Priscilla Pointer

Priscilla Pointer

Acting

May 18, 1924 — April 28, 2025New 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.

Known for

Carrie

Carrie

1976

Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet

1986

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

1987

The A-Team

The A-Team

1983

ER

1994

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983

The Flash

The Flash

1990

Cold Case

Cold Case

2003

Inferno

Inferno

1999

Mommie Dearest

Mommie Dearest

1981

Acting76

Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

2011

Mrs. Beaumont

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010

Self

Sweet Nothing in My Ear

Sweet Nothing in My Ear

2008

Sally (voice)

Cold Case

Cold Case

2003

Lillian Vine (2006)

Acting 'Carrie'

Acting 'Carrie'

2001

Self

Inferno

Inferno

1999

Mrs. Henry Howard

Judging Amy

Judging Amy

1999

Margaret Palmer

Alone

Alone

1997

Susan Hight

Carried Away

Carried Away

1996

Lily Henson

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

1994

Elizabeth Carpenter

ER

1994

Mrs. Abernathy

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

1994

Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")

Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition

Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition

1994

Barbara

The Magic Bubble

The Magic Bubble

1993

Grandma

Runaway Father

Runaway Father

1991

Mary Bennett

Disturbed

Disturbed

1990

Sr. Francine

The Flash

The Flash

1990

Nora Allen

The Flash

The Flash

1990

Nora Allen

A Show of Force

A Show of Force

1990

Alice Ryan

A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story

A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story

1989

Tracey's Mother

C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud

C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud

1989

Dr. Berlin

Rumpelstiltskin

Rumpelstiltskin

1987

Queen Grizelda

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

1987

Dr. Elizabeth Simms

From the Hip

From the Hip

1987

Mrs. Martha Williams

Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet

1986

Mrs. Beaumont

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

1986

Dorothy Pehlman

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

1985

Charlie / woman on train (cameo)

Generation

Generation

1985

Ellen Breed

The Falcon and the Snowman

The Falcon and the Snowman

1985

Mrs. Lee

Micki & Maude

Micki & Maude

1984

Diana Hutchison

Call to Glory

Call to Glory

1984

Lillie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983

Miss Cox

The A-Team

The A-Team

1983

Tracy Richter's Mother

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

1982

Marie Halloran

Newhart

Newhart

1982

Clara Whitscomber

Good-bye Cruel World

Good-bye Cruel World

1982

Myra

Mysterious Two

Mysterious Two

1982

She

The Gift of Life

The Gift of Life

1982

Rosalee Boyer

Mommie Dearest

Mommie Dearest

1981

Mrs. Chadwick

The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire

The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire

1981

Hawk Lady

The Competition

The Competition

1980

Mrs. Donellan

Honeysuckle Rose

Honeysuckle Rose

1980

Rosella

Stone

Stone

1980

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

1979

Beatrice Handleman

The Onion Field

The Onion Field

1979

Chrissie Campbell

Mrs. Columbo

Mrs. Columbo

1979

Mrs. Prior

Dallas

Dallas

1978

Rebecca Barnes Wentworth / Rebecca Barnes Wentworth (credit only)

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

1977

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

1977

Mrs. Dunn

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

1977

Laura Atherton

A Killing Affair

A Killing Affair

1977

Judge Cudahy

Lou Grant

Lou Grant

1977

Elizabeth Driscoll

The 3,000 Mile Chase

The 3,000 Mile Chase

1977

Emma Dvorak

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

1977

Missy LeHand

Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon

1976

Mabel

Carrie

Carrie

1976

Mrs. Snell

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

1976

Nurse Kathy Benson / Mrs. Neilson

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

1976

Miss Harris

The Keegans

The Keegans

1976

Helen Hunter McVey

City of Angels

City of Angels

1976

Mrs. Macklin

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

1976

Jean MacArthur

Kate McShane

Kate McShane

1975

Mrs. Inerson

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

1974

Helen Morris

Police Woman

Police Woman

1974

Adele French

Harry O

Harry O

1974

Constance Faraday

Kojak

Kojak

1973

Regina

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

1973

Nancy Moore

ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special

1972

Ruth Meredith

The Failing of Raymond

The Failing of Raymond

1971

History Teacher

Death Takes a Holiday

Death Takes a Holiday

1971

Marion Chapman

Cannon

Cannon

1971

Dr. Janet Cochran / Edith Cunningham

McCloud

McCloud

1970

Shirley

Adam-12

Adam-12

1968

Jacqueline Carey

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

1968

Miss Dalton

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

1967

Mrs.Colton

China Smith

China Smith

1952

Iris Clark / Carla Tilson