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A native of Michigan, S. Epatha Merkerson earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Wayne State University. In 1978, she moved to New York City to apply her craft on stage. Although best known since 1993 as the smart and shrewd Lieutenant Anita Van Buren on the long-running TV crime drama Law & Order (1990), she has a long list of Broadway ...
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Actress (60 credits)
Actress (60 credits)
2015-2022
Chicago Med
(TV Series)
Sharon Goodwin
Sharon Goodwin
- Everyone's Fighting a Battle You Know Nothing About
(2022)
... Sharon Goodwin
- The Clothes Make the Man... Or Do They?
(2022)
... Sharon Goodwin
- Mama Said There Would Be Days Like This
(2022)
... Sharon Goodwin
- Yep, This Is the World We Live In
(2022)
... Sharon Goodwin
- The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Teacher
(2022)
... Sharon Goodwin
2015-2019
Chicago Fire
(TV Series)
Sharon Goodwin
Sharon Goodwin
- Infection, Part I
(2019)
... Sharon Goodwin
- Going to War
(2018)
... Sharon Goodwin
- Deathtrap
(2017)
... Sharon Goodwin
- The People We Meet
(2017)
... Sharon Goodwin
- Scorched Earth
(2016)
... Sharon Goodwin
2015-2019
Chicago P.D.
(TV Series)
Sharon Goodwin
Sharon Goodwin
- Infection, Part III
(2019)
... Sharon Goodwin
- Endings
(2018)
... Sharon Goodwin
- A Shot Heard Round the World
(2016)
... Sharon Goodwin
- Start Digging
(2016)
... Sharon Goodwin
- In a Duffel Bag
(2016)
... Sharon Goodwin
2013
Deception
(TV Series)
Beverly
Beverly
- I'll Start with the Hillbilly
(2013)
... Beverly
- You're the Bad Guy
(2013)
... Beverly
- Good Luck with Your Death
(2013)
... Beverly
2013
The Good Wife
(TV Series)
Judge Melanie Ellis
Judge Melanie Ellis
- Going for the Gold
(2013)
... Judge Melanie Ellis
1991-2010
Law & Order
(TV Series)
Lieutenant Anita Van Buren / Mrs. Denise Winters
Lieutenant Anita Van Buren / Mrs. Denise Winters
- Rubber Room
(2010)
... Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
- Love Eternal
(2010)
... Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
- Immortal
(2010)
... Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
- The Taxman Cometh
(2010)
... Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
- Crashers
(2010)
... Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
2009
Great Performances
(TV Series)
Narrator
Narrator
- Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story
(2009)
... Narrator
1999-2008
American Masters
(TV Series documentary)
Narrator / Eslanda Robeson
Narrator / Eslanda Robeson
- Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun
(2008)
... Narrator
- Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
(1999)
... Eslanda Robeson (voice)
2007
The Closer
(TV Series)
Dr. Rebecca Dioli
Dr. Rebecca Dioli
- Culture Shock
(2007)
... Dr. Rebecca Dioli
- Manhunt
(2007)
... Dr. Rebecca Dioli
- Four to Eight
(2007)
... Dr. Rebecca Dioli
2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
(TV Series)
Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
- Skeleton
(2005)
... Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
2002
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
(TV Series)
Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
- Badge
(2002)
... Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
1992-1993
Here and Now
(TV Series)
Ms. St. Marth
Ms. St. Marth
- Pennies from Heaven
(1993)
... Ms. St. Marth
- Pre-Ring Circus
(1993)
... Ms. St. Marth
- Backsliding
(1992)
... Ms. St. Marth
- Take My Grandparents... Please
(1992)
... Ms. St. Marth
- A.J.'s Big Leap
(1992)
... Ms. St. Marth
1992
Mann & Machine
(TV Series)
Captain Margaret Claghorn
Captain Margaret Claghorn
- Cold, Cold Heart
(1992)
... Captain Margaret Claghorn
- Billion Dollar Baby
(1992)
... Captain Margaret Claghorn
- Truth or Consequences
(1992)
... Captain Margaret Claghorn
- Mann's Fate
(1992)
... Captain Margaret Claghorn
- Torch Song
(1992)
... Captain Margaret Claghorn
1992
ABC Afterschool Specials
(TV Series)
Ruth Clayton
Ruth Clayton
- Summer Stories: The Mall - Part 2
(1992)
... Ruth Clayton
1986-1990
Pee-wee's Playhouse
(TV Series)
Reba
Reba
- Playhouse for Sale
(1990)
... Reba
- Rebarella
(1989)
... Reba
- Dr. Pee-wee and the Del Rubios
(1989)
... Reba
- Reba Eats and Pterri Runs
(1988)
... Reba
- Pajama Party
(1987)
... Reba
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Self (56 credits)
Self (56 credits)
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Archive footage (3 credits)
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Other Works:
She acted in William Inge's play, "Come Back, Little Sheba," in a Manhattan Theatre Club presentation of a Center Theatre Group production on Broadway in New York City with Kevin Anderson in the cast. See more »Alternate Names:
Epatha MerkersonHeight:
5' 6" (1.68 m)Spouse:
Toussaint Louverture Jones Jr. (divorced)
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