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S. Epatha Merkerson

Acting · Born November 28, 1952 · Saginaw, Michigan, USA

S. Epatha Merkerson (born Sharon Epatha Merkerson) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She has won a Golden Globe, Emmy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, Obie Award, 4 NAACP Image Awards, and 2 Tony Award nominations.

Movies with S. Epatha Merkerson

• Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) — Tarissa Dyson
• Jacob's Ladder (1990) — Elsa
• Lincoln (2012) — Lydia Smith
• Radio (2003) — Maggie
• Random Hearts (1999) — Nea
• Black Snake Moan (2006) — Angela
• Jersey Girl (2004) — Doctor #1
• The Six Wives of Henry Lefay (2009) — Effa
• Eye for an Eye (2025) — May
• Navy Seals (1990) — Jolena
• Mother and Child (2009) — Ada
• We Grown Now (2024) — Anita

TV shows with S. Epatha Merkerson

• Law & Order (1990) — Anita Van Buren
• Chicago P.D. (2014) — Sharon Goodwin
• Chicago Fire (2012) — Sharon Goodwin
• Chicago Med (2015) — Sharon Goodwin
• Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986) — Reba
• Here and Now (1992) — Claudia St. Marth
• Mann & Machine (1992) — Capt. Margaret Claghorn