Sharon Wilkins is an American actress. Wilkins is from

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, and makes her home on the

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, New York. She has had a number of roles on Broadway and in film and does some commercial work.

Career

Wilkins appeared in the national tour of '' Xanadu''. She has appeared in three Broadway musicals, first '' Life'' in 1997, followed by ''

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'' in 2000 and ''

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'' in 2005. Since 2005, she has been focusing mostly on television and film work appearing in shows including '' Law and Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''

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'' and '' Rescue Me'' and such films as ''

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'' (2004) and '' We Own the Night'' (2007). She is active in

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Filmography

Film

Television

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* * 21st-century American actresses 21st-century African-American women singers Actresses from New York City African-American actresses American film actresses American musical theatre actresses American television actresses Broadway theatre people Living people People from Newburgh, New York People from the Upper West Side Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-theat-actor-stub