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S. Epatha Merkerson
A native of Michigan, S. Epatha Merkerson earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Wayne State University. In 1978, she moved to New York City to apply her craft on stage. Although best known since 1993 as the smart and shrewd Lieutenant Anita Van Buren on the long-running TV crime drama Law & Order (1990), she has a long list of Broadway ...
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Actress (56 credits)
Actress (56 credits)
2016
Chicago P.D.
(TV Series)
Sharon Goodwin
Sharon Goodwin
- A Shot Heard Round the World
(2016)
... Sharon Goodwin
- Start Digging
(2016)
... Sharon Goodwin
- In a Duffel Bag
(2016)
... Sharon Goodwin
- The Cases That Need to Be Solved
(2016)
... Sharon Goodwin
2015-2016
Chicago Med
(TV Series)
Sharon Goodwin
Sharon Goodwin
- Free Will
(2016)
... Sharon Goodwin
- Inherent Bias
(2016)
... Sharon Goodwin
- Alternative Medicine
(2016)
... Sharon Goodwin
- Extreme Measures
(2016)
... Sharon Goodwin
- Brother's Keeper
(2016)
... Sharon Goodwin
2015-2016
Chicago Fire
(TV Series)
Sharon Goodwin
Sharon Goodwin
- Scorched Earth
(2016)
... Sharon Goodwin
- I Am the Apocalypse
(2015)
... Sharon Goodwin
2013
Deception
(TV Series)
Beverly
Beverly
- I'll Start with the Hillbilly
(2013)
... Beverly
- You're the Bad Guy
(2013)
... Beverly
- Good Luck with Your Death
(2013)
... Beverly
2013
The Good Wife
(TV Series)
Judge Melanie Ellis
Judge Melanie Ellis
- Going for the Gold
(2013)
... Judge Melanie Ellis
1991-2010
Law & Order
(TV Series)
Anita Van Buren / Mrs. Winters
Anita Van Buren / Mrs. Winters
- Rubber Room
(2010)
... Anita Van Buren
- Love Eternal
(2010)
... Anita Van Buren
- Immortal
(2010)
... Anita Van Buren
- The Taxman Cometh
(2010)
... Anita Van Buren
- Crashers
(2010)
... Anita Van Buren
2009
Great Performances
(TV Series)
Narrator
Narrator
- Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story
(2009)
... Narrator
1999-2008
American Masters
(TV Series documentary)
Narrator / Eslanda Robeson
Narrator / Eslanda Robeson
- Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun
(2008)
... Narrator
- Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
(1999)
... Eslanda Robeson
(voice)
2007
The Closer
(TV Series)
Dr. Rebecca Dioli
Dr. Rebecca Dioli
- Culture Shock
(2007)
... Dr. Rebecca Dioli
- Manhunt
(2007)
... Dr. Rebecca Dioli
- Four to Eight
(2007)
... Dr. Rebecca Dioli
1992-1993
Here and Now
(TV Series)
Ms. St. Marth
Ms. St. Marth
- Pennies from Heaven
(1993)
... Ms. St. Marth
- Pre-Ring Circus
(1993)
... Ms. St. Marth
- Backsliding
(1992)
... Ms. St. Marth
- Take My Grandparents... Please
(1992)
... Ms. St. Marth
- A.J.'s Big Leap
(1992)
... Ms. St. Marth
1992
Mann & Machine
(TV Series)
Capt. Margaret Claghorn
Capt. Margaret Claghorn
- Cold, Cold Heart
(1992)
... Capt. Margaret Claghorn
- Billion Dollar Baby
(1992)
... Capt. Margaret Claghorn
- Truth or Consequences
(1992)
... Capt. Margaret Claghorn
- Mann's Fate
(1992)
... Capt. Margaret Claghorn
- Torch Song
(1992)
... Capt. Margaret Claghorn
1992
ABC Afterschool Specials
(TV Series)
Ruth Clayton
Ruth Clayton
- Summer Stories: The Mall - Part 2
(1992)
... Ruth Clayton
1986-1989
Pee-wee's Playhouse
(TV Series)
Reba - Mail Woman / Reba
Reba - Mail Woman / Reba
- Dr. Pee-wee and the Del Rubios
(1989)
... Reba - Mail Woman
- Reba Eats and Pterri Runs
(1988)
... Reba
- Pajama Party
(1987)
... Reba - Mail Woman
- Playhouse in Outer Space
(1987)
... Reba - Mail Woman
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(January 18 to April 1, 1990) She acted in August Wilson's play, "The Piano Lesson," in a Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson and Yale Repertory Theatre production at the James A. Doolittle Theatre (University of California) in Los Angeles, California with Charles S. Dutton and Rocky Carroll in the cast. Lloyd Richards was director. ... See more »Official Sites:
Photo and Short Bio at MCA Website for "Law & Order"Alternate Names:
Epatha Merkerson | Epatha MerkinsonHeight:
5' 6" (1.68 m)
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