
Priscilla Pointer
Known for Acting · 76 credits
- Born
- 1924-05-18
- Died
- 2025-04-28
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Pricilla Pointer · پریسیلا پوینتر
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
TV Shows (32)

Dallas
1978
as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth / Rebecca Barnes Wentworth (credit only)

ER
1994
as Mrs. Abernathy

The A-Team
1983
as Tracy Richter's Mother

Knots Landing
1979
as Beatrice Handleman

Adam-12
1968
as Jacqueline Carey

Cold Case
2003
as Lillian Vine (2006)

Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Nurse Kathy Benson / Mrs. Neilson

Judging Amy
1999
as Margaret Palmer

L.A. Law
1986
as Dorothy Pehlman

The Rockford Files
1974
as Helen Morris

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Elizabeth Carpenter

St. Elsewhere
1982
as Marie Halloran

Cannon
1971
as Dr. Janet Cochran / Edith Cunningham

Newhart
1982
as Clara Whitscomber

Police Woman
1974
as Adele French

Lou Grant
1977
as Elizabeth Driscoll

Barnaby Jones
1973
as Nancy Moore

The High Chaparral
1967
as Mrs.Colton

Amazing Stories
1985
as Charlie / woman on train (cameo)

The Name of the Game
1968
as Miss Dalton

Kojak
1973
as Regina

McCloud
1970
as Shirley

ABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Ruth Meredith

The Flash
1990
as Nora Allen

Harry O
1974
as Constance Faraday

Mrs. Columbo
1979
as Mrs. Prior

Call to Glory
1984
as Lillie

City of Angels
1976
as Mrs. Macklin

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977

Kate McShane
1975
as Mrs. Inerson

China Smith
1952
as Iris Clark / Carla Tilson

Stone
1980
Movies (44)

Carrie
1976
as Mrs. Snell

Blue Velvet
1986
as Mrs. Beaumont

Inferno
1999
as Mrs. Henry Howard

Mommie Dearest
1981
as Mrs. Chadwick

Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
as Miss Cox

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987
as Dr. Elizabeth Simms

The Flash
1990
as Nora Allen

Disturbed
1990
as Sr. Francine

Honeysuckle Rose
1980
as Rosella

Rumpelstiltskin
1987
as Queen Grizelda

Acting 'Carrie'
2001
as Self

The Falcon and the Snowman
1985
as Mrs. Lee

Micki & Maude
1984
as Diana Hutchison

Mysterious Two
1982
as She

Generation
1985
as Ellen Breed

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
as Self

C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
1989
as Dr. Berlin

A Show of Force
1990
as Alice Ryan

Nickelodeon
1976
as Mabel

Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977
as Mrs. Dunn

Carried Away
1996
as Lily Henson

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
1976
as Miss Harris

The Onion Field
1979
as Chrissie Campbell

From the Hip
1987
as Mrs. Martha Williams
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1977
as Missy LeHand

Alone
1997
as Susan Hight

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994
as Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")

The Keegans
1976
as Helen Hunter McVey

The Competition
1980
as Mrs. Donellan

Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition
1994
as Barbara

The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
1981
as Hawk Lady

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
1977
as Laura Atherton

Death Takes a Holiday
1971
as Marion Chapman

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
1976
as Jean MacArthur

Runaway Father
1991
as Mary Bennett

Sweet Nothing in My Ear
2008
as Sally (voice)

A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
1989
as Tracey's Mother

The 3,000 Mile Chase
1977
as Emma Dvorak

The Magic Bubble
1993
as Grandma

The Gift of Life
1982
as Rosalee Boyer

Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
2011
as Mrs. Beaumont

The Failing of Raymond
1971
as History Teacher

A Killing Affair
1977
as Judge Cudahy

Good-bye Cruel World
1982
as Myra
About Priscilla Pointer
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. With 76 credits spanning from 1952 to 2011, Priscilla Pointer has appeared in 44 films and 32 TV shows.
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Most Popular Priscilla Pointer Movies
- Carrie (1976) — as Mrs. Snell
- Blue Velvet (1986) — as Mrs. Beaumont
- Inferno (1999) — as Mrs. Henry Howard
- Mommie Dearest (1981) — as Mrs. Chadwick
- Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) — as Miss Cox
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