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  1. S. Epatha Merkerson [a] (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 ...

  2. S. Epatha Merkerson Biography Actress Born Sharon Epatha Merkerson, November 28, 1952, in Saginaw, MI; daughter of Ann (a postal worker); married Toussaint L. Jones Jr. (a social worker), March, 1994 (divorced).

  3. Sep 4, 2020 · Merkerson had only to look to her 93-year-old mother, Ann, for inspiration. As the actress proudly points out, her mother enrolled in a four-year college at age 72 to learn American Sign Language. At 85, she went skydiving. All this after raising five children on her own, all of whom graduated from college.

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  5. Oct 7, 2023 · Oct. 7, 2023. The actor S. Epatha Merkerson is perhaps best known for her 17 consecutive seasons as Lt. Anita van Buren on the “Law & Order” franchise. But she has held many stage, film and TV ...

  6. It's a story line Merkerson has seen before. In the late 1970s, her mother, Ann Merkerson, a postal supervisor in Detroit, was replaced in her job by a young white woman who had no seniority, and ...

  7. Jul 22, 2022 · Merkerson's record as the longest-running Black character on primetime TV was eventually eclipsed in 2017 by her fellow "Law & Order" franchise star Ice-T (via KISS 104.1 FM), who, at the time of ...

  8. Jan 6, 2022 · By Sylvia-Marah Boune / Jan. 6, 2022 4:44 pm EST. S. Epatha Merkerson is an American actress best known for her role in NBC's "Law & Order" as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren and her more recent role ...