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American actress (born 1952)
S. Epatha Merkerson [a] 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 Van Buren on the NBC police procedural drama series Law & Order [5] [6] Pee-wee's Playhouse Chicago Med crossover appearances on Chicago Fire Chicago P.D.
Early life [ edit ]
Merkerson was born Sharon Epatha Merkerson in Saginaw, Michigan, and raised in Detroit.[7] [8] [9] [7]
During a segment on the January 31, 2012, episode of The Wendy Williams Show [5] Cooley High School in 1970 and earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre at Wayne State University in 1976.[9] [8] New York University in 1978. She was made an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by Wayne State University in May 2009[10]
In 1978, she moved to New York City.[9]
Merkerson made her television debut as Reba the Mail Lady on Pee-wee's Playhouse The Cosby Show [10]
She first appeared in the NBC police procedural drama Law & Order Dann Florek as detective squad chief in the series' fourth season, making her one of the few actors to secure a recurring role after an initial single appearance on the show.
Merkerson's career began to rise after she assumed the lead role in the one-woman play Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill August Wilson 's Pulitzer Prize –winning play The Piano Lesson Tony Award as Best Featured Actress in a Play. Merkerson has also won 2 Obie Awards for her work in I'm Not Stupid and Birdie Blue , a Helen Hayes Award for The Old Settler , and a Lucille Lortel nomination for F**king A by Suzan-Lori Parks .[10] Jacob's Ladder Loose Cannons She's Gotta Have It James Cameron 's Terminator 2: Judgment Day Navy Seals HBO film Lackawanna Blues William Inge 's Come Back, Little Sheba .
On April 1, 2010, it was confirmed that after 17 seasons, Merkerson would leave Law & Order [6] Law & Order , which aired on May 24, 2010, was also the show's final episode. In total, Merkerson appeared on the series for 17 consecutive seasons—395 episodes—which was more than any other actor associated with the program.[11]
In 2012, Merkerson became the host of Find Our Missing , a reality-reenactment series on TV One which profiles missing people of color .[12] Steven Spielberg 's 2012 film Lincoln as Lydia Hamilton Smith , housekeeper to Tommy Lee Jones 's character, Congressman Thaddeus Stevens .
In 2014, Merkerson appeared in the Primary Stages production of While I Yet Live , written by Billy Porter . In 2015, she joined the cast of NBC medical drama Chicago Med Law & Order creator Dick Wolf , along with Matt Olmstead , Derek Haas and Michael Brandt .[13] Type 2 diabetes awareness among African Americans.[14]
Personal life [ edit ]
Merkerson appeared on the television series of Henry Louis Gates ' Finding Your Roots 1838 Jesuit slave sale by Jesuit priests. These priests owned plantations on which the enslaved people tilled tobacco; proceeds from the sale were used to pay off the debts of the Jesuit-operated Georgetown College (now Georgetown University ).[15] [9]
Filmography [ edit ]
Television [ edit ]
Awards and nominations [ edit ]
Awards
Doctor of Letters,
University of Pittsburgh
2013 Honorary Degree, Doctor of Letters,
Montclair State University
2012 Honorary Degree, Doctor of Letters, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
2009 Honorary Degree,
Doctor of Letters,
Wayne State University
Nominations
1990 Helen Hayes Award Best Actress, Non-Resident Play (The Piano Lesson )
1990 Drama Desk Award Best Actress, Lead Role-Play (The Piano Lesson )
1990 Tony Nomination Best Actress, Featured Role-Play (The Piano Lesson )
1997 NAACP Image Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Law & Order )
1998 NAACP Image Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Law & Order )
1999 NAACP Image Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Law & Order )
2001 NAACP Image Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Law & Order )
2003 Lucille Lortel Award Outstanding Lead Actress (Fucking A )
2003 Drama League Award Distinguished Performance (Fucking A )
2005 Satellite Award Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television (Lackawanna Blues )
2006 Vision Award Best Dramatic Performance (ackawanna Blues )
2006 Lucille Lortel Award Best Actress (Birdie Blue )
2006 Independent Spirit Nomination Best Female Lead (Lackawanna Blues )
2006 Drama League Award Distinguished Performance (Birdie Blue )
2007 NAACP Image Award Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Law & Order )
2008 NAACP Image Award Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Law & Order )
2008 NAACP Image Award Nomination Best Actress in a Made for TV Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special (Girl, Positive )
2008 Tony Award Nomination Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play (Come Back, Little Sheba )
2008 NAACP Theatre Award Best Lead Female – Equity (Come Back, Little Sheba )
^ Merkerson has stated that her current legal name is S. Epatha Merkerson, even though she was born Sharon Epatha Merkerson.[4]
References [ edit ]
^ "S. Epatha Merkerson" . The New Federal Theatre . Retrieved June 30, 2023 .
^ Dawn, Randee (June 10, 2010). "The Life Force of S. Epatha Merkerson" . The Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 30, 2023 .
^ a b "Interview with S. Epatha Merkerson" . The Wendy Williams Show the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012 .
^ a b "Exclusive: S. Epatha Merkerson exits 'Law & Order' . Entertainment Weekly the original on April 4, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2019 .
^ a b Fletcher, Sharon Melson. "S. Epatha Merkerson" . Contemporary Black Biography . Gale. Retrieved September 14, 2018 .
^ a b "S. Epatha Merkerson" . TV Guide . Retrieved September 14, 2018 .
^ a b c d "S. Epatha Merkerson" . Biography.com . A&E Networks . Archived from the original on September 15, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018 .
^ a b c Merkerson, S. Epatha. "Interview". Inside the Actors Studio
^ "Closing the Case With Law & Order's S. Epatha Merkerson" . tv.com . Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2012 .
^ Labbé-DeBose, Theola (January 18, 2012). "TV One's 'Find Our Missing' highlight African Americans who vanished" . The Washington Post . Retrieved May 28, 2012 .
^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 20, 2015). "Laurie Holden Cast In NBC's 'Chicago Med' . Deadline.com . Retrieved March 11, 2015 .
^ "Award-Winning Actress S. Epatha Merkerson and Merck Challenge African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes to Get to Their Goals" . PR Newswire . Retrieved August 24, 2023 .
^ "PBS' Finding Your Roots Shares History of the GU272" . Georgetown Voice
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