She was well deserving of the Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG award she picked up for her role as Ms. Rachel/Nanny. I was so damn happy she was given a lead role. It was time for her to recognized as a leading actress. The woman is wonderful. I'd love to see her on-stage. She seems like she'd be very cool, down-to-earth too.
shareAfter all those years being wasted on LAW & ORDER it was wonderful to see Merkesen get a role worthy of her talent and run with it...she deserved every award she won.
shareS Epatha Merkerson was incredibly moving in this role. She is such a skilled actress, that I never felt like I was watching someone "act" Brilliant portrayal by her.
sharei'm sure she got paid very well "wasting away" on LAW & ORDER, my friend! lol And YES! it was nice to finally see her show off her chops.
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I agree, I saw this for the first time the other day on HBO. She's an amazing actress, and I agree. She deserved every award she got. I'd never seen her in a leading role before, and she knocked it out. Hard. I'd like to see her in new things now that L&O is ending.
It seems like Law and Order is where good actors go to be wasted. I'm a fan of Kathryn Erbe, and she hasn't had an interesting role since she played that crazy bish Shirley Belinger on Oz (which was right before she joined L&O: CI), ditto for Christopher Meloni. then there's Sam Waterson, I haven't seen him in anything since The Man in the Moon (besides L&O).
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It seems like Law and Order is where good actors go to be wasted. I'm a fan of Kathryn Erbe, and she hasn't had an interesting role since she played that crazy bish Shirley Belinger on Oz (which was right before she joined L&O: CI), ditto for Christopher Meloni. then there's Sam Waterson, I haven't seen him in anything since The Man in the Moon (besides L&O).