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S Merkerson

  • Birthplace: Saginaw, Michigan
  • Birthday: November 28, 1952

Acclaimed African-American stage actor with an impassioned and gritty yet approachable style, who began to conquer both Broadway and TV audiences in the late 1980s. Born on November 28, 1952 in Saginaw, MI, Merkerson grew up in Detroit and eventually graduated from Wayne State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theater. Merkerson moved to New York and gradually found a niche in off-Broadway productions and regional theater. A breakthrough role came for her with her charmingly relaxed and ordinary Reba "the mail lady" on the widely watch…more

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Career Milestones

  • 2007

    Cast opposite Samuel L. Jackson in "Black Snake Moan"

  • 2007

    Returned to the stage as the aging, disillusioned Lola of William Inge's "Come Back, Little Sheba"; earned a Tony award nomination for Best Actress in a Play

  • 2005

    Won an Emmy for her role as Nanny, the owner of a boarding house in Lackawanna, New York in the HBO original movie "Lackawanna Blues"; also earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Actress

  • 1993 to 0000

    First primetime TV program as series regular: joined cast of NBC's police and courtroom drama, "Law & Order" as Lt. Anita Van Buren

  • 1993

    First TV-movie, "It's Nothing Personal"

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Awards

  • 2006

    Golden Globe Award: Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie

  • 2006

    OBIE Award: Outstanding Performance

  • 2006

    Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

  • 2005

    Emmy Award: Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie

  • 1992

    OBIE Award: Outstanding Performance

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