S. Epatha Merkerson
Actor, Theater Actor
1952 –
Who is S. Epatha Merkerson?
S. Epatha Merkerson is an American film, stage, and television actress. She has won a Golden Globe, an Emmy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, an Obie Award and four NAACP Image Awards. She has also received two Tony Award nominations. She is best known for her role as NYPD Lieutenant Anita Van Buren from 1993 to 2010 on the long-running NBC police procedural drama series, Law & Order. She appeared in 391 episodes of the series—more than any other cast member.
In 2012, Merkerson became the host of Find Our Missing, a reality-reenactment series on TV One which profiles missing people of color.
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- Born
- Nov 28, 1952
Saginaw - Also known as
- Sharon Epatha Merkerson
- Epatha Merkinson
- Epatha Merkerson
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Toussaint L. Jones
(1994/03/20 - 2006/02/14)
- Toussaint L. Jones
- Religion
- Atheism
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Wayne State University
- Lived in
- Saginaw
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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