S. Epatha Merkerson
The youngest of five children raised by a single mother in Detroit. Made her big-screen debut in director Spike Lee's first feature, 1986 romantic comedy She's Gotta Have It . Theater honors include an Obie Award in 1991 for I'm Not Stupid and a Helen Hayes Award in 1999 for The Old Settler . Covered her unprocessed hair with a wig to play New York police lieutenant Anita Van Buren on Law & Order . A former smoker who quit cold turkey after losing a close friend to lung cancer, she has become… Show more
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