S. Epatha Merkerson

S. Epatha Merkerson

Acting

Naissance:
1952-11-28
Lieu de naissance:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Biographie

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.

Connu pour

Filmographie

Eye for an Eye

Eye for an Eye

6.02025May
Film
We Grown Now

We Grown Now

6.42024Anita
Film
Poker Face

Poker Face

7.42023Joyce Carter
Série
Desmond's Not Here Anymore

Desmond's Not Here Anymore

2021Selma
Film
Barbecue

Barbecue

2020Lillie Anne
Film
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

10.02020Belize
Film
Blood Sugar Rising

Blood Sugar Rising

2020Narrator (voice)
Film
You Can Go

You Can Go

5.02016Mrs. Bryant
Film
Year by the Sea

Year by the Sea

8.02016Liz
Film
Chicago Med

Chicago Med

8.32015Sharon Goodwin
Série
The Challenger

The Challenger

5.92015Jada
Film
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

1.52014Self
Film
Le Tonight Show

Le Tonight Show

5.82014Self
Série
Gabby Douglas, une médaille d'or à 16 ans

Gabby Douglas, une médaille d'or à 16 ans

7.42014Miss Caroline
Film
Chicago Police Department

Chicago Police Department

8.42014Sharon Goodwin
Série
Peeples

Peeples

5.62013Daphne Peeples
Film
The Contradictions of Fair Hope

The Contradictions of Fair Hope

5.02013Director
Film
Lincoln

Lincoln

6.82012Lydia Smith
Film
Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire

8.42012Sharon Goodwin
Série
Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

6.22012Self
Série
We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918

We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918

6.52010Narrator (voice)
Film
Mother and Child

Mother and Child

6.62009Ada
Film
The Good Wife

The Good Wife

7.62009Judge Melanie Ellis
Série
Mon Père et ses 6 veuves

Mon Père et ses 6 veuves

5.22009Effa
Film
Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun

Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun

8.02008Narrator (voice)
Film
Conséquences

Conséquences

6.12007Ariel Winters
Film
Slipstream

Slipstream

4.92007Bonnie
Film
Black Snake Moan

Black Snake Moan

6.82006Angela
Film
Rachael Ray

Rachael Ray

5.12006Self
Série
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006Berniece (segment "The Piano Lesson")
Film
The Closer : L.A. Enquêtes Prioritaires

The Closer : L.A. Enquêtes Prioritaires

7.82005Dr. Rebecca Dioli
Série
New York Cour de Justice

New York Cour de Justice

8.12005Anita Van Buren
Série
Lackawanna Blues

Lackawanna Blues

5.92005Rachel 'Nanny' Crosby
Film
Père et fille

Père et fille

6.22004Doctor #1
Film
Radio

Radio

7.42003Maggie
Film
The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.52003Self
Série
New York Section Criminelle

New York Section Criminelle

7.62001Anita Van Buren
Série
The Rising Place

The Rising Place

6.72001Lessie Watson
Film
L'Ombre d'un soupçon

L'Ombre d'un soupçon

5.61999Nea
Film
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

8.01999Eslanda Robeson (voice)
Film
Le retour de l'inspecteur Logan

Le retour de l'inspecteur Logan

5.91998Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
Film
An Unexpected Life

An Unexpected Life

4.91998Beverly Hawkins
Film
La Vue

La Vue

4.31997Self
Série
Le silence de Laura

Le silence de Laura

7.21996Barbara
Film
A Mother's Prayer

A Mother's Prayer

8.61995Ruby
Film
A Place for Annie

A Place for Annie

6.11994Alice
Film
Frasier

Frasier

7.71993Dr. McCaskill
Série
It's Nothing Personal

It's Nothing Personal

7.01993Louise Waters
Film
Here and Now

Here and Now

6.71992Claudia St. Marth
Série
Mann & Machine

Mann & Machine

7.21992Capt. Margaret Claghorn
Série
Second Chances

Second Chances

1992Ruth Clayton
Film
Terminator 2 : Le Jugement dernier

Terminator 2 : Le Jugement dernier

8.21991Tarissa Dyson
Film
L'Échelle de Jacob

L'Échelle de Jacob

7.41990Elsa
Film
New York Police Judiciaire

New York Police Judiciaire

7.31990Denise Winters
Série
Navy Seals : Les Meilleurs

Navy Seals : Les Meilleurs

5.41990Jolena
Film
Moe's World

Moe's World

9.01990
Film
Loose Cannons

Loose Cannons

5.01990Rachel
Film
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

7.21988Reba
Film
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.61988Self - Guest
Série
Pee-wee's Playhouse

Pee-wee's Playhouse

7.21986Reba
Série