S. Epatha Merkerson (actor)

Theatre: Come Back, Little Sheba (Tony nomination); The Piano Lesson (Tony, Drama Desk, Helen Hayes nominations); Birdie Blue (Obie); I’m Not Stupid (Obie); The Old Settler (Helen Hayes); and F*cking A (Lucille Lortel nomination). Film/TV includes 17 seasons on NBC’s “Law & Order,” “Lackawanna Blues” (Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, Image awards), “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” Radio, Black Snake Moan, Peeples, Lincoln.