S. Epatha Merkerson
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S. Epatha Merkerson (born Sharon Epatha Merkerson; November 28, 1952) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She has won a Golden Globe, Emmy Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Obie Award and four NAACP Image Awards. She has also received two Tony Award nominations. She is best known for her role as NYPD Lieutenant Anita Van Buren (1993–2010) on the long-running NBC police procedural drama series Law & Order. She appeared in 390 episodes of the series, more than any other cast member.
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You Can Go (2016)
As: Mrs. Bryant
A school administrator talks down a troubled student.
Runtime: 9 min.
Directed by: Christine Turner
Stars: Charlie Tahan | S. Epatha Merkerson
Year by the Sea (2016)
As: Liz
Hoping to reclaim who she was before marriage and children, an empty nester retreats to Cape Cod where she embarks upon a quest to set herself free.
Runtime: 114 min.
Directed by: Alexander Janko
Stars: Monique Gabriela Curnen | Karen Allen | Celia Imrie | S. Epatha Merkerson | Yannick Bisson
The Gabby Douglas Story (2014)
As: Miss Caroline
The true story of Gabby Douglas who becomes the first African American to be named Individual All-Around Champion in artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Games.
Runtime: 86 min.
Directed by: Gregg Champion
Stars: Regina King | S. Epatha Merkerson | Imani Hakim | Sydney Mikayla | Gabby Douglas
Peeples (2013)
As: Daphne Peeples
The story follows what happens when a child psychologist surprises his girlfriend by showing up at her political family's annual get-together at their Sag Harbor vacation home only to find them desperately in need of therapy.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Tina Gordon Chism
Stars: Kerry Washington | Craig Robinson | David Alan Grier | S. Epatha Merkerson | Tyler James Williams
Lincoln (2012)
As: Lydia Smith
A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
Runtime: 150 min.
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Sally Field | David Strathairn | James Spader | Daniel Day-Lewis
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay (2010)
As: Effa
A presumed-dead man's current wife and former wives squabble over his funeral arrangements.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Howard Michael Gould
Stars: Lindsay Sloane | Andie MacDowell | Tim Allen | Jenna Elfman | Elisha Cuthbert
Mother and Child (2009)
As: Ada
The lives of three women have a commonality: adoption. Karen is a physical therapist who regrets that, as a teenager, she gave up her daughter for adoption. Elizabeth was an adopted child and is now a successful lawyer, but her personal life lacks warmth. Lucy and her husband have failed to conceive and now hope to adopt a baby to make their family complete.
Runtime: 125 min.
Directed by: Rodrigo García
Stars: Kerry Washington | Samuel L. Jackson | Annette Bening | Naomi Watts | Carla Gallo
Girl, Positive (2007)
As: Ariel Winters
A popular high school girl finds out that a boy she slept with is HIV positive.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Peter Werner
Stars: Erik von Detten | S. Epatha Merkerson | Andrea Bowen | Nathan Anderson | Jennie Garth
Slipstream (2007)
As: Bonnie
Aging screenwriter Felix Bonhoeffer has lived his life in two states of existence: in reality and his own interior world. While working on a murder mystery script, and unaware that his brain is on the verge of implosion, Felix is baffled when his characters start to appear in his life, and vice versa.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Anthony Hopkins
Stars: Michael Clarke Duncan | Anthony Hopkins | Lana Antonova | Stella Arroyave | Lindsay Barth
Black Snake Moan (2006)
As: Angela
A God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, is looking everywhere for love, but never quite finding it.
Runtime: 116 min.
Directed by: Craig Brewer
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Justin Timberlake | Christina Ricci | S. Epatha Merkerson | John Cothran, Jr.
Lackawanna Blues (2005)
As: Rachel "Nanny" Crosby
In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: George C. Wolfe
Stars: S. Epatha Merkerson | Yasiin Bey | Marcus Carl Franklin | Macy Gray | Louis Gossett, Jr.
Radio (2003)
As: Maggie
High school football coach, Harold Jones befriends Radio, a mentally-challenged man who becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson, South Carolina. Their friendship extends over several decades, where Radio transforms from a shy, tormented man into an inspiration to his community.
Runtime: 109 min.
Directed by: Mike Tollin
Stars: Ed Harris | Alfre Woodard | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Debra Winger | S. Epatha Merkerson
Random Hearts (1999)
As: Nea
After the death of their loved ones in a tragic plane crash 'Harrison Ford' and Kristin Scott Thomas find each others keys in each others loved ones posessions and realize that they were having an affair and must figure out all the details. Written by Andy HeitzThe wife of Police Sergeant Dutch Van Den Broek and the husband of politician Kay Chandler are killed in a plane crash. Now Dutch discovers ...
Runtime: 133 min.
Directed by: Sydney Pollack
Stars: Charles S. Dutton | Kristin Scott Thomas | Harrison Ford | Bonnie Hunt | Dennis Haysbert
Exiled (1998)
As: Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
A Law & Order TV movie centered on the character Mike Logan.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Jean de Segonzac
Stars: Chris Noth | Dana Eskelson | Dann Florek | Dabney Coleman | John Fiore
An Unexpected Life (1998)
As: Beverly Hawkins
Sequel to "An Unexpected Family."
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: David Hugh Jones
Stars: Stockard Channing | Christine Ebersole | Jenny O'Hara | Elaine Stritch | Stephen Collins
Breaking Through (1996)
As: Barbara
Laura is a 20 year old deaf girl who has never been taught sign language. She is rescued from neglect and physical abuse by Pam, a social worker. Pam teaches her how to communicate and uncovers Laura's true personality.
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Fred Gerber
Stars: Thomas Kopache | JoBeth Williams | Kellie Martin | Alan Rosenberg | Aaron Kubey
A Mother's Prayer (1995)
As: Ruby
Directed by: Larry Elikann
Stars: Linda Hamilton | Bruce Dern | RuPaul | Kate Nelligan | Noah Fleiss
A Place For Annie (1994)
As: Alice
Baby Annie is HIV positive and has been left in the clinic by her drug addicted mother. To prevent that she's deported to a home where they'd just wait for her to die, nurse Susan takes charge of Annie at her home. Two years later she plans too adopt her -- but suddenly Annie's mother reappears and demands her back. And under the law, Susan, as foster-mother, has no claim to the child.
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: John Gray
Stars: Mary-Louise Parker | Jack Noseworthy | Sissy Spacek | Joan Plowright | S. Epatha Merkerson
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
As: Tarissa Dyson
Nearly 10 years have passed since Sarah Connor was targeted for termination by a cyborg from the future. Now her son, John, the future leader of the resistance, is the target for a newer, more deadly terminator. Once again, the resistance has managed to send a protector back to attempt to save John and his mother Sarah.
Runtime: 137 min.
Directed by: James Cameron
Stars: Linda Hamilton | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Robert Patrick | Edward Furlong | Michael Edwards
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
As: Elsa
A traumatized Vietnam war veteran finds out that his post-war life isn't what he believes it to be when he's attacked by horned creatures in the subway and his dead son comes to visit him...
Runtime: 113 min.
Directed by: Adrian Lyne
Stars: Tim Robbins | Danny Aiello | Matt Craven | Elizabeth Peña | Pruitt Taylor Vince
Loose Cannons (1990)
As: Rachel
Mac, the two fisted savy cop finds that he's being saddled with a new partner, a known burn out, to work with him on a new and difficult case. The new partner is, Ellis, an amazing detective, one who puts Sherlock Holmes to shame with his lightning fast deductions. But, he keeps assuming the personalities of entire casts of Television shows. This can be a problem when people begin shooting at them
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Bob Clark
Stars: Dan Aykroyd | Nancy Travis | Dom DeLuise | Gene Hackman | Ronny Cox
She's Gotta Have It (1986)
As: Doctor Jamison
The story of Nola Darling's simultaneous sexual relationships with three different men is told by her and by her partners and other friends. All three men wanted her to commit solely to them; Nola resists being "owned" by a single partner.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Spike Lee
Stars: Spike Lee | Tommy Redmond Hicks | Raye Dowell | Tracy Camilla Johns | John Canada Terrell