Biography
S. Epatha Merkerson is an American actress. She has received accolades for her work, including an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, four NAACP Image Awards, two Obie Awards, and two Tony Award nominations. She is known for her portrayal of NYPD Lieutenant Anita Van Buren on the NBC police procedural drama series Law & Order, a role she played from 1993 to 2010, appearing in 388 episodes of the series. She is also known for playing Reba the Mail Lady on Pee-wee's Playhouse and Sharon Goodwin in the NBC medical drama Chicago Med since the series premiered in November 2015.
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Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie · 2005
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 2008 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actress in a Play · 1990 · nominated
Filmography42 titles
Chicago P.D.
Chicago Fire
Chicago Med
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Year by the Sea
Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun
The Closer
Frasier
The Good Wife
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Poker Face
The Gabby Douglas Story
Jacob's Ladder
Radio
Law & Order
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
After the SIlence
Pee-wee's Playhouse
The Cosby Show
Lincoln
Black Snake Moan
Mother and Child
She's Gotta Have It
We Grown Now
Finding Your Roots
Jersey Girl
A Place for Annie
The Challenger
Exiled
Eye for an Eye
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Peeples
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Random Hearts
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Navy Seals
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
Loose Cannons
Slipstream
The View
Blood Sugar Rising