
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.
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CarrieMrs. Snell
Blue VelvetMrs. Beaumont
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsDr. Elizabeth Simms
The A-TeamTracy Richter's Mother
ERMrs. Abernathy2003Cold CaseLillian Vine (2006) · 1 episodeShow
1999Judging AmyMargaret Palmer · 1 episodeShow
1994Touched by an AngelElizabeth Carpenter · 1 episodeShow
1994ERMrs. Abernathy · 2 episodesShow
1990The FlashNora Allen · 3 episodesShow
1986L.A. LawDorothy Pehlman · 4 episodesShow
1985Amazing StoriesCharlie, woman on train (cameo) · 1 episodeShow
1984Call to GloryLillie · 5 episodesShow
1982St. ElsewhereMarie Halloran · 1 episodeShow
1982NewhartClara Whitscomber · 1 episodeShow
1980Stone1 episodeShow
1979Knots LandingBeatrice Handleman · 1 episodeShow
1979Mrs. ColumboMrs. Prior · 1 episodeShow
1977What Really Happened to the Class of '65?1 episodeShow
1977Lou GrantElizabeth Driscoll · 1 episodeShow
1976Quincy, M.E.Nurse Kathy Benson, Mrs. Neilson · 2 episodesShow
1976City of AngelsMrs. Macklin · 1 episodeShow
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
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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