S. Epatha Merkerson
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
Career stats
55Films
1024Posters
51Years active
1991Peak year
Eras & genres
Eras
Genres
Selected work
86 posters
Frequent collaborators
30 repeat partners
Felicity Huffman
Self · 23 films together
Samuel L. Jackson
Actor · 22 films together
Harry Connick Jr.
Self · 21 films together
Kerry Washington
Self · 20 films together
Laura Linney
Self · 20 films together
Queen Latifah
Self · 20 films together
Whoopi Goldberg
Self · 20 films together
Alec Baldwin
Actor · 19 films together