S. Epatha Merkerson: S. Epatha Merkerson. Actress: Law & Order. 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 Law & Order (1990), she has a long list of Broadway...
Known For: Law & Order (Lieutenant Anita Van BurenMrs. Denise Winters), Lackawanna Blues (Rachel "Nanny" Crosby), Jacob's Ladder (Elsa), Lincoln (Lydia Smith)