Talk:S. Epatha Merkerson

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S. Epatha Merkerson won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie on September 18, 2005:

S. Epatha Merkerson as Nanny Lackawanna Blues • HBO • Bellah Films, Good Shepherd Production in association with HBO Films

Sharon is an icon in the lesbian and womanist community. What about adding a short paragraph about this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.145.35.188 (talk) 22:24, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

ACID
Ok, the sentence regarding ACID seems lonely. Could someone give it some context so we know why it's important?--Silverhand 16:53, 2 February 2006 (UTC)


 * I'm going to remove it. I'm not sure why that sentence is there in the first place, as Merkeson is a cast member of the series and seems to be in every episode anyway.

--Amynewyork4248 07:08, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Fair use image
The image on this page has been restored. The image page makes a legitimate case for fair use. Cmprince 19:02, 24 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia wants images that are freely available to anybody, whereas most publicity photos are still owned by somebody who wants to retain control. Of course Wikipedia makes exceptions where there is no free alternative available (somebody's dead, for example, or to depict a character rather than an actor), but in the case of a living celebrity that's not a realistic argument - theoretically, you could attend a film festival or award ceremony and take a pic. See Brad Pitt for an example (Quentin X 19:33, 25 February 2007 (UTC))

I don't understand this statement
"Although it was rumored that her character would die of the cervical cancer she was diagnosed with at the beginning of the season, this was not the case." by "she" does it mean the actress was diagnosed with cancer, or the character? and what was "not the case" that she had cancer or that she died from it. I don't get it?--Ishtar456 (talk) 22:26, 22 October 2010 (UTC)
 * The character Van Buren was diagnosed with cancer, not the actress. It was pretty clear that the charcter did indeed have cancer, but the series ended with her situation u resolved. Wolfe wanted to go another season in order to beat Gunsmoke, but that wasn't to be, so there's no telling how this might have been intended to play out. Wschart (talk) 20:55, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

This Is For All Us Gawkers
What, no picture? MS. Epatha Merkerson's character as NYPD's Homicide Police detective, Lt. Van Buren was iconic for television, as she did not play a "glam" female role in prime-time "police drama", such as Angie Dickinson, nor Teresa Graves. In fact, Ms. Merkerson's character was without precedent, to my knowledge. The waning years of "Gloria Steinem"'s sham female liberation movement publication-I wager-didn't give two pence of attention to Ms. Merkerson's character, nor the ground-breaking role she played on "Law and Order". Again, why is there no picture (or two, or three) of this delicious beauty, whose looks are as ageless, and wise as the late Ruby Dee? --65.88.88.125 (talk) 15:53, 15 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Query: On the set of Law and Order, what was Ms. Merkerson called by her co-stars? Did they address her as "Sharon", "Epatha", "Epi", or simply as "S"?  My bet: They all called her "S".  Any confirmations on this? --98.115.235.126 (talk) 12:09, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

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Birth Name
Her birth name is Sharon Epatha Merkerson. I have provided sources that verify this information, yet user Delpl257 insists on reverting my changes. S/he seems to think that Merkerson's birth name is S., in spite of abundant evidence to the contrary. TheClubSilencio (talk) 19:05, 30 June 2023 (UTC)