S. Epatha Merkerson [3978] Gender: Female Popularity: 1.2987 Birthplace: Saginaw, Michigan, USA Birthday: 1952-11-28 Age: 72 years Movies: 41 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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 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. Eye for an Eye2025-06-20 We Grown Now2024-04-19 Desmond's Not He2021-09-23 The Great Work B2020-10-08 Blood Sugar Risi2020-04-15 Year by the Sea2016-04-16 You Can Go2016-09-29 The Challenger2015-03-28 Life's Essential2014-06-22 The Gabby Dougla2014-02-01 Peeples2013-05-09 Lincoln2012-11-09 We Heard the Bel2010-01-15 Mother and Child2009-11-07 The Six Wives of2009-06-18 Zora Neale Hurst2008-08-16 Girl, Positive2007-06-25 Slipstream2007-02-10 Black Snake Moan2006-12-31 Lackawanna Blues2005-02-12 Jersey Girl2004-03-25 Radio2003-10-24 The Rising Place2001-02-01 Random Hearts1999-10-08 Paul Robeson: He1999-02-24 Exiled1998-11-08 An Unexpected Li1998-06-24 After the Silenc1996-12-30 A Mother's Praye1995-05-25 A Place for Anni1994-05-01 It's Nothing Per1993-02-01 Second Chances1992-04-02 Terminator 2: Ju1991-07-03 Jacob's Ladder1990-11-02 Navy Seals1990-07-20 Moe's World1990-07-14 Loose Cannons1990-02-09 Pee-wee's Playho1988-12-21 She's Gotta Have1986-08-08 After All Sexual Healing