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S. Epatha Merkerson
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Merkerson in 2017
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Born
| Sharon Epatha Merkerson
(
1952-11-28
)
November 28, 1952
(age 71)
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Occupation
| Actress
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Years active
| 1986?present
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Spouse(s)
| Toussaint Louverture Jones, Jr. (1994-2006; divorced)
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Sharon Epatha Merkerson
(the middle name is pronounced ee-pay-thuh), known as
S. Epatha Merkerson
, is an
American
actress
. She was born on November 28, 1952.
[1]
She is best known as
Lieutenant
Anita Van Buren in the
Law & Order
television series
. She was on
Law & Order
from 1993 until it stopped airing new episodes in 2010,
[2]
and she was in 391 episodes. This was more than any other actor on the show.
[3]
She has won a
Golden Globe
, an
Emmy award
, an
Obie Award
, four
NAACP Image Awards
, and a
Screen Actors Guild Award
.