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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 ...
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 ...
James Bond. Chicago Med star S. Epatha Merkerson is mourning the loss of her former co-star, Louis Gossett Jr. Keep reading to learn what Merkerson said about working with the legendary Hollywood ...
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 ...
Jun 8, 2018 · S. Epatha Merkerson was born on November 28, 1952, in Saginaw, Michigan, and raised by her mother, a divorced postal employee, in Detroit, Michigan, along with four siblings. At the age of 13 Merkerson's family moved to an all-white neighborhood and experienced racism that she remembers well.
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.
