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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of S. Epatha Merkerson has received more than 3,257,063 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). S. Epatha Merkerson is the 4,632nd most popular actor (down from 4,074th in 2019), the 6,788th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,149th in 2019) and the 2,074th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, S. Epatha Merkerson ranks 4,632 out of 13,578. Before her are John Castle, Antoine de Caunes, Alan Tudyk, Wendell Corey, Rani Mukerji, and Tahar Rahim. After her are Art Acord, Anita Thallaug, Nadia Cassini, Michael Kelly, Halit Akçatepe, and Amanda Bearse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, S. Epatha Merkerson ranks 375. Before her are Carol Ann Susi, Jiří Paroubek, Bill Walton, Yousaf Raza Gillani, Henrique Mecking, and Vittorio Sgarbi. After her are Jean-Christophe Rufin, Benny Hinn, Raisa Smetanina, Ricardo Tormo, Tian Zhuangzhuang, and David Ho.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, S. Epatha Merkerson ranks 6,788 out of 20,380. Before her are Melissa Joan Hart (1976), Marilyn Miller (1898), Yvonne Elliman (1951), Alan Tudyk (1971), Robert Charles Wilson (1953), and Wendell Corey (1914). After her are Art Acord (1890), Nadia Cassini (1949), Michael Kelly (1969), Peter Pace (1945), Amanda Bearse (1958), and Michael Paul Chan (1950).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, S. Epatha Merkerson ranks 2,074. Before her are Sheree J. Wilson (1958), Dick Van Patten (1928), Betty Compson (1897), Melissa Joan Hart (1976), Alan Tudyk (1971), and Wendell Corey (1914). After her are Art Acord (1890), Nadia Cassini (1949), Michael Kelly (1969), Amanda Bearse (1958), Michael Paul Chan (1950), and George Nader (1921).

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