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Sharon Eileen Acker (April 2, 1935 – March 16, 2023) was a Canadian film, stage, and television actress and model. She appeared mostly on television in Canada and the United States from 1956 to 1992. She played , 's loyal secretary, in The New Perry Mason opposite . Her film roles include Lucky Jim, Point Blank and Don't Let the Angels Fall.

Biography
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 with , directed by . During the 1960s, she also modeled, appearing in print advertisements. She and were featured modeling "moll style" clothing in the August 25, 1967, issue of Life.

Her first American film appearance was in the cult action film Point Blank (1967) starring and . 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 episode "The Mark of Gideon" as Odona, a young woman who chooses to sacrifice herself by introducing disease to her overpopulated planet.Cushman, M. (2014). . Los Angeles: Jacobs/Brown Press. In 1976–77 she portrayed Helen Walling in the prime-time drama Executive Suite.

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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.

Personal life and death
Acker married twice. In 1956, in , she wed fellow Canadian Austin Ronald MacDonald. "Austin Ronald MACDONALD", obituary, Toronto Star (Ontario, Canada), March 9 and 10, 2013. Accessed via Legacy.com, September 10, 2023."England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005" database, Sharon E. Acker and Austin R. MacDonald, 1956, quarter 4, vol. 5C, p. 413, Chelsea, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. Record accessed via archives of , Salt Lake City, Utah, September 10, 2023. 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."California Marriage Index, 1960-1985," online database, Peter J. Elkington and Sharon E. Acker, Los Angeles City, California, August 23, 1973; Center of Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento. Record accessed via FamilySearch, September 10, 2023. 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.

Filmography
Films
1957Lucky JimChristine Callaghan
1967Point BlankLynne Walker
1969Waiting for CarolineEmily
1969The First TimePamela Williams
1969Don't Let the Angels FallBarbara
1970The Act of the HeartAdele
1981Happy Birthday to MeEstelle Wainwright
1981ThresholdTilla Vrain

Television
1956Anne of Green GablesMrs. StaceyTV movie
1960Ellen Thomas1 episode
1961Lady MacduffTV movie
1966Tony Marlowe2 episodes
1968The Wild Wild WestLavinia Sedgewick1 episode: "The Night of the Sedgewick Curse"
1968–1969It Takes a ThiefDr. Edwina Hopkins3 episodes
1969Odona1 episode: S3:E16, "The Mark of Gideon"
1969LancerTiffany Mumford
1970A Clear and Present DangerErin StoweTV movie
1970–1971Ellen Stowe
1970–1972Annette, Connie Hastings2 episodes
1971Alias Smith and JonesRachel Carlson
1971CannonGlinda Donaldson
1971Tereese Farrell
1971The F.B.I.Kate Waller
1971Cade's CountyRoseann Claybourne
1971Love, American StyleGloria1 episode
1971–1973Marcus Welby, M.D.Nancy Mason, Margaret Loring2 episodes
1972The Mod SquadAgnes Carter1 episode
1972McMillan & WifeEvie Kendall
1972Nora Muldoon2 episodes
1973The StrangerDr. Bettina CookeTV movie
1973The Delphi BureauSheila
1973–1974The New Perry Mason
1973–1975Laura Vaner, Florence Armstrong, Gail Bloom
1974The Hanged ManCarrie Gault
1974Andrea Tannehill
1971–1975CannonLaura Venner, Jill, Mrs. Dude3 episodes
1975–1977The Streets of San FranciscoEthel Finn, Eleanor Jessup2 episodes
1976Sandra CarterTV movie
1976Executive SuiteHelen Walling
1977The Hostage HeartMartha LakeTV movie
1978The Love BoatEvelyn
1978–1979The Rockford FilesEdie Nevitt, Adrianna Danielli
1978–1981Quincy, M.E.Barbara, Lynne Montgomery, Allison Sirella/Mary Latham3 episodes
1979Matt and JennySamantha Shelborne
1980StoneKaren Halloran1 episode
1980Galactica 1980Anne1 episode
1980Battles: The Murder That Wouldn't DieJill SpencerTV movie
1980The Incredible HulkDr. Louise Olson1 episode
1981Flamingo RoadArlene Hunter1 episode
1981ShannonMarion Hammond1 episode
1981–1985Simon & SimonHelena Christian, Sandra Jefferson-Delaporte2 episodes
1982Off Your RockerNurse GloriaTV movie
1982TexasJudith Wheeler62 episodes
1983The Powers of Matthew StarEvita1 episode
1983Deena1 episode
1983Trapper John, M.D.Senator Miriam Taylor
1984Whiz KidsMiriam
1985Crazy Like a Fox 1 episode
1985Knight RiderSanford
1986You Again?Loretta Winslow
1986Murder, She WroteWilhelmina Fraser1 episode: "Keep the Home Fries Burning"
1987Days of Our LivesPamela Fouchier
1988Katts and DogAlice3 episodes
1989Street LegalJane Morrison
1991–1992The Young and the RestlessDr. Grace Sundell4 episodes

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