S. Epatha Merkerson
S. Epatha Merkerson was born on Nov 28, 1952 in USA. S. Epatha Merkerson's big-screen debut came with She's Gotta Have It directed by Spike Lee in 1986. S. Epatha Merkerson is known for Poker Face directed by Rian Johnson, Natasha Lyonne stars as Charlie Cale and Benjamin Bratt as Cliff Legrand. S. Epatha Merkerson has got 14 awards and 23 nominations so far. The most recent award S. Epatha Merkerson achieved is Best Actors Film Festival. The upcoming new tvshow S. Epatha Merkerson plays is Poker Face - Season 1 which will be released on Jan 26, 2023.
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 New York - Police judiciaire (1990), she has a long list of Broadway and off-Broadway credits and honors that include Drama Desk Award and Tony Award nominations for Best Actress for her performance in the August Wilson play The Piano Lesson (1995), a 1992 Obie Award for her performance in "I'm Not Stupid," and a 1998 Helen Hayes Award for her starring role in the Studio Theater production in Washington, DC, of the John Henry Redwood play "The Old Settler." Her first appearance on television was a guest-starring role on an episode of Cosby Show (1984). Her earliest regular role in television, however, was that of Reba the Mail Woman on Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986). Merkerson remains a theatrical force on the stage and on the screen and has the distinction of having been nominated for an Image Award in the Outstanding-Lead-Actress-in-a-Drama category for New York - Police judiciaire (1990) for three consecutive years by the NAACP.
Birthday
Nov 28, 1952Place of Birth
Saginaw, Michigan, USAAlso known
Sharon Epatha Merkerson
Known For
Awards
14 wins & 23 nominations
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