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S. Epatha Merkerson

1952 - Today

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S. Epatha Merkerson (born Sharon Epatha Merkerson; November 28, 1952) is an American actress. She has received accolades for her work, including an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, four NAACP Image Awards, two Obie Awards, and two Tony Award nominations. She is known for her portrayal of NYPD Lieutenant Anita Van Buren on the NBC police procedural drama series Law & Order, a role she played from 1993 to 2010, appearing in 388 episodes of the series. She is also known for playing Reba the Mail Lady on Pee-wee's Playhouse and Sharon Goodwin in the NBC medical drama Chicago Med since the series premiered in November 2015 (and in crossover appearances on Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D.). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. S. Epatha Merkerson is the 5,707th most popular actor (down from 4,629th in 2024), the 8,865th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,787th in 2019) and the 2,619th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, S. Epatha Merkerson ranks 5,707 out of 13,578. Before her are Alley Mills, Faith Domergue, David Burke, Bruce Abbott, Margherita Buy, and Kevin Dobson. After her are Samantha Mathis, Kim Ha-neul, Kevin Dillon, Bérénice Marlohe, Aksel Hennie, and Barbara Windsor.

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Among people born in 1952, S. Epatha Merkerson ranks 476. Before her are Caroline Aaron, Jenny Shipley, Päivi Meriluoto, Rosario Livatino, Alexander Gennadiyevich Zaitsev, and Arie Schans. After her are Teitur Thordarson, Marianne Williamson, Alan Clark, Manuel Göttsching, Daryl Stuermer, and Susan Collins.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, S. Epatha Merkerson ranks 8,867 out of 20,380. Before her are Lewis Cass (1782), Kevin Dobson (1943), CM Punk (1978), Paul Heyman (1965), Joseph Paul Franklin (1950), and Chico Hamilton (1921). After her are Samantha Mathis (1970), Scott Turow (1949), Kevin Dillon (1965), George Deukmejian (1928), Peter Buck (1956), and Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, S. Epatha Merkerson ranks 2,620. Before her are Wallace Reid (1891), Glenne Headly (1955), Alley Mills (1951), Faith Domergue (1924), Bruce Abbott (1954), and Kevin Dobson (1943). After her are Samantha Mathis (1970), Kevin Dillon (1965), Michael Murphy (1938), Anthony Ramos (1991), Don Keefer (1916), and Alice Pearce (1917).

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