Anita Van Buren
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Anita Van Buren is a long-serving, no-nonsense NYPD lieutenant on the television series "Law & Order," known for supervising the homicide detectives with authority and integrity.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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police lieutenant ⓘ television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Law & Order
NERFINISHED
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent NERFINISHED ⓘ Law & Order: Special Victims Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritative
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ethical ⓘ no-nonsense ⓘ supportive leader ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Dick Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | Law & Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | New York City Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Van Buren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalEthnicity | African-American ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | alive (end of original Law & Order run) ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Law & Order franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfFictionalWork | crime drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Anita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
husband (off-screen, later ex-husband)
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two sons ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Law & Order season 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
commanding officer of main detective characters
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supervisor of homicide detectives ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
known for integrity
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known for strict professionalism ⓘ long-serving lieutenant on Law & Order ⓘ |
| occupation |
NYPD lieutenant
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police officer ⓘ |
| partOf | 27th Precinct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policeRank | Lieutenant ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | S. Epatha Merkerson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Commanding officer of the 27th Precinct detective squad ⓘ |
| storyline |
battles cancer in later seasons
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faces budget cuts and administrative pressures ⓘ |
| televisionGenreOfWork | police procedural ⓘ |
| televisionNetworkOfWork | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Cyrus Lupo
NERFINISHED
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Ed Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Bernard NERFINISHED ⓘ Lennie Briscoe NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Logan NERFINISHED ⓘ Rey Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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