S. 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 mem...
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S. Epatha Merkerson's Movies
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
03 Jul 1991
Lincoln
09 Nov 2012
Jacob's Ladder
02 Nov 1990
Jersey Girl
25 Mar 2004
Black Snake Moan
31 Dec 2006
Radio
24 Oct 2003
Random Hearts
08 Oct 1999
She's Gotta Have It
08 Aug 1986
Navy Seals
20 Jul 1990
Mother and Child
07 Nov 2009
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
18 Jun 2009
Loose Cannons
09 Feb 1990
Slipstream
10 Feb 2007
Peeples
09 May 2013
The Gabby Douglas Story
01 Feb 2014
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
21 Dec 1988
Eye for an Eye
03 Jul 2025
The Challenger
28 Mar 2015
We Grown Now
19 Apr 2024
Lackawanna Blues
26 Jan 2005
S. Epatha Merkerson's TV Shows
Chicago P.D.
08 Jan 2014
Chicago Fire
10 Oct 2012
Chicago Med
17 Nov 2015
Frasier
16 Sept 1993
Law & Order
13 Sept 1990
Law & Order
13 Sept 1990
The Good Wife
22 Sept 2009
The Cosby Show
20 Sept 1984
Poker Face
26 Jan 2023
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
30 Sept 2001
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
17 Feb 2014
The Closer
13 Jun 2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
08 Sept 2003
The View
11 Aug 1997
Pee-wee's Playhouse
13 Sept 1986
Rachael Ray
18 Sept 2006
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
05 Sept 1988
Today
14 Jan 1952
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
03 Mar 2005
Finding Your Roots
24 Mar 2012