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Before she embarked upon her personal journey, Merkerson weighed 174 pounds. She went from weighing 174 to 135 pounds. Photo source: Cheatsheet. And although the transformation did take a long time, Merkerson revealed she weighed 135 pounds in early 2020. The Law & Order actress says there is no end goal; in fact, the whole regimen is her life now.
Since then, she has dropped 35 pounds. “When I left Law & Order, I was pushing a size 14; I’m wearing 6s and 8s now.” Walking has become her exercise of choice. “That’s how I’ve been able to keep my weight down and my A1C at a very low number.”
She discusses living with Type 2 diabetes. Liz Raftery June 2, 2016, 12:28 p.m. PT. As hospital administrator Sharon Goodwin on NBC's Chicago Med, S. Epatha Merkerson deals with her share...
S. Epatha Merkerson has starred as Dr. Sharon Goodwin, the director of patient and medical services at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center, since Season 1. Dr. Goodwin is one of the only original...
S. Epatha Merkerson has been advocating for the campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and other cancer organizations for years. Within a year of quitting, she got involved in sharing her story.
At 50, she was diagnosed as diabetic. Fearful of following relatives who'd gone blind and lost limbs to the disease, Merkerson now watches what she eats. She's lost the weight and become much healthier. Though she has no goal role she's always longed to play, Merkerson enjoys her schedule of a series, then a play, on alternating hiatuses.
Considering that her portfolio is so diverse, we decided to take a look back at S. Epatha Merkerson's career from a young actress to an iconic network TV star.
As the celebrity guest at a health convention in 2003, Emmy- and Golden Globe-award-winning actress S. Epatha Merkerson, a star of Chicago Med, never expected to be diagnosed with type 2...
Though her 17 seasons of TV staying power is that of legend — Merkerson said she's the longest running actor on "Law & Order" and the longest-running African-American actor on any drama — her ...
S. Epatha Merkerson [a] (born Sharon Epatha Merkerson; November 28, 1952) is an American actress. She has received accolades for her work, including an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, four NAACP Image Awards, two Obie Awards, and two Tony Award nominations.