S. Epatha Merkerson
Sharon Epatha Merkerson (the middle name is pronounced ee-pay-thuh), known as S. Epatha Merkerson, is an American actress. She was born on November 28, 1952. She is best known as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren in the Law & Order television series. She was on Law & Order from 1993 until it stopped airing new episodes in 2010, and she was in 391 episodes. This was more than any other actor on the show.
She has won a Golden Globe, an Emmy award, an Obie Award, four NAACP Image Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
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Actors from Michigan
Golden Globe Award winning actors
Emmy Award winning actors
American movie actors
American television actors
American voice actors
American stage actors
1952 births
Living people
People from Saginaw, Michigan