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.
Set ten years after the events of the original, James Cameron’s classic sci-fi action flick...
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Radio
as MaggieIn the racially divided town of Anderson, South Carolina in 1976, football coach Harold Jones...
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Ollie Trinke is a young, suave music publicist who seems to have it all, with a new wife and a...
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Jacob's Ladder
as ElsaAfter returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his...
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Navy Seals
as JolenaDuring a rescue mission, a team of Navy Seals discover that a terrorist group have access to...
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Mother and Child
as AdaThe lives of three women have a commonality: adoption. Karen is a physical therapist who regrets...
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The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation...
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Black Snake Moan
as AngelaA God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse,...
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Random Hearts
as NeaAfter losing their spouses in a plane crash, an internal affairs cop and a congresswoman find...
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She's Gotta Have It
as Doctor JamisonThe story of Nola Darling's simultaneous sexual relationships with three different men is told...
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The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
as EffaA presumed-dead man's current wife and former wives squabble over his funeral arrangements.
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We Grown Now
as AnitaIn 1992 Chicago, a story of two young legends in their own right begins. As wide-eyed and...
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Slipstream
as BonnieAging screenwriter Felix Bonhoeffer has lived his life in two states of existence: in reality...
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Loose Cannons
as RachelMac, the two-fisted, savvy cop finds that he's being saddled with a new partner, a known...
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The Gabby Douglas Story
as Miss CarolineThe true story of Gabby Douglas who becomes the first African American to be named Individual...
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Peeples
as Daphne PeeplesThe story follows what happens when a child psychologist surprises his girlfriend by showing up...
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It's Nothing Personal
as Louise WatersAn embittered ex-cop, on a quest for justice, teams up with a hard-boiled bounty hunter to go...
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Exiled
as Lieutenant Anita Van BurenNYPD Detective Mike Logan, who was reassigned to Staten Island after punching a corrupt...
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After the Silence
as BarbaraLaura is a 20 year old deaf girl who has never been taught sign language. She is rescued from...
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The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
as BelizeAn all-star livestream benefit performance of scenes from Angels in America in support of...
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The Challenger
as JadaA legendary trainer comes out of retirement to help an underdog boxer fight his way to a better...
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A Place for Annie
as AliceBaby Annie is HIV positive and has been left in the clinic by her drug addicted mother. To...
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Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
as RebaPee-wee Herman and pals are celebrating Christmas in the Playhouse in their own creative ways:...
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Year by the Sea
as LizHoping to reclaim who she was before marriage and children, an empty nester retreats to Cape Cod...
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Girl, Positive
as Ariel WintersA popular high school girl finds out that a boy she slept with is HIV positive.
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Barbecue
as Lillie AnneThe O’Mallerys have gathered in their local park to share some barbecue and rousing straight...
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A Mother's Prayer
as RubyRosemary Holmstrom is struggling to bring up her son following the death of her husband. When...
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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
as SelfIn this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis' rich lives guide their grandson...
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Lackawanna Blues
as Rachel 'Nanny' CrosbyIn a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a...
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The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Berniece (segment "The Piano Lesson")The Great White Way comes into your living room via this disc of rare performances from some of...
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Moe's World
as uncreditedThe spirit of a deceased 11-year-old boy acts as the guardian of his family and friends in the...
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Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
as Eslanda Robeson (voice)Paul Robeson: Here I Stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete,...
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We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918
as Narrator (voice)We meet individuals from marginalized communities who describe what it was like to live through...
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An Unexpected Life
as Beverly HawkinsSequel to "An Unexpected Family."
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Blood Sugar Rising
as Narrator (voice)Blood Sugar Rising follows the diabetes epidemic in the U.S. Diabetes and pre-diabetes affect...
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You Can Go
as Mrs. BryantA school administrator talks down a troubled student.
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Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun
as Narrator (voice)Zora Neale Hurston, path-breaking novelist, pioneering anthropologist and one of the first black...
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Law & Order
as Denise WintersIn cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...
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Law & Order
as Anita Van BurenIn cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as SelfAfter Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent...
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Chicago Fire
as Sharon GoodwinAn edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's...
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Chicago P.D.
as Sharon GoodwinA riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21...
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as HerselfA morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...
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Chicago Med
as Sharon GoodwinAn emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city's most explosive hospital and...
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Frasier
as Dr. McCaskillAfter many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a...
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Lieutenant Anita Van BurenThe third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its...
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The Closer
as Dr. Rebecca DioliDeputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit...
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The Good Wife
as Judge Melanie EllisAlicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce...
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The Cosby Show
as ElenaThe Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for...
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The View
as SelfABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...
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Tony Awards
as Self - NomineeThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as SelfThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show...
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Poker Face
as Joyce CarterThis mystery-of-the-week series follows Charlie Cale, who has an extraordinary ability to...
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Finding Your Roots
as SelfNoted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost...
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Rachael Ray
as SelfRachael Ray, also known as The Rachael Ray Show, is an American talk show starring Rachael Ray...
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Pee-wee's Playhouse
as RebaPee-wee's Playhouse is an American children's television program starring Paul Reubens as the...
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Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Anita Van BurenThe inner workings of the judicial system, beginning with the arraignment, and continuing...
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Today
as SelfToday is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on...
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Here and Now
as Claudia St. MarthHere and Now is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from September 19, 1992 to...
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Mann & Machine
as Capt. Margaret ClaghornMann & Machine is an American science fiction/police drama series that aired for nine episodes...
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