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S. Epatha Merkerson

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.

  • Nacimiento: 1952-11-28, Saginaw, Michigan, USA
  • Valoración en CMNetwork Actors: 3,9 de 5

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Conocido por

  • Terminator 2: El juicio final (1991) — Tarissa Dyson
  • Chicago Fire (2012) — Sharon Goodwin
  • Chicago P.D. (2014) — Sharon Goodwin
  • Chicago Med (2015) — Sharon Goodwin
  • Ley y orden (1990) — Denise Winters / Anita Van Buren
  • Black Snake Moan (2006) — Angela
  • Me llaman Radio (2003) — Maggie
  • La escalera de Jacob (1990) — Elsa

Filmografía

  • Sexual Healing — Alberta Gay
  • After All
  • Ojo por Ojo (2025) — May
  • Creciendo juntos (2024) — Anita
  • Poker Face (2023) — Joyce Carter
  • Desmond's Not Here Anymore (2021) — Selma
  • Barbecue (2020) — Lillie Anne
  • The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America (2020) — Belize
  • You Can Go (2016) — Mrs. Bryant
  • Year by the Sea (2016) — Liz
  • Chicago Med (2015) — Sharon Goodwin
  • The Challenger (2015) — Jada
  • The Gabby Douglas Story (2014) — Miss Caroline
  • Chicago P.D. (2014) — Sharon Goodwin
  • Peeples (2013) — Daphne Peeples
  • Lincoln (2012) — Lydia Smith
  • Chicago Fire (2012) — Sharon Goodwin
  • Madres e hijas (2009) — Ada
  • The Good Wife (2009) — Judge Melanie Ellis
  • Las seis mujeres de Henry Lefay (2009) — Effa
  • Girl, Positive (2007) — Ariel Winters
  • Slipstream (2007) — Bonnie
  • Black Snake Moan (2006) — Angela
  • The Closer (2005) — Dr. Rebecca Dioli
  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005) — Anita Van Buren
  • Lackawanna Blues (2005) — Rachel 'Nanny' Crosby
  • Una chica de Jersey (2004) — Doctor #1
  • Me llaman Radio (2003) — Maggie
  • Ley y orden: Acción criminal (2001) — Anita Van Buren
  • The Rising Place (2001) — Lessie Watson
  • Caprichos del destino (1999) — Nea
  • Exiled (1998) — Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
  • An Unexpected Life (1998) — Beverly Hawkins
  • Después del silencio (1996) — Barbara
  • A Mother's Prayer (1995) — Ruby
  • A Place for Annie (1994) — Alice
  • Frasier (1993) — Dr. McCaskill
  • It's Nothing Personal (1993) — Louise Waters
  • Here and Now (1992) — Claudia St. Marth
  • Mann & Machine (1992) — Capt. Margaret Claghorn
  • Second Chances (1992) — Ruth Clayton
  • Terminator 2: El juicio final (1991) — Tarissa Dyson
  • La escalera de Jacob (1990) — Elsa
  • Ley y orden (1990) — Denise Winters / Anita Van Buren
  • Navy Seals, comando especial (1990) — Jolena
  • Moe's World (1990)
  • Un tiro por la culata (1990) — Rachel
  • Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (1988) — Reba
  • Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986) — Reba
  • Nola Darling (1986) — Doctor Jamison
  • El show de Bill Cosby (1984) — Elena