Leslie Ackerman (born August 2, 1956) is an American actress. Ackerman is from Springfield, New Jersey. Her father progressed from being an attorney to serving on the Federal District Court in Trenton, New Jersey. She became interested in the theater as a child. She is well known to

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fans for her role as the waitress in the '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' 1996 episode "

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". Ackerman had the role of Abigail in the Broadway production ''Mourning Pictures'' (1974). In 1980, she portrayed Barbara Skagska in the NBC drama ''

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''. Her role in the 1979

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''Women at West Point'' required her to undergo some aspects of military training. During her three weeks at the

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, her activities included attacking the obstacle course, marching in full-combat gear, and running 100 yards while she carried a man on her shoulders. She has guest starred in many television shows, such as ''

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'', ''

The Streets of San Francisco ''The Streets of San Francisco'' is a television crime drama filmed on location in San Francisco and produced by Quinn Martin, Quinn Martin Productions, with the first season produced in association with Warner Bros. Television (QM produced the ...

'', ''

All in the Family ''All in the Family'' is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS for nine seasons, from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979. Afterwards, it was continued with the spin-off series '' Archie Bunker's Place'', which picked up where ''All in ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Quincy'', ''

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'', ''

Cagney & Lacey ''Cagney & Lacey'' is an American police procedural drama television series that aired on the CBS television network for seven seasons from March 25, 1982, to May 16, 1988. The show is about two New York City police detectives who lead very dif ...

'', ''

Simon & Simon ''Simon & Simon'' is an American crime drama television series that originally ran from November 24, 1981, to September 16, 1989. The series was broadcast on CBS, and starred Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker as two disparate brothers who operate ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2000, she wrote, produced and starred in the movie '' What's Eating You?''.

Personal life

In 1979, Ackerman married

Jeff Altman Jeff Altman (born August 13, 1951) is an American stand-up comedian and actor who has appeared as a guest on ''Late Night with David Letterman'' and ''Late Show with David Letterman'' a combined 45 times. Altman mesmerized contemporaries like Davi ...

. Before divorcing they had one daughter.

Motion pictures

*'' Law and Disorder'' (1974) *''

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'' (1976) *'' Joyride to Nowhere'' (1977) *'' Cracking Up'' (1977) *''

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'' (1979) *'' Blame It on the Night'' (1984) *'' What's Eating You?'' (2000)

References

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* * 1956 births Living people American television actresses Actresses from New Jersey ategory:Jewish American female actresses 20th-century American actresses American film actresses 21st-century American women {{US-screen-actor-1950s-stub