S. Epatha Merkerson

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S. Epatha Merkerson: TV Guide News

Law & Order Vet Stages Broadway Come Back | Today's News: Our Take | 8/16/2007
S. Epatha Merkerson will return to Broadway in a Manhattan Theatre Club revival of the William Inge drama Come Back, Little Sheba, previewing Jan. 3, 2008, and then opening Jan. 24. Per the AP, Merkerson will star as lonely housewife Lola, a role that in the original 1950 production garnered Shirley Booth a Tony (and then an Oscar, for the film adaptation). read more
Ask Matt | 7/6/2007
I just read an interview with S. Epatha Merkerson in which she was asked about being the senior cast member of Law & Ord read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 6/22/2007
On Monday at 9 pm/ET, S. Epatha Merkerson costars with Jennie Garth and Andrea Bowen (Julie Mayer on Desperate Housewive read more
The Closer Opens Its Doors to Emmy Winner | Today's News: Our Take | 5/21/2007
There certainly seems to be a "No Shrinking Violets" sign posted outside the TNT studios. During a conference call to tout the June 18 return of The Closer, series star Kyra Sedgwick — herself a Golden Globe winner — told TVGuide.com that in addition to meeting Brenda's father (a role as yet uncast), a doctor for the deputy chief will enter the mix, played by Law & Order vet S. Epatha Merkerson, who grabbed an Emmy for her turn in Lackawanna Blues. "She'll be around for a few... read more
Coming Soon: ABC Has a Dream | Today's News: Our Take | 1/11/2007
Currently in the pipeline here and there:ABC: Per Variety, the network is fast-tracking The Great American Dream Vote, an unscripted series in which a group of people share their dreams with a studio audience, and then square off in head-to-head competitions. At the end of each show, viewers vote for which person deserves to have their wish realized.HBO: Kanye West will star in a reality series directed by Borat's Larry Charles, which focuses on a day in the singer's hectic life. Also, Ruben... read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 2/8/2006
S. Epatha Merkerson likely gave fans of NBC's read more
The Watercooler | 1/30/2006
Screen Actors Guild Awards The night actors pat each other on the back. Much like the Golden Globes, read more
Roush Dispatch | 1/17/2006
As long as Lost and read more
Televisionary | 12/15/2005
Last night the dinner discussion was Pee-wee's Playhouse and we were trying to recall who was who on the show. We read more
Ask Matt | 9/23/2005
So, how did you do on your predictions? Who should win vs who will win vs who did win? I could do the math m read more
Roush Dispatch | 9/19/2005
A Very Retro EmmysIf it weren't for Lost, you might never have known what year was being honored at S read more
The Watercooler | 2/14/2005
For complete minute-by-minute coverage of last night's Grammy Awards, click here. Sunday Arrested Development Quo read more
Roush Review | 1/31/2005
I first saw Lackawanna Blues, Ruben Santiago-Hudson's rollicking account of a childhood spent in an upstate New York boa read more
L&O Remembers Jerry Orbach | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 1/24/2005
For 12 seasons, Jerry Orbach and S. Epatha Merkerson were a team on Law & Order. He was the series' signature seen-it-all police detective, Lennie Briscoe. She was his all-business lieutenant, Anita Van Buren. Because he was fighting prostate cancer, Orbach left for a less strenuous role on L&O creator Dick Wolf's latest spin-off, Trial by Jury, which debuts on NBC in March. (He'll be seen in several episodes.) The 69-year-old Orbach's passing on Dec. 28 left both fans and colleagues shocked... read more
Today's News: My Take | 12/30/2004
Broadway theaters dimmed their lights Wednesday night to honor song-and-dance man-turned-Law & Order star Jerry Orbach, read more
Today's News: My Take | 11/16/2004
With Law & Order's Elisabeth Rohm leaving early next year to pursue a film career (buh-bye), exec producer Dick Wolf has read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 4/21/2003
As precinct lieutenant Anita Van Buren on Law & Order, S. Epatha Merkerson delivers what little dialogue she gets with e read more
Televisionary | 1/7/2003
Question: I hope you can help me settle a bet with my husband. Tonight we were watching Law & Order reruns on TNT. T read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 3/20/2002
Over and over, Law & Order has made news by fictionalizing cases that are ripped from the headlines. And while this read more
Televisionary | 12/18/2001
Question: Last night the dinner discussion was Pee-wee's Playhouse and we were trying to recall who was who on the show. read more