• Birth Name: Sharon Epatha Merkerson
    • Born: November 28, 1952
    • Birth place: Saginaw, Michigan
    • Height: 5'6"
    • Holds the honor of being the longest running African-American character in an American television seriesPBS.org: S. Epatha Merkerson
    • Television Debut: Pee-Wee's Playhouse as Reba the Mail Lady
    • Ex-spouse: Toussaint L. Jones
  • S. Epatha Merkerson is an American award-winning actress, who is the longest running cast member on the hit TV show Law & Order, as Lt. Anita Van Buren.

    She earned a B.A. from Wayne State University and began her acting career in New York, in 1978. She was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in the August Wilson play, The Piano Lesson.BroadwayWorld.com: S. Epatha Merkerson

  • Lawsuit

    TMZ.com reported on December 25, 2008, that Merkerson was being sued by her talent agency, The Gersh Agency, for $222,908.40 because the agency alleges that they had an oral agreement with her.TMZ.com: "Law and Order" Actress Sued -- **Doink Doink** (December 25, 2008) No official word has been released by Merkerson or her rep regarding the story.
  • Law & Order Fast Facts

    1. Season premiere: November 5, 2008
    2. New episodes: Wednesdays 10 pm
    3. Network: NBC
    4. Current Season: 19
    5. First Aired: September 13, 1990
    6. Creator: Dick Wolf
    7. Previous cast members include: Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth, Steven Hill, Fred Thompson, Jessie L Martin, Angie Harmon, Jill Hennessy, Dianne Wiest, Dennis Farina and Paul Sorvino

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