S Merkerson

S. Epatha Merkerson in Paramount Classics' Black Snake Moan - 2007

Biography

Born 11/28/1952

Acclaimed African-American stage actor with an impassioned and gritty yet approachable style, who began to conquer both Broadway and TV audiences in the late 1980s. Born on November 28, 1952 in Saginaw, MI, Merkerson grew up in Detroit and eventually graduated from Wayne State University with a...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2006, received OBIE Award for Outstanding Performance
In 2006, received Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
In 2006, received Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie

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Highlights

In 2007, Cast opposite Samuel L. Jackson in "Black Snake Moan"
In 2007, Returned to the stage as the aging, disillusioned Lola of William Inge's "Come Back, Little Sheba"; earned a Tony award nomination for Best Actress in a Play
In 2005, Won an Emmy for her role as Nanny, the owner of a boarding house in Lackawanna, New York in the HBO original movie "Lackawanna Blues"; also earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Actress

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Family & Companions

father: Separated from Ann Merkerson c. 1957
brothers: Has two; both older
Ann Merkerson: mother (Separated from Merkerson's father c. 1957; was only female in the vehicles operation unit of the Detroit post office at the time)

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