A native of Michigan, S. Epatha Merkerson earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Wayne State University. In 1978, she moved to New York City to apply her craft on stage. Although best known since 1993 as the smart and shrewd Lieutenant Anita Van Buren on the long-running TV crime drama Law & Order (1990), she has a long list of Broadway and off-Broadway credits and honors that include Drama Desk Award and Tony Award nominations for Best Actress for her performance in the August Wilson play "The Piano Lesson" (1995), a 1992 Obie Award for her performance in "I'm Not Stupid," and a 1998 Helen Hayes Award for her starring role in the Studio Theater production in Washington, DC, of the John Henry Redwood play "The Old Settler." Her first appearance on television was a guest-starring role in an episode of The Cosby Show (1984). Her earliest regular role in television, however, was that of Reba the Mail Woman on Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986). Merkerson remains a theatrical force on the stage and on the screen and has the distinction of having been nominated for an Image Award in the Outstanding-Lead-Actress-in-a-Drama category for Law & Order (1990) for three consecutive years by the NAACP.
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Chicago Med (2015)
Starring as Chief Administrator Sharon Goodwin
(186 episodes)
- Episode 10x12: In the Wake (Feb 5, 2025)
- Episode 10x11: In the Trenches: Part II (Jan 29, 2025)
- Episode 10x09: No Love Lost (Jan 8, 2025)
- Episode 10x08: Love Will Tear Us Apart (Nov 20, 2024)
- Episode 10x07: Family Matters (Nov 13, 2024)
- Episode 10x06: Forget Me Not (Nov 6, 2024)
- Episode 10x05: Bad Habits (Oct 23, 2024)
- Episode 10x04: Blurred Lines (Oct 16, 2024)
- Episode 10x03: Trust Fall (Oct 9, 2024)
- Episode 10x02: Bite Your Tongue (Oct 2, 2024)
- Episode 10x01: Sink or Swim (Sep 25, 2024)
- Episode 9x13: I Think I Know You, But Do I Really? (May 22, 2024)
- Episode 9x12: Get By with a Little Help from My Friends (May 15, 2024)
- Episode 9x11: I Think There Is Something You're Not Telling Me (May 8, 2024)
- Episode 9x10: You Just Might Find You Get What You Need (May 1, 2024)
- Episode 9x09: Spin a Yarn, Get Stuck in Your Own String (Apr 3, 2024)
- Episode 9x08: A Penny for Your Thoughts, Dollar for Your Dreams (Mar 27, 2024)
- Episode 9x07: Step on a Crack and Break Your Mother's Back (Mar 20, 2024)
- Episode 9x06: I Told Myself That I Was Done With You (Feb 28, 2024)
- Episode 9x05: I Make a Promise, I Will Never Leave You (Feb 21, 2024)
- Episode 9x04: These Are Not the Droids You Are Looking For (Feb 7, 2024)
- Episode 9x03: What Happens in the Dark Always Comes to Light (Jan 31, 2024)
- Episode 9x02: This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us (Jan 24, 2024)
- Episode 9x01: Row Row Row Your Boat on a Rocky Sea (Jan 17, 2024)
- Episode 8x22: Does One Door Close and Another One Open? (May 24, 2023)
- Episode 8x21: Might Feel Like It's Time for a Change (May 17, 2023)
- Episode 8x20: The Winds of Change Are Starting to Blow (May 10, 2023)
- Episode 8x19: Look Closely and You Might Hear the Truth (May 3, 2023)
- Episode 8x18: I Could See the Writing on the Wall (Apr 5, 2023)
- Episode 8x17: Know When to Hold and When to Fold (Mar 29, 2023)
- Episode 8x16: What You See Isn't Always What You Get (Mar 22, 2023)
- Episode 8x15: Those Times You Have to Cross the Line (Mar 1, 2023)
- Episode 8x14: On Days Like Today... Silver Linings Become Lifelines (Feb 22, 2023)
- Episode 8x13: It's an Ill Wind That Blows Nobody Good (Feb 15, 2023)
- Episode 8x12: We All Know What They Say About Assumptions (Jan 18, 2023)
- Episode 8x11: It Is What It Is, Until It Isn't (Jan 11, 2023)
- Episode 8x10: A Little Change Might Do You Some Good (Jan 4, 2023)
- Episode 8x09: This Could Be the Start of Something New (Dec 7, 2022)
- Episode 8x08: Everyone's Fighting a Battle You Know Nothing About (Nov 16, 2022)
- Episode 8x07: The Clothes Make the Man... Or Do They? (Nov 9, 2022)
- Episode 8x06: Mama Said There Would Be Days Like This (Nov 2, 2022)
- Episode 8x05: Yep, This Is the World We Live In (Oct 19, 2022)
- Episode 8x04: The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Teacher (Oct 12, 2022)
- Episode 8x03: Winning the Battle, but Still Losing the War (Oct 5, 2022)
- Episode 8x02: (Caught Between) The Wrecking Ball and the Butterfly (Sep 28, 2022)
- Episode 8x01: How Do You Begin to Count the Losses (Sep 21, 2022)
- Episode 7x22: And Now We Come to the End (May 25, 2022)
- Episode 7x21: Lying Doesn't Protect You from the Truth (May 18, 2022)
- Episode 7x20: End of the Day, Anything Can Happen (May 11, 2022)
- Episode 7x19: Like a Phoenix Rising from the Ashes (Apr 20, 2022)
- Episode 7x18: Judge Not, For You Will Be Judged (Apr 13, 2022)
- Episode 7x17: If You Love Someone, Set Them Free (Apr 6, 2022)
- Episode 7x16: May Your Choices Reflect Hope, Not Fear (Mar 16, 2022)
- Episode 7x15: Things Meant to Be Bent Not Broken (Mar 9, 2022)
- Episode 7x14: All the Things That Could Have Been (Mar 2, 2022)
- Episode 7x13: Reality Leaves a Lot to the Imagination (Feb 23, 2022)
- Episode 7x12: What You Don't Know Can't Hurt You (Jan 19, 2022)
- Episode 7x11: The Things We Thought We Left Behind (Jan 12, 2022)
- Episode 7x10: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished...in Chicago (Jan 5, 2022)
- Episode 7x09: Secret Santa Has a Gift for You (Dec 8, 2021)
- Episode 7x08: Just as a Snake Sheds Its Skin (Nov 10, 2021)
- Episode 7x07: A Square Peg in a Round Hole (Nov 3, 2021)
- Episode 7x06: When You're a Hammer Everything's a Nail (Oct 27, 2021)
- Episode 7x05: Change Is a Tough Pill to Swallow (Oct 20, 2021)
- Episode 7x04: Status Quo, aka The Mess We're in (Oct 13, 2021)
- Episode 7x03: Be the Change You Want to See (Oct 6, 2021)
- Episode 7x02: To Lean In, or to Let Go (Sep 29, 2021)
- Episode 7x01: You Can't Always Trust What You See (Sep 22, 2021)
- Episode 6x16: I Will Come to Save You (May 26, 2021)
- Episode 6x15: Stories, Secrets, Half Truths and Lies (May 19, 2021)
- Episode 6x14: A Red Pill, a Blue Pill (May 12, 2021)
- Episode 6x13: What a Tangled Web We Weave (May 5, 2021)
- Episode 6x12: Some Things Are Worth the Risk (Apr 21, 2021)
- Episode 6x11: Letting Go Only to Come Together (Apr 7, 2021)
- Episode 6x10: So Many Things We've Kept Buried (Mar 31, 2021)
- Episode 6x09: For the Want of a Nail (Mar 17, 2021)
- Episode 6x08: Fathers and Mothers, Daughters and Sons (Mar 10, 2021)
- Episode 6x07: Better Is the Enemy of Good (Feb 17, 2021)
- Episode 6x06: Don't Want to Face This Now (Feb 10, 2021)
- Episode 6x05: When Your Heart Rules Your Head (Feb 3, 2021)
- Episode 6x04: In Search of Forgiveness, Not Permission (Jan 27, 2021)
- Episode 6x03: Do You Know the Way Home (Jan 13, 2021)
- Episode 6x02: Those Things Hidden in Plain Sight (Nov 18, 2020)
- Episode 6x01: When Did We Begin to Change (Nov 11, 2020)
- Episode 5x20: A Needle in the Heart (Apr 15, 2020)
- Episode 5x19: Just a River in Egypt (Apr 8, 2020)
- Episode 5x18: In the Name of Love (Mar 25, 2020)
- Episode 5x17: The Ghosts of the Past (Mar 18, 2020)
- Episode 5x16: Who Should Be the Judge (Mar 4, 2020)
- Episode 5x15: I Will Do No Harm (Feb 26, 2020)
- Episode 5x14: It May Not Be Forever (Feb 12, 2020)
- Episode 5x13: Pain is for the Living (Feb 5, 2020)
- Episode 5x12: Leave the Choice to Solomon (Jan 22, 2020)
- Episode 5x11: The Ground Shifts Beneath Us (Jan 15, 2020)
- Episode 5x10: Guess It Doesn't Matter Anymore (Jan 8, 2020)
- Episode 5x09: I Can't Imagine the Future (Nov 20, 2019)
- Episode 5x08: Too Close to the Sun (Nov 13, 2019)
- Episode 5x07: Who Knows What Tomorrow Brings (Nov 6, 2019)
- Episode 5x06: It's All in the Family (Oct 30, 2019)
- Episode 5x05: Got a Friend in Me (Oct 23, 2019)
- Episode 5x04: Infection, Part II (Oct 16, 2019)
- Episode 5x03: In the Valley of the Shadows (Oct 9, 2019)
- Episode 5x02: We're Lost in the Dark (Oct 2, 2019)
- Episode 5x01: Never Going Back to Normal (Sep 25, 2019)
- Episode 4x22: With a Brave Heart (May 22, 2019)
- Episode 4x21: Forever Hold Your Peace (May 15, 2019)
- Episode 4x20: More Harm Than Good (May 8, 2019)
- Episode 4x19: Never Let You Go (Apr 24, 2019)
- Episode 4x18: Tell Me the Truth (Apr 3, 2019)
- Episode 4x17: The Space Between Us (Mar 27, 2019)
- Episode 4x16: Old Flames, New Sparks (Feb 27, 2019)
- Episode 4x15: We Hold These Truths (Feb 20, 2019)
- Episode 4x14: Can't Unring That Bell (Feb 13, 2019)
- Episode 4x13: Ghosts in the Attic (Feb 6, 2019)
- Episode 4x12: The Things We Do (Jan 23, 2019)
- Episode 4x11: Who Can You Trust (Jan 16, 2019)
- Episode 4x10: All the Lonely People (Jan 9, 2019)
- Episode 4x09: Death Do Us Part (Dec 5, 2018)
- Episode 4x08: Play By My Rules (Nov 14, 2018)
- Episode 4x07: The Poison Inside Us (Nov 7, 2018)
- Episode 4x06: Lesser of Two Evils (Oct 31, 2018)
- Episode 4x05: What You Don't Know (Oct 24, 2018)
- Episode 4x04: Backed Against the Wall (Oct 17, 2018)
- Episode 4x03: Heavy is the Head (Oct 10, 2018)
- Episode 4x02: When to Let Go (Oct 3, 2018)
- Episode 4x01: Be My Better Half (Sep 26, 2018)
- Episode 3x20: The Tipping Point (May 15, 2018)
- Episode 3x19: Crisis of Confidence (May 8, 2018)
- Episode 3x18: This is Now (May 1, 2018)
- Episode 3x17: The Parent Trap (Apr 24, 2018)
- Episode 3x16: An Inconvenient Truth (Apr 17, 2018)
- Episode 3x15: Devil in Disguise (Apr 10, 2018)
- Episode 3x14: Lock It Down (Apr 3, 2018)
- Episode 3x13: Best Laid Plans (Mar 27, 2018)
- Episode 3x12: Born This Way (Mar 20, 2018)
- Episode 3x10: Down by Law (Feb 27, 2018)
- Episode 3x09: On Shaky Ground (Feb 6, 2018)
- Episode 3x08: Lemons and Lemonade (Jan 23, 2018)
- Episode 3x07: Over Troubled Water (Jan 16, 2018)
- Episode 3x06: Ties That Bind (Jan 9, 2018)
- Episode 3x05: Mountains and Molehills (Jan 2, 2018)
- Episode 3x04: Naughty or Nice (Dec 12, 2017)
- Episode 3x03: Trust Your Gut (Dec 5, 2017)
- Episode 3x02: Nothing to Fear (Nov 28, 2017)
- Episode 3x01: Speak Your Truth (Nov 21, 2017)
- Episode 2x23: Love Hurts (May 11, 2017)
- Episode 2x22: White Butterflies (May 4, 2017)
- Episode 2x21: Deliver Us (Apr 27, 2017)
- Episode 2x20: Generation Gap (Apr 13, 2017)
- Episode 2x19: Ctrl Alt (Apr 6, 2017)
- Episode 2x18: Lesson Learned (Mar 30, 2017)
- Episode 2x17: Monday Mourning (Mar 16, 2017)
- Episode 2x16: Prisoner's Dilemma (Mar 9, 2017)
- Episode 2x15: Lose Yourself (Mar 2, 2017)
- Episode 2x14: Cold Front (Feb 16, 2017)
- Episode 2x13: Theseus' Ship (Feb 9, 2017)
- Episode 2x12: Mirror Mirror (Feb 2, 2017)
- Episode 2x11: Graveyard Shift (Jan 19, 2017)
- Episode 2x10: Heart Matters (Jan 12, 2017)
- Episode 2x09: Uncharted Territory (Jan 5, 2017)
- Episode 2x08: Free Will (Nov 10, 2016)
- Episode 2x07: Inherent Bias (Nov 3, 2016)
- Episode 2x06: Alternative Medicine (Oct 27, 2016)
- Episode 2x05: Extreme Measures (Oct 20, 2016)
- Episode 2x04: Brother's Keeper (Oct 13, 2016)
- Episode 2x03: Natural History (Oct 6, 2016)
- Episode 2x02: Win Loss (Sep 29, 2016)
- Episode 2x01: Soul Care (Sep 22, 2016)
- Episode 1x18: Timing (May 17, 2016)
- Episode 1x17: Withdrawal (May 10, 2016)
- Episode 1x16: Disorder (May 3, 2016)
- Episode 1x15: Inheritance (Apr 26, 2016)
- Episode 1x14: Hearts (Apr 19, 2016)
- Episode 1x13: Us (Apr 5, 2016)
- Episode 1x12: Guilty (Mar 29, 2016)
- Episode 1x11: Intervention (Feb 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x10: Clarity (Feb 16, 2016)
- Episode 1x09: Choices (Feb 9, 2016)
- Episode 1x08: Reunion (Feb 2, 2016)
- Episode 1x07: Saints (Jan 26, 2016)
- Episode 1x06: Bound (Jan 19, 2016)
- Episode 1x05: Malignant (Jan 5, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: Mistaken (Dec 8, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: Fallback (Dec 1, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: iNO (Nov 24, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: Derailed (Nov 17, 2015)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as S. Epatha Merkerson
- Episode 2024-05-15: Will Forte, S. Epatha Merkerson, Miranda Rae Mayo, Jason Beghe (May 15, 2024)
Chicago P.D. (2014)
Guest starring as Chief Administrator Sharon Goodwin
(8 episodes)
- Episode 12x11: In the Trenches: Part III (Jan 29, 2025) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 7x04: Infection, Part III (Oct 16, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 6x02: Endings (Oct 3, 2018) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x08: A Shot Heard Round the World (Nov 16, 2016) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x23: Start Digging (May 25, 2016)
- Episode 3x20: In a Duffel Bag (May 4, 2016)
- Episode 3x16: The Cases That Need to Be Solved (Feb 24, 2016)
- Episode 3x05: Climbing Into Bed (Oct 28, 2015)
Deception (2013)
Guest starring as Beverly Padget
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: You're the Bad Guy (Mar 11, 2013)
- Episode 1x09: Good Luck with Your Death (Mar 4, 2013)
Chicago Fire (2012)
Guest starring as Sharon Goodwin
(8 episodes)
- Episode 13x04: Through the Skin (Oct 16, 2024) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 11x10: Something for the Pain (Jan 4, 2023)
- Episode 8x04: Infection, Part I (Oct 16, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 7x02: Going to War (Oct 3, 2018) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x15: Deathtrap (Mar 1, 2017) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x10: The People We Meet (Jan 17, 2017)
- Episode 5x03: Scorched Earth (Oct 25, 2016)
- Episode 3x19: I Am the Apocalypse (Apr 7, 2015)
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (2012)
Guest starring as S. Epatha Merkerson
(2 episodes)
- Episode 6x08: Slave Trade (Feb 11, 2020)
- Episode 5x05: Freedom Tales (Feb 5, 2019)
The Good Wife (2009)
Guest starring as Judge Melaine Ellis
- Episode 4x15: Going for the Gold (Mar 3, 2013)
Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
Guest starring as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
- Episode 1x08: Skeleton (Apr 15, 2005)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
Guest starring as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
- Episode 1x20: Badge (Apr 28, 2002)
Art21 - Art in the 21st Century (2001)
Guest starring as Introduction
- Episode 1x03: Spirituality (Oct 5, 2001)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (1999)
Guest starring as S. Epatha Merkerson
- Episode 2000-05-01: S. Epatha Merkerson (May 1, 2000)
Frasier (1993)
Guest starring as Dr. McCaskill
- Episode 7x22: Dark Side of the Moon (May 11, 2000) [Special Guest Star]
Here and Now (1992)
Starring as Ms. St. Marth
(14 episodes)
- Episode 1x15: Pennies from Heaven ()
- Episode 1x14: Grandma's Big Decision ()
- Episode 1x13: My Bodyguard (Sep 19, 1992)
- Episode 1x12: Pre-Ring Circus (Jan 2, 1993)
- Episode 1x11: Backsliding (Dec 12, 1992)
- Episode 1x10: Take My Grandparents... Please! (Dec 5, 1992)
- Episode 1x09: A.J.'s Big Leap (Nov 28, 1992)
- Episode 1x08: Great Expectations (Nov 21, 1992)
- Episode 1x07: Love Handles (Nov 14, 1992)
- Episode 1x06: A Halloween Kiss (a.k.a. The Halloween Show) (Oct 31, 1992)
- Episode 1x05: Guess Who's Coming to the Center (Oct 17, 1992)
- Episode 1x04: One on Won (Oct 10, 1992)
- Episode 1x03: Trust Me (Oct 3, 1992)
- Episode 1x02: Lovers and Other Dangers (Sep 26, 1992)
Mann & Machine (1992)
Starring as Captain Margaret Claghorn
(9 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: Cold, Cold Heart (Jul 14, 1992)
- Episode 1x08: Billion Dollar Baby (Jul 7, 1992)
- Episode 1x07: Truth or Consequences (Jun 30, 1992)
- Episode 1x06: Mann's Fate (Jun 16, 1992)
- Episode 1x05: Torch Song (Jun 9, 1992)
- Episode 1x04: Water, Water, Everywhere (Apr 26, 1992)
- Episode 1x03: No Pain, No Gain (Apr 19, 1992)
- Episode 1x02: Dating Game (Apr 12, 1992)
- Episode 1x01: Prototype (Apr 5, 1992)
Law & Order (1990)
Starring as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
(389 episodes)
- Episode 20x23: Rubber Room (May 24, 2010)
- Episode 20x22: Love Eternal (May 17, 2010)
- Episode 20x21: Immortal (May 17, 2010)
- Episode 20x20: The Taxman Cometh (May 10, 2010)
- Episode 20x19: Crashers (May 3, 2010)
- Episode 20x18: Brazil (Mar 29, 2010)
- Episode 20x17: Four Cops Shot (Mar 22, 2010)
- Episode 20x16: Innocence (Mar 15, 2010)
- Episode 20x15: Brilliant Disguise (Mar 8, 2010)
- Episode 20x14: Boy on Fire (Mar 1, 2010)
- Episode 20x13: Steel-Eyed Death (Mar 1, 2010)
- Episode 20x12: Blackmail (Jan 15, 2010)
- Episode 20x11: Fed (Dec 11, 2009)
- Episode 20x10: Shotgun (Nov 20, 2009)
- Episode 20x09: For the Defense (Nov 13, 2009)
- Episode 20x08: Doped (Nov 6, 2009)
- Episode 20x07: Boy Gone Astray (Nov 6, 2009)
- Episode 20x06: Human Flesh Search Engine (Oct 30, 2009)
- Episode 20x05: Dignity (Oct 23, 2009)
- Episode 20x04: Reality Bites (Oct 16, 2009)
- Episode 20x03: Great Satan (Oct 9, 2009)
- Episode 20x02: Just a Girl in the World (Oct 2, 2009)
- Episode 20x01: Memo from the Dark Side (Sep 25, 2009)
- Episode 19x22: The Drowned and the Saved (Jun 3, 2009)
- Episode 19x21: Skate or Die (May 20, 2009)
- Episode 19x20: Exchange (May 13, 2009)
- Episode 19x19: All New (May 6, 2009)
- Episode 19x18: Promote This! (Apr 29, 2009)
- Episode 19x17: Anchors Away (Mar 25, 2009)
- Episode 19x16: Take-Out (Mar 18, 2009)
- Episode 19x15: Bailout (Mar 11, 2009)
- Episode 19x14: Rapture (Feb 18, 2009)
- Episode 19x13: Crimebusters (Feb 11, 2009)
- Episode 19x12: Illegitimate (Feb 4, 2009)
- Episode 19x11: Lucky Stiff (Jan 28, 2009)
- Episode 19x10: Pledge (Jan 21, 2009)
- Episode 19x09: By Perjury (Jan 14, 2009)
- Episode 19x08: Chattel (Jan 7, 2009)
- Episode 19x07: Zero (Dec 17, 2008)
- Episode 19x06: Sweetie (Dec 10, 2008)
- Episode 19x05: Knock Off (Dec 3, 2008)
- Episode 19x04: Falling (Nov 26, 2008)
- Episode 19x03: Lost Boys (Nov 19, 2008)
- Episode 19x02: Challenged (Nov 12, 2008)
- Episode 19x01: Rumble (Nov 5, 2008)
- Episode 18x18: Excalibur (May 21, 2008)
- Episode 18x17: Personae Non Grata (May 14, 2008)
- Episode 18x16: Strike (May 7, 2008)
- Episode 18x15: Bogeyman (Apr 30, 2008)
- Episode 18x14: Burn Card (Apr 23, 2008)
- Episode 18x13: Angelgrove (Mar 19, 2008)
- Episode 18x12: Submission (Mar 12, 2008)
- Episode 18x11: Betrayal (Mar 5, 2008)
- Episode 18x10: Tango (Feb 27, 2008)
- Episode 18x09: Executioner (Feb 20, 2008)
- Episode 18x08: Illegal (Feb 13, 2008)
- Episode 18x07: Quit Claim (Feb 6, 2008)
- Episode 18x06: Political Animal (Jan 30, 2008)
- Episode 18x05: Driven (Jan 23, 2008)
- Episode 18x04: Bottomless (Jan 16, 2008)
- Episode 18x03: Misbegotten (Jan 9, 2008)
- Episode 18x02: Darkness (Jan 2, 2008)
- Episode 18x01: Called Home (Jan 2, 2008)
- Episode 17x22: The Family Hour (May 18, 2007)
- Episode 17x21: Over Here (May 11, 2007)
- Episode 17x20: Captive (May 4, 2007)
- Episode 17x19: Fallout (Apr 27, 2007)
- Episode 17x18: Bling (Apr 6, 2007)
- Episode 17x17: Good Faith (Mar 30, 2007)
- Episode 17x16: Murder Book (Feb 23, 2007)
- Episode 17x15: Melting Pot (Feb 16, 2007)
- Episode 17x14: Church (Feb 9, 2007)
- Episode 17x13: Talking Points (Feb 2, 2007)
- Episode 17x12: Charity Case (Jan 12, 2007)
- Episode 17x11: Remains of the Day (Jan 5, 2007)
- Episode 17x10: Corner Office (Dec 8, 2006)
- Episode 17x09: Deadlock (Nov 17, 2006)
- Episode 17x08: Release (Nov 10, 2006)
- Episode 17x07: In Vino Veritas (Nov 3, 2006)
- Episode 17x06: Profiteer (Oct 27, 2006)
- Episode 17x05: Public Service Homicide (Oct 20, 2006)
- Episode 17x04: Fear America (Oct 13, 2006)
- Episode 17x03: Home Sweet (Oct 6, 2006)
- Episode 17x02: Avatar (Sep 29, 2006)
- Episode 17x01: Fame (Sep 22, 2006)
- Episode 16x22: Invaders (May 17, 2006)
- Episode 16x21: Hindsight (May 10, 2006)
- Episode 16x20: Kingmaker (May 3, 2006)
- Episode 16x19: Positive (Apr 5, 2006)
- Episode 16x18: Thinking Makes It So (Mar 29, 2006)
- Episode 16x17: America, Inc. (Mar 22, 2006)
- Episode 16x16: Cost of Capital (Mar 8, 2006)
- Episode 16x15: Choice of Evils (Mar 1, 2006)
- Episode 16x14: Magnet (Feb 8, 2006)
- Episode 16x13: Heart of Darkness (Jan 18, 2006)
- Episode 16x12: Family Friend (Jan 11, 2006)
- Episode 16x11: Bible Story (Dec 7, 2005)
- Episode 16x10: Acid (Nov 30, 2005)
- Episode 16x09: Criminal Law (Nov 23, 2005)
- Episode 16x08: New York Minute (Nov 16, 2005)
- Episode 16x07: House of Cards (Nov 9, 2005)
- Episode 16x06: Birthright (Nov 2, 2005)
- Episode 16x05: Life Line (Oct 19, 2005)
- Episode 16x04: Age of Innocence (Oct 12, 2005)
- Episode 16x03: Ghosts (Oct 5, 2005)
- Episode 16x02: Flaw (Sep 28, 2005)
- Episode 16x01: Red Ball (Sep 21, 2005)
- Episode 15x24: Locomotion (May 18, 2005)
- Episode 15x23: In God We Trust (May 11, 2005)
- Episode 15x22: Sport of Kings (May 4, 2005)
- Episode 15x21: Publish and Perish (Apr 20, 2005)
- Episode 15x20: Tombstone (Apr 13, 2005)
- Episode 15x19: Sects (Mar 30, 2005)
- Episode 15x18: Dining Out (Mar 2, 2005)
- Episode 15x17: License to Kill (Feb 23, 2005)
- Episode 15x16: The Sixth Man (Feb 16, 2005)
- Episode 15x15: Obsession (Feb 9, 2005)
- Episode 15x14: Fluency (Jan 19, 2005)
- Episode 15x13: Ain't No Love (Jan 12, 2005)
- Episode 15x12: Mammon (Jan 5, 2005)
- Episode 15x11: Fixed (Dec 8, 2004)
- Episode 15x10: Enemy (Dec 1, 2004)
- Episode 15x09: All in the Family (Nov 24, 2004)
- Episode 15x08: Cry Wolf (Nov 17, 2004)
- Episode 15x07: Gov Love (Nov 10, 2004)
- Episode 15x06: Cut (Oct 27, 2004)
- Episode 15x05: Gunplay (Oct 20, 2004)
- Episode 15x04: Coming Down Hard (Oct 6, 2004)
- Episode 15x03: The Brotherhood (Sep 29, 2004)
- Episode 15x02: The Dead Wives Club (Sep 22, 2004)
- Episode 15x01: Paradigm (Sep 22, 2004)
- Episode 14x24: C.O.D. (May 19, 2004)
- Episode 14x23: Caviar Emptor (May 12, 2004)
- Episode 14x22: Gaijin (Apr 28, 2004)
- Episode 14x21: Vendetta (Apr 21, 2004)
- Episode 14x20: Everybody Loves Raimondo's (Apr 14, 2004)
- Episode 14x19: Nowhere Man (Mar 31, 2004)
- Episode 14x18: Evil Breeds (Mar 24, 2004)
- Episode 14x17: Hands Free (Mar 3, 2004)
- Episode 14x16: Can I Get a Witness? (Feb 25, 2004)
- Episode 14x15: Veteran's Day (Feb 18, 2004)
- Episode 14x14: City Hall (Feb 11, 2004)
- Episode 14x13: Married with Children (Feb 4, 2004)
- Episode 14x12: Payback (Jan 14, 2004)
- Episode 14x11: Darwinian (Jan 7, 2004)
- Episode 14x10: Ill-Conceived (Dec 3, 2003)
- Episode 14x09: Compassion (Nov 26, 2003)
- Episode 14x08: Embedded (Nov 19, 2003)
- Episode 14x07: Floater (Nov 12, 2003)
- Episode 14x06: Identity (Nov 5, 2003)
- Episode 14x05: Blaze (Oct 29, 2003)
- Episode 14x04: Shrunk (Oct 22, 2003)
- Episode 14x03: Patient Zero (Oct 8, 2003)
- Episode 14x02: Bounty (Oct 1, 2003)
- Episode 14x01: Bodies (Sep 24, 2003)
- Episode 13x24: Smoke (May 21, 2003)
- Episode 13x23: Couples (May 21, 2003)
- Episode 13x22: Sheltered (May 14, 2003)
- Episode 13x21: House Calls (May 7, 2003)
- Episode 13x19: Seer (Apr 23, 2003)
- Episode 13x18: Maritime (Apr 17, 2003)
- Episode 13x17: Genius (Apr 2, 2003)
- Episode 13x16: Suicide Box (Mar 26, 2003)
- Episode 13x15: Bitch (Feb 26, 2003)
- Episode 13x14: Star Crossed (Feb 19, 2003)
- Episode 13x13: Absentia (Feb 12, 2003)
- Episode 13x12: Under God (Feb 5, 2003)
- Episode 13x11: Chosen (Jan 15, 2003)
- Episode 13x10: Mother's Day (Jan 8, 2003)
- Episode 13x09: The Wheel (Dec 11, 2002)
- Episode 13x08: Asterisk (Nov 27, 2002)
- Episode 13x07: Open Season (Nov 20, 2002)
- Episode 13x06: Hitman (Nov 13, 2002)
- Episode 13x05: The Ring (Nov 6, 2002)
- Episode 13x04: Tragedy on Rye (Oct 30, 2002)
- Episode 13x03: True Crime (Oct 16, 2002)
- Episode 13x02: Shangri-La (Oct 9, 2002)
- Episode 13x01: American Jihad (Oct 2, 2002)
- Episode 12x24: Patriot (May 22, 2002)
- Episode 12x23: Oxymoron (May 15, 2002)
- Episode 12x22: Attorney Client (May 8, 2002)
- Episode 12x21: Foul Play (May 1, 2002)
- Episode 12x20: Dazzled (Apr 24, 2002)
- Episode 12x19: Slaughter (Apr 10, 2002)
- Episode 12x18: Equal Rights (Apr 3, 2002)
- Episode 12x17: Girl Most Likely (Mar 27, 2002)
- Episode 12x16: Born Again (Mar 6, 2002)
- Episode 12x15: Access Nation (Feb 27, 2002)
- Episode 12x14: Missing (Feb 6, 2002)
- Episode 12x13: DR 1-102 (Jan 30, 2002)
- Episode 12x12: Undercovered (Jan 16, 2002)
- Episode 12x11: The Collar (Jan 9, 2002)
- Episode 12x10: Prejudice (Dec 12, 2001)
- Episode 12x09: 3 Dawg Night (Nov 28, 2001)
- Episode 12x08: The Fire This Time (Nov 21, 2001)
- Episode 12x07: Myth of Fingerprints (Nov 14, 2001)
- Episode 12x06: Formerly Famous (Nov 7, 2001)
- Episode 12x05: Possession (Oct 31, 2001)
- Episode 12x04: Soldier of Fortune (Oct 24, 2001)
- Episode 12x03: For Love or Money (Oct 10, 2001)
- Episode 12x02: Armed Forces (Oct 3, 2001)
- Episode 12x01: Who Let the Dogs Out? (Sep 26, 2001)
- Episode 11x24: Deep Vote (May 23, 2001)
- Episode 11x23: Judge Dread (May 23, 2001)
- Episode 11x22: School Daze (May 16, 2001)
- Episode 11x21: Brother's Keeper (May 9, 2001)
- Episode 11x20: All My Children (May 2, 2001)
- Episode 11x19: Whiplash (Apr 18, 2001)
- Episode 11x18: White Lie (Apr 4, 2001)
- Episode 11x17: Ego (Mar 21, 2001)
- Episode 11x16: Bronx Cheer (Mar 14, 2001)
- Episode 11x15: Swept Away - A Very Special Episode (Feb 28, 2001)
- Episode 11x14: A Losing Season (Feb 21, 2001)
- Episode 11x13: Phobia (Feb 14, 2001)
- Episode 11x12: Teenage Wasteland (Feb 7, 2001)
- Episode 11x11: Sunday in the Park with Jorge (Jan 24, 2001)
- Episode 11x10: Whose Monkey Is It Anyway? (Jan 17, 2001)
- Episode 11x09: Hubris (Jan 10, 2001)
- Episode 11x08: Thin Ice (Dec 20, 2000)
- Episode 11x07: Amends (Nov 29, 2000)
- Episode 11x06: Burn Baby Burn (Nov 22, 2000)
- Episode 11x05: Return (Nov 15, 2000)
- Episode 11x04: Standoff (Nov 8, 2000)
- Episode 11x03: Dissonance (Nov 1, 2000)
- Episode 11x02: Turnstile Justice (Oct 25, 2000)
- Episode 11x01: Endurance (Oct 18, 2000)
- Episode 10x24: Vaya Con Dios (May 24, 2000)
- Episode 10x23: Stiff (May 24, 2000)
- Episode 10x22: High & Low (May 17, 2000)
- Episode 10x21: Narcosis (May 10, 2000)
- Episode 10x20: Untitled (May 3, 2000)
- Episode 10x19: Surrender Dorothy (Apr 26, 2000)
- Episode 10x18: Mega (Apr 5, 2000)
- Episode 10x17: Black, White and Blue (Mar 22, 2000)
- Episode 10x16: Trade This (Mar 1, 2000)
- Episode 10x15: Fools for Love (Feb 23, 2000)
- Episode 10x14: Entitled, Part 2 (Feb 18, 2000)
- Episode 10x13: Panic (Feb 16, 2000)
- Episode 10x12: Mother's Milk (Feb 9, 2000)
- Episode 10x11: Collision (Jan 26, 2000)
- Episode 10x10: Loco Parentis (Jan 5, 2000)
- Episode 10x09: Sundown (Dec 15, 1999)
- Episode 10x08: Blood Money (Dec 1, 1999)
- Episode 10x07: Patsy (Nov 24, 1999)
- Episode 10x06: Marathon (Nov 17, 1999)
- Episode 10x05: Justice (Nov 10, 1999)
- Episode 10x04: Merger (Oct 13, 1999)
- Episode 10x03: DNR (Oct 6, 1999)
- Episode 10x02: Killerz (Sep 29, 1999)
- Episode 10x01: Gunshow (Sep 22, 1999)
- Episode 9x24: Refuge (2) (May 26, 1999)
- Episode 9x23: Refuge (1) (May 26, 1999)
- Episode 9x22: Admissions (May 19, 1999)
- Episode 9x21: Ambitious (May 12, 1999)
- Episode 9x20: Empire (May 5, 1999)
- Episode 9x19: Tabula Rasa (Apr 21, 1999)
- Episode 9x18: Juvenile (Apr 14, 1999)
- Episode 9x17: Shield (Mar 24, 1999)
- Episode 9x16: Harm (Mar 3, 1999)
- Episode 9x15: Disciple (Feb 24, 1999)
- Episode 9x14: Sideshow (Feb 17, 1999)
- Episode 9x13: Hunters (Feb 10, 1999)
- Episode 9x12: Haven (Feb 10, 1999)
- Episode 9x11: Ramparts (Jan 13, 1999)
- Episode 9x10: Hate (Jan 6, 1999)
- Episode 9x09: True North (Dec 9, 1998)
- Episode 9x08: Punk (Nov 25, 1998)
- Episode 9x07: Venom (Nov 18, 1998)
- Episode 9x06: Scrambled (Nov 11, 1998)
- Episode S09 Special: Exiled: A Law & Order Movie (Nov 8, 1998)
- Episode 9x05: Agony (Nov 4, 1998)
- Episode 9x04: Flight (Oct 21, 1998)
- Episode 9x03: Bait (Oct 14, 1998)
- Episode 9x02: DWB (Oct 7, 1998)
- Episode 9x01: Cherished (Sep 23, 1998)
- Episode 8x24: Monster (May 20, 1998)
- Episode 8x23: Tabloid (May 13, 1998)
- Episode 8x22: Damaged (May 6, 1998)
- Episode 8x21: Bad Girl (Apr 29, 1998)
- Episode 8x20: Burden (Apr 24, 1998)
- Episode 8x19: Disappeared (Apr 22, 1998)
- Episode 8x18: Stalker (Apr 15, 1998)
- Episode 8x17: Carrier (Apr 1, 1998)
- Episode 8x16: Divorce (Mar 4, 1998)
- Episode 8x15: Faccia a Faccia (Feb 25, 1998)
- Episode 8x14: Grief (Feb 4, 1998)
- Episode 8x13: Castoff (Jan 28, 1998)
- Episode 8x12: Expert (Jan 21, 1998)
- Episode 8x11: Under the Influence (Jan 7, 1998)
- Episode 8x10: Ritual (Dec 17, 1997)
- Episode 8x09: Burned (Dec 10, 1997)
- Episode 8x08: Shadow (Nov 26, 1997)
- Episode 8x07: Blood (Nov 19, 1997)
- Episode 8x06: Baby, It's You (Nov 12, 1997)
- Episode 8x05: Nullification (Nov 5, 1997)
- Episode 8x04: Harvest (Oct 29, 1997)
- Episode 8x03: Navy Blues (Oct 15, 1997)
- Episode 8x02: Denial (Oct 8, 1997)
- Episode 8x01: Thrill (Sep 24, 1997)
- Episode 7x23: Terminal (May 21, 1997)
- Episode 7x22: Past Imperfect (May 14, 1997)
- Episode 7x21: Passion (May 7, 1997)
- Episode 7x20: We Like Mike (Apr 30, 1997)
- Episode 7x19: Double Down (Apr 16, 1997)
- Episode 7x18: Mad Dog (Apr 2, 1997)
- Episode 7x16: Turnaround (Mar 20, 1997)
- Episode 7x15: D-Girl (Mar 13, 1997)
- Episode 7x14: Working Mom (Feb 26, 1997)
- Episode 7x13: Matrimony (Feb 19, 1997)
- Episode 7x12: Barter (Feb 12, 1997)
- Episode 7x11: Menace (Feb 5, 1997)
- Episode 7x10: Legacy (Jan 15, 1997)
- Episode 7x09: Entrapment (Jan 8, 1997)
- Episode 7x08: Family Business (Nov 20, 1996)
- Episode 7x07: Deadbeat (Nov 13, 1996)
- Episode 7x06: Double Blind (Nov 6, 1996)
- Episode 7x05: Corruption (Oct 30, 1996)
- Episode 7x04: Survivor (Oct 23, 1996)
- Episode 7x03: Good Girl (Oct 7, 1996)
- Episode 7x02: ID (Sep 25, 1996)
- Episode 7x01: Causa Mortis (Sep 18, 1996)
- Episode 6x23: Aftershock (May 22, 1996)
- Episode 6x22: Homesick (May 15, 1996)
- Episode 6x21: Pro Se (May 8, 1996)
- Episode 6x20: Girlfriends (May 1, 1996)
- Episode 6x19: Slave (Apr 21, 1996)
- Episode 6x18: Atonement (Apr 10, 1996)
- Episode 6x17: Deceit (Mar 27, 1996)
- Episode 6x16: Savior (Mar 13, 1996)
- Episode 6x15: Encore (Feb 28, 1996)
- Episode 6x14: Custody (Feb 21, 1996)
- Episode 6x13: Charm City (Feb 7, 1996)
- Episode 6x12: Trophy (Jan 31, 1996)
- Episode 6x11: Corpus Delicti (Jan 17, 1996)
- Episode 6x10: Remand (Jan 10, 1996)
- Episode 6x09: Blood Libel (Jan 3, 1996)
- Episode 6x08: Angel (Nov 29, 1995)
- Episode 6x07: Humiliation (Nov 22, 1995)
- Episode 6x06: Paranoia (Nov 15, 1995)
- Episode 6x05: Hot Pursuit (Nov 8, 1995)
- Episode 6x04: Jeopardy (Nov 1, 1995)
- Episode 6x03: Savages (Oct 18, 1995)
- Episode 6x02: Rebels (Sep 27, 1995)
- Episode 6x01: Bitter Fruit (Sep 20, 1995)
- Episode 5x23: Pride (May 24, 1995)
- Episode 5x22: Switch (May 17, 1995)
- Episode 5x21: Purple Heart (May 3, 1995)
- Episode 5x20: Bad Faith (Apr 26, 1995)
- Episode 5x19: Cruel and Unusual (Apr 19, 1995)
- Episode 5x18: Privileged (Apr 5, 1995)
- Episode 5x17: Act of God (Mar 22, 1995)
- Episode 5x16: Wannabe (Mar 15, 1995)
- Episode 5x15: Seed (Feb 15, 1995)
- Episode 5x14: Performance (Feb 8, 1995)
- Episode 5x13: Rage (Feb 1, 1995)
- Episode 5x12: Progeny (Jan 25, 1995)
- Episode 5x11: Guardian (Jan 11, 1995)
- Episode 5x10: House Counsel (Jan 4, 1995)
- Episode 5x09: Scoundrels (Nov 30, 1994)
- Episode 5x08: Virtue (Nov 23, 1994)
- Episode 5x07: Precious (Nov 9, 1994)
- Episode 5x06: Competence (Nov 2, 1994)
- Episode 5x05: White Rabbit (Oct 19, 1994)
- Episode 5x04: Family Values (Oct 12, 1994)
- Episode 5x03: Blue Bamboo (Oct 5, 1994)
- Episode 5x02: Coma (Sep 28, 1994)
- Episode 5x01: Second Opinion (Sep 21, 1994)
- Episode 4x22: Old Friends (May 25, 1994)
- Episode 4x21: Doubles (May 18, 1994)
- Episode 4x20: Nurture (May 4, 1994)
- Episode 4x19: Sanctuary (Apr 13, 1994)
- Episode 4x18: Wager (Mar 30, 1994)
- Episode 4x17: Mayhem (Mar 9, 1994)
- Episode 4x16: Big Bang (Mar 2, 1994)
- Episode 4x15: Kids (Feb 9, 1994)
- Episode 4x14: Censure (Feb 2, 1994)
- Episode 4x13: Breeder (Jan 19, 1994)
- Episode 4x12: Snatched (Jan 12, 1994)
- Episode 4x11: Golden Years (Jan 5, 1994)
- Episode 4x10: The Pursuit of Happiness (Dec 1, 1993)
- Episode 4x09: Born Bad (Nov 16, 1993)
- Episode 4x08: American Dream (Nov 9, 1993)
- Episode 4x07: Apocrypha (Nov 3, 1993)
- Episode 4x06: Pride and Joy (Oct 27, 1993)
- Episode 4x05: Black Tie (Oct 20, 1993)
- Episode 4x04: Profile (Oct 13, 1993)
- Episode 4x03: Discord (Oct 6, 1993)
- Episode 4x02: Volunteers (Sep 29, 1993)
- Episode 4x01: Sweeps (Sep 15, 1993)
Guest starring as Mrs. Winters
- Episode 1x17: Mushrooms (Feb 26, 1991)
Beverly Hills Buntz (1987)
Guest starring as Meter Maid
- Episode 1x04: Duck! L'Orange! (Jan 27, 1988) [Co-Star]
Jeopardy! (1984)
Guest starring as S. Epatha Merkerson
- Episode 16x52: 1999-B Celebrity Jeopardy! game 2, show # 3432. (Nov 16, 1999)
NOVA (1974)
Guest starring as Narrator
- Episode S47 Special: Blood Sugar Rising: America's Hidden Diabetes Epidemic (Apr 15, 2020)
Today (1952)
Guest starring as S. Epatha Merkerson
- Episode 2024-05-16: S. Epatha Merkerson, Miranda Rae Mayo, Jason Beghe, Brittany Howard, Chef Alex Guarnaschelli (May 16, 2024)