Sharon Acker

About Sharon Acker

Who is it?: Actress
Birth Day: April 02, 1935
Birth Place:  Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Birth Sign: Taurus
Years active: 1956–1992
Spouse(s): Austin R. Macdonald (1956-1973) (divorced) (2 children) Peter J. Elkington (1973-2001) (his death)
Children: Kirsten and Gillian

Sharon Acker Net Worth

Sharon Acker was born on April 02, 1935 in  Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is Actress. Although she was presented in 1969 the first Film Star of Tomorrow by The Motion Picture Exhibitors of Canada, the status of Sharon Acker as a star never materialized. Not that she was inactive, quite the opposite, but she worked almost only for TV and appeared only in a few undistinguished movie films. She will, nevertheless, remain remembered for her role as Lee Marvin's ex-wife in John Boorman's classic film noir Point Blank (1967). The victim of Marvin's rough manners, Acker/Lynne left a deep impact on male brains. Born in 1935, the Canadian-born actress started her film career in England when the play she was in, "Lucky Jim", Kingsley Amis' classic, was made into a movie. But, she was not seen in many a film, except during the sixties, either in Canada or in the U.S. On the contrary, she has been very active on TV, first in Canada from the age of 19, then in the U.S. in made-for-TV movies or series like Star Trek (1966), Mission: Impossible (1966), Gunsmoke (1955), Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969), Barnaby Jones (1973), etc. She was a regular in the series The Bold Ones: The Senator (1970) for one year and played "Della Street" in the short-lived The New Perry Mason (1973). A talented actress seen too little in movie theaters.
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💰Sharon Acker Net worth: $900,000

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Biography/Timeline

1957

Acker was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She began her professional acting career with a television appearance in a made-for-television movie of Anne of Green Gables. She joined the Stratford Theatre cast. She travelled with the troupe to England, and 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 modelled, appearing in print advertisements. Her first American film appearance was in the cult John Boorman 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. She made her last feature film appearance in 1981 and her last television appearance in 1992.