Andra Akers (September , â€" March , ) was an American actress and
philanthropist. A character actress, she appeared in films, theater
and television, usually in tough or brassy roles.Akers was born in New
York City. Her father Anthony B. Akers was a veteran World War II
naval officer and attorney who became the United States ambassador to
New Zealand under the Kennedy administration; her mother Jane Pope was
the daughter of the architect John Russell Pope. She was descended
from William Ellery. Her sister, Ellery Akers, is a poet and
naturalist based in Northern California.During her time in New Zealand
she attended Victoria University of Wellington and appeared in a
production of Chekhov's The Seagull. She continued her studies at
Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York, majoring in theater and
political science.She made her film debut in Brian de Palma's Murder a
la Mod in . Her acting career spanned the s through to the mid s,
during which time she made several guest appearances in popular
television series. In she retired from acting to found Synergy
International, later renamed the Essence Institute, an
interdisciplinary think tank involving video and electronic artists,
mathematicians, computer scientists and others.
philanthropist. A character actress, she appeared in films, theater
and television, usually in tough or brassy roles.Akers was born in New
York City. Her father Anthony B. Akers was a veteran World War II
naval officer and attorney who became the United States ambassador to
New Zealand under the Kennedy administration; her mother Jane Pope was
the daughter of the architect John Russell Pope. She was descended
from William Ellery. Her sister, Ellery Akers, is a poet and
naturalist based in Northern California.During her time in New Zealand
she attended Victoria University of Wellington and appeared in a
production of Chekhov's The Seagull. She continued her studies at
Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York, majoring in theater and
political science.She made her film debut in Brian de Palma's Murder a
la Mod in . Her acting career spanned the s through to the mid s,
during which time she made several guest appearances in popular
television series. In she retired from acting to found Synergy
International, later renamed the Essence Institute, an
interdisciplinary think tank involving video and electronic artists,
mathematicians, computer scientists and others.
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