S. Epatha Merkerson is an American actress who has won many awards for her acting. She got an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, four NAACP Image Awards, two Obie Awards, and two Tony Award nominations. You might recognize her as NYPD Lieutenant Anita Van Buren on the TV show Law & Order, a role she played from 1993 to 2010 in 388 episodes. She also played Reba the Mail Lady on Pee-wee’s Playhouse and Sharon Goodwin in the TV show Chicago Med since it started in November 2015. She has also appeared in crossover episodes on Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D.