R.I.P. Sharon Acker (1935-2023)

[Bea Jonas]

Canadian actress Sharon Acker, known to Trek fans for her role as Odona in the 3rd season TOS episode, The Mark of Gideon, passed away on March 16th, 2023 at the age of 87. I found an interesting bit of trivia in her obit at The Hollywood Reporter:

"...In 1956...she joined the Stratford Shakespeare Festival company, starring as Anne Page opposite future Star Trek co-star William Shatner in a production of The Merry Wives of Windsor...."

That 1956 cast also included actor Douglas Rain—who later provided the voice for the Hal-9000 computer in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey—and also Robin Gammell, who played Ambassador Mauric in the 7th Season TNG episode, Attached.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/m...cker-dead-point-blank-perry-mason-1235365448/

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Sharon_Acker

 

[Joanna McCoy-Kirk]

RIP Sharon Acker. Your character Odona and Captain Kirk were a cute couple.

 

[Ronald Held]

RIP.

 

[johnnybear]

Sharon Acker also appeared in Lucky Jim (1957) with Ian Carmichael and Terry-Thomas during her stay in the UK.
She also appeared in the first episode of the Battlestar Galactica spin off known as Galactica 1980 as Anne. Plus a role in The Incredible hulk too to keep her hand in the fantasy genre! RIP
JB

 

[Phaser Two]

Aw, this is sad. RIP. I loved her performance as Odona.