S. Epatha Merkerson
| S. Epatha Merkerson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Sharon Epatha Merkerson November 28, 1952 Saginaw, Michigan, United States |
| Alma mater | Wayne State University (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse(s) | Toussaint Louverture Jones, Jr. (m. 1994; div. 2006) |
Sharon Epatha Merkerson (/iˈpeɪθə/; born November 28, 1952), professionally and legally known as S. Epatha Merkerson, is an American film, stage, and television actress. She has won a Golden Globe, an Emmy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, an Obie Award and four NAACP Image Awards. She has also received two Tony Award nominations. She is best known for her role as NYPD Lieutenant Anita Van Buren from 1993 to 2010 on the long-running NBC police procedural drama series Law & Order. She appeared in 391 episodes of the series—more than any other cast member.
In 2012, Merkerson became the host of Find Our Missing, a reality-reenactment series on TV One which profiles missing people of color.
In 2015, she was cast as Sharon Goodwin, the Chief of the Hospital on the NBC medical drama Chicago Med.
Merkerson, the youngest of five children, was born in Saginaw, Michigan. Her mother, Ann, was, at the time, the only female in the vehicles operation unit at the Detroit Post Office. Her father worked in a factory. Merkerson's parents separated in 1957.
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