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