S. Epatha Merkerson: movies and TV shows
S. Epatha Merkerson has 68 credits in the archive: 44 films and 24 TV series, from 1949 to 2025. Highest rated: Chicago P.D. (8.4/10).
Career timeline
1949 – 2025 · busiest year: 1990 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Eye for an Eye | May | Film | 5.9 | 72 |
| 2024 | We Grown Now | Anita | Film | 6.4 | 71 |
| 2023 | Poker Face | Joyce Carter | TV | 7.5 | 70 |
| 2021 | Desmond's Not Here Anymore | Selma | Film | — | 68 |
| 2020 | Barbecue | Lillie Anne | Film | — | 67 |
| 2020 | Blood Sugar Rising | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 67 |
| 2020 | The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America | Belize | Film | 10.0 | 67 |
| 2016 | Year by the Sea | Liz | Film | 8.0 | 63 |
| 2016 | You Can Go | Mrs. Bryant | Film | 5.0 | 63 |
| 2015 | Chicago Med | Sharon Goodwin | TV | 8.3 | 62 |
| 2015 | The Challenger | Jada | Film | 5.9 | 62 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | TV | 5.8 | 61 |
| 2014 | Chicago P.D. | Sharon Goodwin | TV | 8.4 | 61 |
| 2014 | The Gabby Douglas Story | Miss Caroline | Film | 7.4 | 61 |
| 2014 | Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee | Self | Film | 1.5 | 61 |
| 2013 | Peeples | Daphne Peeples | Film | 5.5 | 60 |
| 2013 | The Contradictions of Fair Hope | Film | 5.0 | 60 | |
| 2012 | Chicago Fire | Sharon Goodwin | TV | 8.4 | 59 |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots | Self | TV | 6.5 | 59 |
| 2012 | Lincoln | Lydia Smith | Film | 6.8 | 59 |
| 2010 | We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918 | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 57 |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Judge Melanie Ellis | TV | 7.6 | 56 |
| 2009 | Mother and Child | Ada | Film | 6.6 | 56 |
| 2009 | The Six Wives of Henry Lefay | Effa | Film | 5.3 | 56 |
| 2008 | Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun | Narrator (voice) | Film | 8.0 | 55 |
| 2007 | Slipstream | Bonnie | Film | 4.9 | 54 |
| 2007 | Girl, Positive | Ariel Winters | Film | 6.1 | 54 |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray | Self | TV | 5.1 | 53 |
| 2006 | Black Snake Moan | Angela | Film | 6.8 | 53 |
| 2006 | The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays | Berniece (segment "The Piano Lesson") | Film | — | 53 |
| 2005 | The Closer | Dr. Rebecca Dioli | TV | 7.9 | 52 |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Anita Van Buren | TV | 8.1 | 52 |
| 2005 | Lackawanna Blues | Rachel 'Nanny' Crosby | Film | 5.9 | 52 |
| 2004 | Jersey Girl | Doctor #1 | Film | 6.2 | 51 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV | 5.5 | 50 |
| 2003 | Radio | Maggie | Film | 7.3 | 50 |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Anita Van Buren | TV | 7.6 | 48 |
| 2001 | The Rising Place | Lessie Watson | Film | 6.7 | 48 |
| 1999 | Random Hearts | Nea | Film | 5.6 | 46 |
| 1999 | Paul Robeson: Here I Stand | Eslanda Robeson (voice) | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1998 | Exiled | Lieutenant Anita Van Buren | Film | 5.9 | 45 |
| 1998 | An Unexpected Life | Beverly Hawkins | Film | 4.9 | 45 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 44 |
| 1996 | After the SIlence | Barbara | Film | 7.2 | 43 |
| 1995 | A Mother's Prayer | Ruby | Film | 8.6 | 42 |
| 1994 | A Place for Annie | Alice | Film | 6.1 | 41 |
| 1993 | Frasier | Dr. McCaskill | TV | 7.7 | 40 |
| 1993 | It's Nothing Personal | Louise Waters | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1992 | Here and Now | Claudia St. Marth | TV | 6.7 | 39 |
| 1992 | Mann & Machine | Capt. Margaret Claghorn | TV | 7.2 | 39 |
| 1992 | Second Chances | Ruth Clayton | Film | — | 39 |
| 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Tarissa Dyson | Film | 8.2 | 38 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Denise Winters | TV | 7.3 | 37 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Anita Van Buren | TV | 7.3 | 37 |
| 1990 | Jacob's Ladder | Elsa | Film | 7.4 | 37 |
| 1990 | Navy Seals | Jolena | Film | 5.4 | 37 |
| 1990 | Moe's World | Film | 9.0 | 37 | |
| 1990 | Loose Cannons | Rachel | Film | 5.0 | 37 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | TV | 5.6 | 35 |
| 1988 | Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special | Reba | Film | 7.2 | 35 |
| 1986 | Pee-wee's Playhouse | Reba | TV | 7.2 | 33 |
| 1986 | She's Gotta Have It | Doctor Jamison | Film | 6.6 | 33 |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | Elena | TV | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | — | 3 |
| 1952 | Today | Self | TV | 5.6 | 0 |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards | Self | TV | 7.9 | 3 |
| After All | Film | — | — | ||
| Sexual Healing | Alberta Gay | Film | — | — |