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AKA: Epatha Merkerson, Sharon Epatha Merkerson
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 11/28/1952
Birthplace: Saginaw, Michigan, USA

biography

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 Bachelor of Fine Arts in theater. Merkerson moved to New York and gradually found a niche in off-Broadway productions and regional theater. A breakthrough role came for her with her charmingly relaxed and ordinary Reba "the mail lady" on the widely watched and critically acclaimed children's show, Continued

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milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Detroit, Michigan
 
Worked in children's theater in Albany, New York after graduating from college
1976 
Moved to NYC to pursue acting career
1978 
Had featured role in the national tour of "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf..."
1984 
Appeared at the famed Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam (Connecticut) to play a prominent role in a staging of the musical, "The Dream Team"
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