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Iris Acker(1930-2018)

  • Actress
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Iris Acker was born on 13 June 1930 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Flight of the Navigator (1986), Cocoon: The Return (1988) and Interplay (1970). She was married to Philip Yacker. She died on 16 September 2018 in Aventura, Florida, USA.
BornJune 13, 1930
DiedSeptember 16, 2018(88)
BornJune 13, 1930
DiedSeptember 16, 2018(88)
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Known for

Joey Cramer in Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Flight of the Navigator
6.9
  • Mrs. Howard
  • 1986
Steve Guttenberg, Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Courteney Cox, Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Tahnee Welch, Jack Gilford, Maureen Stapleton, and Gwen Verdon in Cocoon: The Return (1988)
Cocoon: The Return
5.4
  • Mrs. Cashman
  • 1988
Interplay
  • Actress
  • 1970
The Point of Betrayal (1995)
The Point of Betrayal
5.3
  • Judge
  • 1995

Credits

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Actress

  • Love Till
    Short
    • Tillie
    • 2016
  • G.E.D.
    7.2
    • Old Lady Fletcher
    • 2009
  • Dancin' on the Edge
    Short
    • Buffie
    • 2007
  • Iris Acker and Laura Bradley in Roof (1998)
    Roof
    5.8
    Short
    • Older Woman
    • 1998
  • The Point of Betrayal (1995)
    The Point of Betrayal
    5.3
    • Judge
    • 1995
  • Le grand pardon II (1992)
    Le grand pardon II
    4.3
    • Court Usher
    • 1992
  • Kevin Spacey, Jonathan Banks, and Ken Wahl in Wiseguy (1987)
    Wiseguy
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Judge Mary Laverty
    • 1990
  • Steve Guttenberg, Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Courteney Cox, Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Tahnee Welch, Jack Gilford, Maureen Stapleton, and Gwen Verdon in Cocoon: The Return (1988)
    Cocoon: The Return
    5.4
    • Mrs. Cashman
    • 1988
  • Whoops Apocalypse (1987)
    Whoops Apocalypse
    6.0
    • Woman in Boarding House
    • 1987
  • Joey Cramer in Flight of the Navigator (1986)
    Flight of the Navigator
    6.9
    • Mrs. Howard
    • 1986
  • Intimate Strangers (1986)
    Intimate Strangers
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • Reporter
    • 1986
  • Interplay
    • 1970

Writer

  • Iris Acker in Spotlight on the Arts (2013)
    Spotlight on the Arts
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2013

Producer

  • Iris Acker in Spotlight on the Arts (2013)
    Spotlight on the Arts
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 2013

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 13, 1930
    • Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 16, 2018
    • Aventura, Florida, USA(pancreatic cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Philip Yacker? - 2010 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
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    Adopted her husband's surname (Yacker) to Acker, which she used as her stage name. The couple had two sons.

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