2008
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2 days ago · To replace Florek, S. Epatha Merkerson was cast as new squad leader Lieutenant Anita Van Buren. (Merkerson had previously guest starred as a mother of a gunshot victim in the season 1 episode "Mushrooms".)
5 days ago · Lieutenant Anita Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson) was on the show from Season 4 through Season 20 (17 seasons total), the longest run of any lead. Second-most was eventual District Attorney Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston), who joined in the fifth season and also stuck around through Season 20 (16 seasons total).
- Alex Kirschenbaum
3 days ago · Over its many seasons, the show has featured an ensemble cast, with standouts like Jerry Orbach's Detective Lennie Briscoe, Sam Waterston's Executive ADA Jack McCoy, and S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren, among many others.
3 days ago · She is best known for her award-winning portrayal of Lieutenant Anita Van Buren on the NBC police procedural drama series Law & Order, a role she played from 1993 to 2010.
4 days ago · Answer: Anita Van Buren L&O doesn't get too much into the personal lives of the characters. Van Buren is the only one who actually talks about having a husband and children. Briscoe is divorced, McCoy is twice divorced, and Logan has never married.
1 day ago · Answer: Anita Van Buren Ms. Merkerson portrayed the tough but soft-hearted Lieutenant Anita Van Buren. She assayed the same role in the 1998 "Law and Order" movie "Exiled", as well as appearing on the spin offs "Criminal Intent" in 2002 and "Trial by Jury" in 2005.
4 days ago · Despite the revolving door of cast exits and new arrivals on Chicago Med in recent seasons, original cast members S. Epatha Merkerson, Oliver Platt, and Marlyne Barrett have remained steady constants. The actors have been on the show since Season 1 and all three are expected to return for the upcoming Season 10, which kicks off this fall.
