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S. Epatha Merkerson

Birthday:: Nov 28, 1952
Birthplace:: Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Bio:: S. Epatha Merkerson is a Tony-nominated and Obie-winning, African-American stage actress, but is best known for her portrayal of detective squad chief Lt. Anita Van Buren in the series Law and Order. Born and raised in Detroit as the youngest of five children, she was a fine arts graduate of Wayne…

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Range of Movie T-meters: 0% - 98%

Number of Movies: 23

Box Office Since 2001: $244.9M

Year	Rating	Title	Credit	Box Office
2013	33%	Peeples	Daphne Peeples	--
2012	89%	Lincoln	Lydia Smith	$182.2M
2010	79%	Mother and Child	Ada	$1.1M
2008		Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun	Actor	--
2008		The Six Wives of Henry Lefay	Effa Devereaux	--
2007	23%	Slipstream	Bonnie Sylvester	--
2007	66%	Black Snake Moan	Angela	$9.3M
2007		Girl, Positive	Ariel Winters	--
2005	71%	Lackawanna Blues	Rachel 'Nanny' Crosby	--
2003	36%	Radio	Maggie Kennedy Director	$52.3M
2002	13%	The Rising Place	Lessie Watson	--
1999	15%	Random Hearts	Actor	--
1998		Exiled (Exiled: A Law & Order Movie)	Lt. Anita Van Buren	--
1997		Unexpected Life	Actor	--
1996		Breaking Through (After the Silence)	Barbara	--
1995		A Mother's Prayer	Ruby	--
1994		A Place For Annie	Alice	--
1991	98%	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	Tarissa Dyson	--
1990	70%	Jacob's Ladder	Elsa	--
1990	0%	Loose Cannons	Rachel	--
1990	19%	Navy Seals	Jolena	--
1988		Pee-Wee's Playhouse: V. 5	Actor	--
1986	93%	She's Gotta Have It	Actor	--

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1. Rachel: You have strong lookin' thighs for a white man.
From Loose Cannons. Submitted by Carolyn D (3 months ago)

1. Rachel 'Nanny' Crosby: But you can't hurt me no more. I'm numb. Sometimes I look at you, don't even see you. You touch me and I don't feel you. But I can smell you and I know I'm alive. That stench ain't just some other woman's cheap perfume, it's your soul, Bill. Your rotten soul!
From Lackawanna Blues. Submitted by Facebook U (24 months ago)