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In her four-hour interview, S. Epatha Merkerson talks of her early interest in drama and theater. She tells of her childhood dream to move to New York, and how she made that dream a reality. She discusses her stage work in high school and college and the difficulty she had landing leading roles as a Black woman. Merkerson describes her success in musicals and as an understudy on Broadway, and ...
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 roles over ...
S. Epatha Merkerson is known to millions of television viewers as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren on the hit NBC series Law … Order. Order. Merkerson has been a staple of the show since 1993, three years after its launch, and more than a dozen years later her name became the answer to a trivia question: she is the longest-serving African-American ...
Birthday: Nov 28, 1952. Birthplace: Saginaw, Michigan, USA. As an acclaimed performer with gritty but approachable style, actress S. Epatha Merkerson began her career on the stage both on and off ...
May 1, 2022 · S. Epatha Merkerson As Lieutenant Anita Van Buren On 'Law And Order' Merkerson joined the cast of 'Law and Order' in its fourth season, aired in 1993. Her character succeeded Captain Don Cragen (Dann Florek) as commander of the 27th Precinct Detective Squad after Cragen gets transferred to the Anti-Corruption Task Force.
Actress: Law & Order. 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 ...
S. Epatha Merkerson (born Sharon Epatha Merkerson) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She has won a Golden Globe, Emmy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, Obie Award, 4 NAACP Image Awards, and 2 Tony Award nominations. She is best known for her role as NYPD Lieutenant Anita Van Buren (1993–2010) on the long-running NBC police procedural drama series Law & Order, as well as ...
