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Priscilla Pointer

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Priscilla Pointer

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

May 18, 1924 (102 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Priscilla Marie Pointer (May 18, 1924 – April 28, 2025) was an American actress. She began her career in the theater in the late 1940s, including productions on Broadway. Later, Pointer moved to Hollywood and made appearances on television beginning in the early 1950s. Pointer was the mother of actress and singer Amy Irving, making her the former mother-in-law of filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Bruno Barreto. Description above from the Wikipedia article Priscilla Pointer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2011Blue Velvet: The Lost FootageMrs. Beaumont
2010Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street LegacySelf
2008Sweet Nothing in My EarSally (voice)
2003Cold CaseLillian Vine (2006)
2001Acting 'Carrie'Self
1999InfernoMrs. Henry Howard
1999Judging AmyMargaret Palmer
1997AloneSusan Hight
1996Carried AwayLily Henson
1994Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical EditionBarbara
1994The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost ClassicsWoman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")
1994ERMrs. Abernathy
1994Touched by an AngelElizabeth Carpenter
1993The Magic BubbleGrandma
1991Runaway FatherMary Bennett
1990DisturbedSr. Francine
1990The FlashNora Allen
1990A Show of ForceAlice Ryan
1990The FlashNora Allen
1989A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman StoryTracey's Mother
1989C.H.U.D. II: Bud the ChudDr. Berlin
1987A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsDr. Elizabeth Simms
1987RumpelstiltskinQueen Grizelda
1987From the HipMrs. Martha Williams
1986Blue VelvetMrs. Beaumont
1986L.A. LawDorothy Pehlman
1985The Falcon and the SnowmanMrs. Lee
1985GenerationEllen Breed
1985Amazing StoriesCharlie
1985Amazing Storieswoman on train (cameo)
1984Micki & MaudeDiana Hutchison
1984Call to GloryLillie
1983Twilight Zone: The MovieMiss Cox
1983The A-TeamTracy Richter's Mother
1982Mysterious TwoShe
1982Good-bye Cruel WorldMyra
1982The Gift of LifeRosalee Boyer
1982St. ElsewhereMarie Halloran
1982NewhartClara Whitscomber
1981Mommie DearestMrs. Chadwick
1981The Archer: Fugitive from the EmpireHawk Lady
1980Honeysuckle RoseRosella
1980The CompetitionMrs. Donellan
1980Stone
1979The Onion FieldChrissie Campbell
1979Knots LandingBeatrice Handleman
1979Mrs. ColumboMrs. Prior
1978DallasRebecca Barnes Wentworth
1978DallasRebecca Barnes Wentworth (credit only)
1977A Killing AffairJudge Cudahy
1977Looking for Mr. GoodbarMrs. Dunn
1977Eleanor and Franklin: The White House YearsMissy LeHand
1977Mary Jane Harper Cried Last NightLaura Atherton
1977The 3,000 Mile ChaseEmma Dvorak
1977What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977Lou GrantElizabeth Driscoll
1976CarrieMrs. Snell
1976The Great Texas Dynamite ChaseMiss Harris
1976Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthurJean MacArthur
1976NickelodeonMabel
1976The KeegansHelen Hunter McVey
1976City of AngelsMrs. Macklin
1976Quincy, M.E.Nurse Kathy Benson
1976Quincy, M.E.Mrs. Neilson
1975Kate McShaneMrs. Inerson
1974Harry OConstance Faraday
1974The Rockford FilesHelen Morris
1974Police WomanAdele French
1973KojakRegina
1973Barnaby JonesNancy Moore
1972ABC Afterschool SpecialRuth Meredith
1971Death Takes a HolidayMarion Chapman
1971The Failing of RaymondHistory Teacher
1971CannonDr. Janet Cochran
1971CannonEdith Cunningham
1970McCloudShirley
1968Adam-12Jacqueline Carey
1968The Name of the GameMiss Dalton
1967The High ChaparralMrs.Colton
1952China SmithIris Clark
1952China SmithCarla Tilson