Sharon Acker

Her film roles include Lucky Jim, Point Blank and Don't Let the Angels Fall.

• Name — Sharon Acker • Birth Name — Sharon Eileen Acker • Born — 2 April 1935 • Birthplace — Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Died — 16 March 2023 • Place of death — Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Years Active — 1956–1992 • Spouses — Austin Ronald MacDonald (m. married 1956; div. divorced 19??) • Children — 2

Acker was born in Toronto, Ontario. She began her professional acting career with a television appearance in a made-for-television movie of Anne of Green Gables in 1956. She joined the Stratford Theatre cast, and traveled with the troupe to England, where she stayed to seek acting work. She made her film debut there in Lucky Jim (1957). Turning down a long-term contract with the producers of Lucky Jim, Acker returned to Canada in 1957 with her husband to raise a family. Acker returned to acting in Canadian television productions. She appeared in a 1961 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) production of Macbeth with Sean Connery, directed by Paul Almond. During the 1960s, she also modeled, appearing in print advertisements. She and Angie Dickinson were featured modeling "moll style" clothing in the August 25, 1967, issue of Life. Her first American film appearance was in the John Boorman cult action film Point Blank (1967) starring Lee Marvin and John Vernon. From that point, Acker appeared in film and television roles in Canada and the United States, including The Wild Wild West (The Night of the Sedgewick Curse, 1968). One year later, she guest-starred in the Star Trek episode "The Mark of Gideon" as Odona, a young woman who chooses to sacrifice herself by introducing disease to her overpopulated planet. In 1976–77 she portrayed Helen Walling in the prime-time drama Executive Suite. During this period, Acker also made a guest appearance on episode five of the second season of The Love Boat, which initially aired on October 20, 1978. She also appeared in two episodes of The Rockford Files in 1978 and 1979. She made her last feature film appearance in 1981 and her last television appearance in 1992.

Acker married twice. In 1956, in London, she wed fellow Canadian Austin Ronald MacDonald. They later divorced, although the year of their separation is unverified. Acker then married Peter John Elkington, a filmmaker, in 1973 in Los Angeles, California. The couple remained together for 28 years, until Elkington's death in 2001. She had two daughters from her first marriage and two stepdaughters from Elkington's previous marriage. Acker died at a retirement home in Toronto, Canada, on March 16, 2023, at the age of 87.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1956 — Anne of Green Gables — Mrs. Stacey — TV movie • ITV Television Playhouse — Ruth — Episode: "The Man" • 1959 — data-sort-value="Unforeseen, The" | The Unforeseen — Ellen Thomas — Episode: "Shelter for the Night" • 1961 — Macbeth — Lady Macduff — TV movie • 1966 — Wojeck — Tony Marlowe — 2 episodes • 1968 — data-sort-value="Wild Wild West, The" | The Wild Wild West — Lavinia Sedgewick — Episode: "The Night of the Sedgewick Curse" • 1968–1969 — It Takes a Thief — Dr. Edwina Hopkins — 3 episodes • 1969 — Star Trek — Odona — Episode: "The Mark of Gideon" • Lancer — Tiffany Mumford — Episode: "The Gifts" • Get Smart — Dr. Simon (uncredited) — Episode: "I Shot 86 Today" • 1970 — data-sort-value="Clear and Present Danger, A" | A Clear and Present Danger — Erin Stowe — TV movie • 1970–1971 — data-sort-value="Bold Ones: The Senator, The" | The Bold Ones: The Senator — Ellen Stowe — 4 episodes • 1970–1972 — Mission: Impossible — Annette/Connie Hastings — 2 episodes • 1971 — Alias Smith and Jones — Rachel Carlson — Episode: "The 5 Victim" • Gunsmoke — Tereese Farrell — Episode: "Trafton" • data-sort-value="F.B.I., The" | The F.B.I. — Kate Waller — Episode: "The Watch-Dog" • Cade's County — Roseann Claybourne — Episode: "Gray Wolf" • Love, American Style — Gloria — 1 episode • 1971–1973 — Marcus Welby, M.D. — Nancy Mason, Margaret Loring — 2 episodes • 1971-1975 — Cannon — Various — 3 episodes • 1972 — data-sort-value="Mod Squad, The" | The Mod Squad — Agnes Carter — Episode: "Big George" • McMillan & Wife — Evie Kendall — Episode: "Night of the Wizard" • Hec Ramsey — Nora Muldoon — 2 episodes • 1973 — data-sort-value="Stranger, The" | The Stranger — Dr. Bettina Cooke — TV movie • data-sort-value="Delphi Bureau, The" | The Delphi Bureau — Sheila — Episode: "The Terror Broker Project" • 1973–1974 — data-sort-value="New Perry Mason, The" | The New Perry Mason — Della Street • 1973–1975 — Barnaby Jones — Various — 3 episodes • 1974 — data-sort-value="Hanged Man, The" | The Hanged Man — Carrie Gault — TV movie • Harry O — Andrea Tannehill — Episode: "The Admiral's Lady" • 1971–1975 — Cannon — Laura Venner, Jill, Mrs. Dude — 3 episodes • 1975–1977 — data-sort-value="Streets of San Francisco, The" | The Streets of San Francisco — Ethel Finn, Eleanor Jessup — 2 episodes • 1976 — Our Man Flint: Dead on Target — Sandra Carter — TV movie • 1976-1977 — Executive Suite — Helen Walling • 1977 — data-sort-value="Hostage Heart, The" | The Hostage Heart — Martha Lake — TV movie • 1978 — data-sort-value="Love Boat, The" | The Love Boat — Evelyn — Segment: "Mike and Ike" • 1978–1979 — data-sort-value="Rockford Files, The" | The Rockford Files — Edie Nevitt/Adrianna Danielli — 2 episodes • 1978–1981 — Quincy, M.E. — Various — 3 episodes • 1979 — Police Story — Barbara Price — Episode: "A Cry for Justice" • 1979-1980 — Matt and Jenny — Samantha Shelborne — 2 episodes • 1980 — Stone — Karen Halloran — Episode: "Deep Sleeper" • Galactica 1980 — Anne — Episode: "Galactica Discovers Earth Part 1" • Battles: The Murder That Wouldn't Die — Jill Spencer — TV movie • data-sort-value="Incredible Hulk, The" | The Incredible Hulk — Dr. Louise Olson — Episode: "Deep Shock" • 1981 — Flamingo Road — Arlene Hunter — Episode: "The Victim" • Shannon — Marion Hammond — Episode: "Secret Rage" • 1981–1985 — Simon & Simon — Helena Christian, Sandra Jefferson-Delaporte — 2 episodes • 1982 — Off Your Rocker — Nurse Gloria — TV movie • Texas — Judith Wheeler — 62 episodes • 1983 — data-sort-value="Powers of Matthew Star, The" | The Powers of Matthew Star — Evita — Episode: "Brain Drain" • Matt Houston — Deena — Episode: "The Centrefold Murders" • Trapper John, M.D. — Senator Miriam Taylor — Episode: "All About Everett" • 1984 — Whiz Kids — Miriam — Episode: "Father's Day" • 1985 — Crazy Like a Fox — Olivia Sinclair — Episode: "Sunday in the Park with Larry" • Knight Rider — Sanford — Episode: "Knight Song" • 1986 — You Again? — Loretta Winslow — Episode: "Marry Me Little" • Murder, She Wrote — Wilhelmina Fraser — Episode: "Keep the Home Fries Burning" • 1987-1988 — Days of Our Lives — Pamela Fouchier — 7 episodes • 1988 — Katts and Dog — Alice — 5 episodes • 1989 — Street Legal — Jane Morrison — Episode: "Brotherhoods" • 1991–1992 — data-sort-value="Young and the Restless, The" | The Young and the Restless — Dr. Grace Sundell — 4 episodes