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Sharon Epatha Merkerson (; born November 28, 1952),〔("S. Epatha Merkerson" in 'Come Back, Little Sheba'" ). ''The Leonard Lopate Show'', February 22, 2008. WNYC, New York. Elapsed time approx. 15:50. Retrieved 2008-02-23〕 best known as S. Epatha Merkerson, is an American film, stage, and television actress. She has won a Golden Globe, an Emmy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, an 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 from 1993 to 2010〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Exclusive: S. Epatha Merkerson exits 'Law & Order' )〕 on the long-running NBC police procedural drama series ''Law & Order''. She appeared in 391 episodes of the series—more than any other cast member.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Interview with S. Epatha Merkerson )〕 In 2012, Merkerson became the host of ''Find Our Missing'', a reality-reenactment series on TV One which profiles missing people of color. In 2015, she was cast as the Head of the Hospital on NBC's ''Chicago Med''. ==Early life== Merkerson, the youngest of five children, was born in Saginaw, Michigan. Her mother, Ann, was, at the time, the only female in the vehicles operation unit at the Detroit Post Office. Her father worked in a factory.〔(S. Epatha Merkerson Biography (1952–) )〕〔Stated in interview on ''Inside the Actors Studio''〕 Merkerson's parents separated in 1957. Merkerson has often been reticent about revealing what her first name really was (Sharon). On the June 11, 2005, episode of NPR's ''Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!'',〔(Wait Wait – June 11, 2005 )〕 she jokingly claimed that the initial "S," "stands for 'Sweet' () so many people have difficulty with Epatha, which is what I prefer to be called". She has legally changed her first name to ''S.''〔("S. Epatha Merkerson in 'Come Back, Little Sheba'" ). ''The Leonard Lopate Show'', February 22, 2008. WNYC, New York. Elapsed time approx. 15:50. Retrieved 2008-02-23〕 During a segment on the January 31, 2012, episode of ''The Wendy Williams Show'', when questioned about the origin of her name, Merkerson shared that "Epatha" was the name of "a grade-school teacher who was influential in keeping (father ) in school."〔 She further went on to clarify that she prefers to be addressed as "Epatha" as opposed to "S. Epatha."〔 Merkerson graduated from Cooley High School in 1970. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Wayne State University and began her New York theater career in 1978. She was conferred an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Wayne State University in May 2009...〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「S. Epatha Merkerson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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