S. Epatha Merkerson

S. Epatha Merkerson is an American actress. She has received accolades for her work, including an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, four NAACP Image Awards, two Obie Awards, and two Tony Award nominations. She is known for her portrayal of NYPD Lieutenant Anita Van Buren on the NBC police procedural drama series Law & Order, a role she played from 1993 to 2010, appearing in 388 episodes of the series. She is also known for playing Reba the Mail Lady on Pee-wee's Playhouse and Sharon Goodwin in the NBC medical drama Chicago Med since the series premiered in November 2015

28 November 1952

Born on the same birth day (28 November): Alan Ritchson • Andrew Jones (British politician) • Dick Morris • James Eastland • Laura Antonelli • Luke Howard • Margaret Tudor • Morris Louis • Necip Hablemitoğlu • Randy Newman

Born in the same month (November 1952): Alfre Woodard • David Petraeus • Dimitra Galani • Jan Raas • John Denny • Johnny A. • Mark Lye • Maxine Nightingale • Oleg Blokhin • Peter Beattie • Rachel Chagall • Randy Savage • Rick Atkinson • Runa Laila • Sheila Copps • Sherrod Brown • Shigeru Miyamoto