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S. Epatha Merkerson Biography

S. Epatha Merkerson is one of the most popular and richest Actor who was born on November 28, 1952 in Saginaw, Michigan, United States. Sharon Epatha Merkerson, /i’ pEI th@ /, is an American stage, television, and film actress. She was born on November 28, 1952. Her work has been recognized with numerous awards, including an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. She also received four NAACP Image Awards. Two Obie Awards. And two Tony Award nominations. Merkerson has also been awarded 4 honorary doctorates. Merkerson is most well-known for her role as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren, an award-winning character she played on Law & Order (NBC), which she played from 1993 through 2010. She was part of 395 episodes.

Merkerson, who had been with Law & Order for 17 seasons, was officially announced as leaving the network at the end the 20th season. The show’s last episode also featured Merkerson’s departure from Law & Order. It aired May 24, 2010. Merkerson was on the show for 17 seasons consecutively, which is 395 episodes. This was more than any other actor who has been associated with the show.

In 2012, Merkerson became the host of the show Find Our Missing which highlights the search for missing people of color. It is designed to put names and faces to people of color who have disappeared without a trace. Each episode tells the story of the missing person or persons, beginning with the day they vanished, the frantic searches by loved ones and the investigations into their disappearances. Find Our Missing provides insight into these victims’ lives: their hopes and dreams, what makes them tick and how they have touched those around them — from the people who knew them best.

During a segment on the January 31, 2012 episode of The Wendy Williams Show, when questioned about the origin of her name, Merkerson shared that “Epatha” was the name of “a grade-school teacher who was influential in keeping [her father] in school”. She further went on to clarify that she prefers to be addressed as “Epatha” as opposed to “S. Epatha”.

Merkerson married Toussaint Jones from 1994 to 2006.

NameS. Epatha Merkerson
First NameS.
Last NameMerkerson
OccupationActor
BirthdayNovember 28
Birth Year1952
Place of BirthSaginaw
Home TownMichigan
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignScorpio
Full/Birth Name
FatherNot Available
MotherNot Available
SiblingsBarrie Merkerson
SpouseToussaint L. Jones
Children(s)Not Available

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Merkerson’s star began to rise after she assumed the lead role in the one-woman play, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill. That was followed by a Tony Award nomination as Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance as Berniece in August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play The Piano Lesson. Merkerson won an Obie Award in 1992 for her work in I’m Not Stupid. Her screen credits include Jacob’s Ladder, Loose Cannons, She’s Gotta Have It, James Cameron’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day; and “Navy Seals”. In 2006, she won a Golden Globe Award, an Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild award for her performance in the HBO film Lackawanna Blues. In 2007, she starred as Lola Delaney in the Los Angeles stage production of William Inge’s Come Back, Little Sheba, playing the role made famous by Shirley Booth. In January 2008 the production opened a successful run on Broadway and earned Merkerson her second Tony nomination.

S. Epatha Merkerson Net Worth

S. Epatha Merkerson is one of the richest Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, S. Epatha Merkerson's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Merkerson graduated in 1970 from Cooley High School. Merkerson began her dance career at Eastern Michigan University. Later, she transferred to Indiana University Bloomington. Merkerson earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theatre at Wayne State University. In May 2009, she was awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters by Wayne State University. She also received the same distinctions from Montclair State University (2013), the University of Pittsburgh (2015) and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (2012).

Merkerson, a 1978 transplant from England, moved to Albany, New York in order to join a theatre company. Merkerson later moved to New York City.

Merkerson also appeared in Steven Spielberg’s 2012 film Lincoln as Lydia Hamilton Smith, housekeeper to Tommy Lee Jones’s character, Congressman Thaddeus Stevens.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeActor
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

In 2014 Merkerson became a spokesperson for Merck America’s Diabetes Challenge, to increase type 2 diabetes awareness among African Americans.

In 2014, Merkerson appeared in the Primary Stages production of While I Yet Live, which was written by Tony Award winner Billy Porter.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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In 2012, Merkerson became the host of Find Our Missing, a reality-reenactment series on TV One which profiles missing people of color.

In 2015, she was cast as Sharon Goodwin, Chief of Medical Services of the fictional Gaffney Chicago Medical Center Hospital on the NBC medical drama Chicago Med.

Who is S. Epatha Merkerson Dating?

According to our records, S. Epatha Merkerson married to Toussaint L. Jones . As of December 1, 2023, S. Epatha Merkerson’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2015 Merkerson joined the cast of NBC medical drama Chicago Med as Sharon Goodwin, Chief of Medical Services. The series was conceived and written by Law and Order creator Dick Wolf, along with Matt Olmstead, Derek Haas and Michael Brandt.

Facts & Trivia

S. Ranked on the list of most popular Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. S. Epatha Merkerson celebrates birthday on November 28 of every year.

Merkerson appeared in Season 5, Episode 5 of Dr. Henry Louis Gates Finding Your Roots on February 5, 2019, in which he revealed that she was a descendant of Isaac Hawkins and eight others of the 272 enslaved people who were sold in the 1838 Jesuit slave sale by Jesuit priests who owned the 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).

Why does S Epatha Merkerson not use her first name?

In an interview with The Television Academy, Merkerson joked her first initial stands for “Sweet” before admitting a classmate from high school divulged her first name, making it public knowledge. Merkerson explained how she started using just her first initial because she got the idea from G. Gordon Liddy.

What is S Epatha real name?

S.Epatha Merkerson
BornS. Epatha Merkerson November 28, 1952 Saginaw, Michigan
Alma materWayne State University (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active1976–present

Why did S Epatha Merkerson leave Law and Order?

Manheim has essentially been cast in season 21 as the replacement to Merkerson’s character due to the fact that Merkerson is not available to reprise the role due to her commitments to Chicago Med. In other words, Merkerson will not be leaving Med to rejoin the Law and Order cast.

Who plays Ms Goodwin Chicago Med?

Sharon Goodwin (née McGee) is the Head of Patient and Medical Services at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center. She is portrayed by S. Epatha Merkerson.

How do you pronounce epatha?

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