What character did Mary Marg Helgenberger portray where she received several award nominations in the CBS police procedural drama?
Catherine Willows Director Catherine Willows is a fictional character, portrayed by Marg Helgenberger, from the CBS crime drama "." Helgenberger made her franchise debut in ""'s episode "Pilot". Helgenberger received several award nominations for her portrayal of Catherine, including two Primetime Emmy Award nominations and two Golden Globe Award nominations.
Anita Van Buren Lieutenant Anita Van Buren is a fictional character on NBC's long-running police procedural and legal drama television series "Law & Order", portrayed by S. Epatha Merkerson. Van Buren appeared in 390 episodes of "Law & Order". By episode count, she is the longest-running character on the original show. Van Buren appeared in 392 episodes within the franchise (390 of "Law & Order", the "" episode "Badge" and the "" episode "Skeleton") and "", and is the third longest-running regular character in the "Law & Order" franchise, behind Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Donald Cragen (Dann Florek), and the fourth longest-character in the "Law & Order" universe, behind Benson (410 episodes in ), Cragen (400 episodes in the franchise), and John Munch (Richard Belzer) (246 episodes in the franchise).