Acting
S. Epatha Merkerson
- Titles
- 42movies23TV shows
- Career
Active from 1986 to 2025, busiest in 1992 and 2020 with 3 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 11top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Terminator 2: Judgment Day85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Coming of Age4.3average 3.0
- Wholesome4.5average 3.3
- Family Dynamics5.8average 4.8
- Social Commentary5.8average 4.9
- Contemporary Realism6.2average 5.4
- Catharsis5.9average 5.1
- Nostalgia4.4average 3.7
- Pathos5.9average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Fantasy0.7, average 1.7
- Scare1.6, average 2.6
- Historical1.7, average 2.6
- Violence3.5, average 4.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 7
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Emotional Journey 3
- Contemporary Realism 3
- Meta-Narrative 2
- Eccentric 2
- Thought-Provoking 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Teen Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Linda HamiltonActorTerminator 2: Judgment Day, A Mother's Prayer
Noah FleissActorAn Unexpected Life, A Mother's Prayer
Samuel L. JacksonActorBlack Snake Moan, Mother and Child
Bruce DernActorIt's Nothing Personal, A Mother's Prayer
Jenny O'HaraActorAn Unexpected Life, A Mother's Prayer
Kerry WashingtonActorMother and Child, Peeples
Michael Clarke DuncanActorSlipstream, The Challenger- EEric Van Haren NomanCinematographerAn Unexpected Life, A Mother's Prayer
- TTom ScottComposerIt's Nothing Personal, A Mother's Prayer
- LLee RoseWriterAn Unexpected Life, A Mother's Prayer
Movies and TV shows
55Upcoming
1 title
as Alberta Gay
2020s
7 titles · average score 71
as May
as Anita
TV show · as Joyce Carter
as Narrator (voice)
as Lillie Anne
2010s
11 titles · average score 64
as Mrs. Bryant
as Liz
as Jada
TV show · as Sharon Goodwin
TV show · as Sharon Goodwin
as Miss Caroline
as Daphne Peeples
TV show · as Sharon Goodwin
as Lydia Smith
as Narrator (voice)
2000s
15 titles · average score 62
TV show · as Judge Melanie Ellis
as Narrator (voice)
as Bonnie
as Ariel Winters
as Angela
as Rachel 'Nanny' Crosby
TV show · as Dr. Rebecca Dioli
TV show · as Anita Van Buren
as Doctor #1
as Maggie
TV show · as Anita Van Buren
1990s
17 titles · average score 63
as Nea
as Beverly Hawkins
as Ruby
as Alice
TV show · as Dr. McCaskill
as Louise Waters
TV show · as Capt. Margaret Claghorn
TV show · as Claudia St. Marth
as Tarissa Dyson
TV show · as Denise Winters / Anita Van Buren
as Elsa
as Jolena
1980s
4 titles · average score 69
TV show · as Reba
as Doctor Jamison
TV show · as Elena