Who was Sharon Acker? | The US Sun

SHARON Acker was a veteran actress known for her roles in Point Blank and The New Perry Mason.

Here's everything we know about the life and career of the late actress.

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Who was Sharon Acker?

Sharon Eileen Acker was a film and television actress born on April 2, 1935, in Toronto, Canada.

Acker made her acting debut in the 1956 series Anne of Green Gables.

It wasn't until 1967 that the Canadian actress landed a breaking role as Lynne in the film Point Blank.

She went on to play Barbara Hale in the reboot of The New Perry Mason in 1973.

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Acker went on to appear in a plethora of film and television shows including her final TV appearance on the hit soap opera, The Young and the Restless in 1992.

By 1994, the actress decided to retire from her acting career.

What happened to Sharon Acker?

It is reported on March 16, 2023, Acker died at 87 years old in her retirement home in Toronto.

Acker's death was confirmed by her cousin David Glover who posted a warm tribute to the late actress on Facebook.

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Glover said: "My wife Judy and I were very close with Sharon and we spoke regularly even after she moved back to Toronto to be close to with daughters and family.

"I can never forget Sharon’s million dollar smile. She made everyone she came in contact with feel so much better."

Acker is survived by her daughters, Kim and Gillian, granddaughter Alexis, and great-granddaughter Berkeley.

Sharon is also survived by her stepchildren, Kim and Caitlin.

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Was Sharon Acker married?

At Sharon Acker's time of death, she was not married to anyone but rather widowed by her late husband Peter J. Elkington.

Since retiring from acting, Acker moved back to Canada to live out her days painting and sculpting alongside her husband, Peter.

The two had been married since 1973 following her first divorce.

Unfortunately, Peter passed away in 2001. They both had two children each from previous marriages.

Prior to her marriage to Peter, Acker was married to the father of her Kim and Gillian, Austin R. Macdonald from 1956 until 1973.