1924Born, New York City
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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
CarrieMrs. Snell
Blue VelvetMrs. Beaumont
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsDr. Elizabeth Simms
The A-TeamTracy Richter's Mother
ERMrs. Abernathy2011Blue Velvet: The Lost FootageMrs. BeaumontMovie
2008Sweet Nothing in My EarSally (voice)Movie
2003Cold CaseLillian Vine (2006) · 1 episodeShow
1999InfernoMrs. Henry HowardMovie
1999Judging AmyMargaret Palmer · 1 episodeShow
1997AloneSusan HightMovie
1996Carried AwayLily HensonMovie
1994Touched by an AngelElizabeth Carpenter · 1 episodeShow
1994ERMrs. Abernathy · 2 episodesShow
1994The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost ClassicsWoman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")Movie
1994Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical EditionBarbaraMovie
1993The Magic BubbleGrandmaMovie
1991Runaway FatherMary BennettMovie
1990DisturbedSr. FrancineMovie
1990The FlashNora AllenMovie
1990The FlashNora Allen · 3 episodesShow
1990A Show of ForceAlice RyanMovie
1989A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman StoryTracey's MotherMovie
1989C.H.U.D. II: Bud the ChudDr. BerlinMovie
1987RumpelstiltskinQueen GrizeldaMovie
1987A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsDr. Elizabeth SimmsMovie
1987From the HipMrs. Martha WilliamsMovie
1986Blue VelvetMrs. BeaumontMovie
1986L.A. LawDorothy Pehlman · 4 episodesShow
1985Amazing StoriesCharlie, woman on train (cameo) · 1 episodeShow
1985GenerationEllen BreedMovie
1985The Falcon and the SnowmanMrs. LeeMovie
1984Micki & MaudeDiana HutchisonMovie
1984Call to GloryLillie · 5 episodesShow
1983Twilight Zone: The MovieMiss CoxMovie
1982St. ElsewhereMarie Halloran · 1 episodeShow
1982NewhartClara Whitscomber · 1 episodeShow
1982Good-bye Cruel WorldMyraMovie
1982Mysterious TwoSheMovie
1982The Gift of LifeRosalee BoyerMovie
1981Mommie DearestMrs. ChadwickMovie
1981The Archer: Fugitive from the EmpireHawk LadyMovie
1980The CompetitionMrs. DonellanMovie
1980Honeysuckle RoseRosellaMovie
1980Stone1 episodeShow
1979Knots LandingBeatrice Handleman · 1 episodeShow
1979The Onion FieldChrissie CampbellMovie
1979Mrs. ColumboMrs. Prior · 1 episodeShow
1977What Really Happened to the Class of '65?1 episodeShow
1977Looking for Mr. GoodbarMrs. DunnMovie
1977Mary Jane Harper Cried Last NightLaura AthertonMovie
1977A Killing AffairJudge CudahyMovie
1977Lou GrantElizabeth Driscoll · 1 episodeShow
1977The 3,000 Mile ChaseEmma DvorakMovie
1977Eleanor and Franklin: The White House YearsMissy LeHandMovie
1976NickelodeonMabelMovie
1976CarrieMrs. SnellMovie
1976Quincy, M.E.Nurse Kathy Benson, Mrs. Neilson · 2 episodesShow
1976The Great Texas Dynamite ChaseMiss HarrisMovie
1976The KeegansHelen Hunter McVeyMovie
1976City of AngelsMrs. Macklin · 1 episodeShow
1976Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthurJean MacArthurMovie
1975Kate McShaneMrs. Inerson · 1 episodeShow
1974The Rockford FilesHelen Morris · 1 episodeShow
1974Police WomanAdele French · 2 episodesShow
1974Harry OConstance Faraday · 1 episodeShow
1973KojakRegina · 1 episodeShow
1973Barnaby JonesNancy Moore · 1 episodeShow
1972ABC Afterschool SpecialRuth Meredith · 1 episodeShow
1971The Failing of RaymondHistory TeacherMovie
1971Death Takes a HolidayMarion ChapmanMovie
1971CannonDr. Janet Cochran, Edith Cunningham · 1 episodeShow
1970McCloudShirley · 1 episodeShow
1968Adam-12Jacqueline Carey · 1 episodeShow
1968The Name of the GameMiss Dalton · 1 episodeShow
1952China SmithIris Clark, Carla Tilson · 1 episodeShow
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