peeples
The Contradictions of Fair Hope
The Contradictions of Fair Hope
2013 · Director
Lincoln
Lincoln
2012 · Lydia Smith
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire
2012 · Sharon Goodwin
Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots
2012 · Self
We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918
We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918
2010 · Narrator (voice)
Mother and Child
Mother and Child
2009 · Ada
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
2009 · Judge Melanie Ellis
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
2009 · Effa
Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun
Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun
2008 · Narrator (voice)
Girl, Positive
Girl, Positive
2007 · Ariel Winters
Slipstream
Slipstream
2007 · Bonnie
Black Snake Moan
Black Snake Moan
2006 · Angela
Rachael Ray
Rachael Ray
2006 · Self
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006 · Berniece (segment "The Piano Lesson")
The Closer
The Closer
2005 · Dr. Rebecca Dioli
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005 · Anita Van Buren
Lackawanna Blues
Lackawanna Blues
2005 · Rachel 'Nanny' Crosby
Jersey Girl
Jersey Girl
2004 · Doctor #1
Radio
Radio
2003 · Maggie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Anita Van Buren
The Rising Place
The Rising Place
2001 · Lessie Watson
Random Hearts
Random Hearts
1999 · Nea
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999 · Eslanda Robeson (voice)
Exiled
Exiled
1998 · Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
An Unexpected Life
An Unexpected Life
1998 · Beverly Hawkins
The View
The View
1997 · Self
After the SIlence
After the SIlence
1996 · Barbara
A Mother's Prayer
A Mother's Prayer
1995 · Ruby
A Place for Annie
A Place for Annie
1994 · Alice
Frasier
Frasier
1993 · Dr. McCaskill
It's Nothing Personal
It's Nothing Personal
1993 · Louise Waters
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