Priscilla Pointer

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New York City, New York, USA

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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Appearances

Blue Velvet
7.6
Blue Velvet
Mrs. Beaumont
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
6.7
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Dr. Elizabeth Simms
Inferno
6.1
Inferno
Mrs. Henry Howard
A Killing Affair
4.8
A Killing Affair
Judge Cudahy
Carrie
7.3
Carrie
Mrs. Snell
Acting 'Carrie'
7.5
Acting 'Carrie'
Self
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
8.2
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
Tracey's Mother
The Onion Field
6.0
The Onion Field
Chrissie Campbell
Carried Away
5.7
Carried Away
Lily Henson
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
6.4
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Mrs. Dunn
Mommie Dearest
6.4
Mommie Dearest
Mrs. Chadwick
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
4.8
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
Miss Harris
Rumpelstiltskin
4.3
Rumpelstiltskin
Queen Grizelda
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
4.4
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
Dr. Berlin
Disturbed
4.8
Disturbed
Sr. Francine
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
4.0
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
Jean MacArthur
Nickelodeon
6.1
Nickelodeon
Mabel
The Flash
6.6
The Flash
Nora Allen
Death Takes a Holiday
4.9
Death Takes a Holiday
Marion Chapman
Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition
6.3
Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition
Barbara
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
4.9
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Missy LeHand
Twilight Zone: The Movie
6.5
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Miss Cox
The Failing of Raymond
6.2
The Failing of Raymond
History Teacher
The Keegans
8.0
The Keegans
Helen Hunter McVey
Mysterious Two
6.1
Mysterious Two
She
A Show of Force
5.3
A Show of Force
Alice Ryan
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
6.9
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
Mrs. Beaumont
The Magic Bubble
3.1
The Magic Bubble
Grandma
Alone
6.7
Alone
Susan Hight
Good-bye Cruel World
3.3
Good-bye Cruel World
Myra
The Falcon and the Snowman
6.4
The Falcon and the Snowman
Mrs. Lee
The Gift of Life
The Gift of Life
Rosalee Boyer
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
7.5
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
Laura Atherton
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
6.0
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
Hawk Lady
Generation
5.3
Generation
Ellen Breed
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
6.3
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Sally (voice)
Runaway Father
7.4
Runaway Father
Mary Bennett
Honeysuckle Rose
5.3
Honeysuckle Rose
Rosella
From the Hip
5.9
From the Hip
Mrs. Martha Williams
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
6.8
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")
The Competition
6.1
The Competition
Mrs. Donellan
Micki & Maude
5.6
Micki & Maude
Diana Hutchison
The 3,000 Mile Chase
7.0
The 3,000 Mile Chase
Emma Dvorak
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
7.8
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Self
St. Elsewhere
5.7
St. Elsewhere
Marie Halloran
The Flash
7.4
The Flash
Nora Allen
Amazing Stories
7.5
Amazing Stories
Charlie
L.A. Law
7.1
L.A. Law
Dorothy Pehlman
The A-Team
7.5
The A-Team
Tracy Richter's Mother
Judging Amy
7.5
Judging Amy
Margaret Palmer
Cold Case
7.8
Cold Case
Lillian Vine (2006)
Knots Landing
6.8
Knots Landing
Beatrice Handleman
Newhart
7.1
Newhart
Clara Whitscomber
Kojak
7.1
Kojak
Regina
Dallas
6.8
Dallas
Rebecca Barnes Wentworth
Dallas
6.8
Dallas
Rebecca Barnes Wentworth (credit only)
Cannon
6.7
Cannon
Dr. Janet Cochran
ER
7.8
ER
Mrs. Abernathy
Harry O
5.2
Harry O
Constance Faraday
The High Chaparral
6.8
The High Chaparral
Mrs.Colton
McCloud
7.2
McCloud
Shirley
City of Angels
5.6
City of Angels
Mrs. Macklin
ABC Afterschool Special
6.5
ABC Afterschool Special
Ruth Meredith
Stone
7.5
Stone
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
6.0
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
Amazing Stories
7.5
Amazing Stories
woman on train (cameo)
The Rockford Files
7.6
The Rockford Files
Helen Morris
Adam-12
7.1
Adam-12
Jacqueline Carey
Quincy, M.E.
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
Nurse Kathy Benson
Touched by an Angel
7.2
Touched by an Angel
Elizabeth Carpenter
Police Woman
6.4
Police Woman
Adele French
Kate McShane
6.0
Kate McShane
Mrs. Inerson
Lou Grant
7.3
Lou Grant
Elizabeth Driscoll
Barnaby Jones
7.0
Barnaby Jones
Nancy Moore
Mrs. Columbo
6.5
Mrs. Columbo
Mrs. Prior
Call to Glory
7.3
Call to Glory
Lillie
Quincy, M.E.
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
Mrs. Neilson
China Smith
China Smith
Iris Clark
China Smith
China Smith
Carla Tilson
Cannon
6.7
Cannon
Edith Cunningham
The Name of the Game
7.0
The Name of the Game
Miss Dalton

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