Iris Acker

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Iris Acker (June 13, 1930 – September 16, 2018) was an American actress, television host, actors' union leader, television producer, artistic director, dancer, and author. The Sun Sentinel called Acker, who was based in South Florida, "one of the busiest actresses in the state." Acker, a union activist, served as the first Actors' Equity liaison for the U.S. state of Florida, as well as the first female president of the South Florida chapter of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Acker, who hosted and executive produced a string of interview and talk shows on Florida public television for more than 32 years, became one of South Florida's leading advocates for the arts. Her filmography, which spanned film and television, included Flight of the Navigator (1986), Whoops Apocalypse (1986), and Cocoon: The Return (1988), as well as more than 250 television commercials.

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1. date of death: 2018-09-16 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353311814