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Priscilla Pointer

Priscilla Pointer

Known For Acting
Birthday May 18, 1924
Died Apr 28, 2025 (100)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 act ... ress 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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Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

2011

as Mrs. Beaumont

Sweet Nothing in My Ear

Sweet Nothing in My Ear

2008

as Sally (voice)

Inferno

Inferno

1999

as Mrs. Henry Howard

Alone

Alone

1997

as Susan Hight

Carried Away

Carried Away

1996

as Lily Henson

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

1994

as Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")

The Magic Bubble

The Magic Bubble

1992

as Grandma

Runaway Father

Runaway Father

1991

as Mary Bennett

Disturbed

Disturbed

1990

as Sr. Francine

The Flash

The Flash

1990

as Nora Allen

A Show of Force

A Show of Force

1990

as Alice Ryan

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

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

1989

as Dr. Berlin

Rumpelstiltskin

Rumpelstiltskin

1987

as Queen Grizelda

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

1987

as Dr. Elizabeth Simms

From the Hip

From the Hip

1987

as Mrs. Martha Williams

Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet

1986

as Mrs. Beaumont

Generation

Generation

1985

as Ellen Breed

The Falcon and the Snowman

The Falcon and the Snowman

1985

as Mrs. Lee

Micki + Maude

Micki + Maude

1984

as Diana Hutchison

Good-bye Cruel World

Good-bye Cruel World

1983

as Myra

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983

as Miss Cox

Mysterious Two

Mysterious Two

1982

as She

The Gift of Life

The Gift of Life

1982

as Rosalee Boyer

Mommie Dearest

Mommie Dearest

1981

as Mrs. Chadwick

Honeysuckle Rose

Honeysuckle Rose

1980

as Rosella

The Competition

The Competition

1980

as Mrs. Donellan

The Onion Field

The Onion Field

1979

as Chrissie Campbell

A Killing Affair

A Killing Affair

1977

as Judge Cudahy

The 3,000 Mile Chase

The 3,000 Mile Chase

1977

as Emma Dvorak

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

1977

as Laura Atherton

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

1977

as Mrs. Dunn

The Keegans

The Keegans

1976

as Helen Hunter McVey

Carrie

Carrie

1976

as Mrs. Snell

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

1976

as Miss Harris

Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon

1976

as Mabel

Death Takes a Holiday

Death Takes a Holiday

1971

as Marion Chapman

The Failing of Raymond

The Failing of Raymond

1971

as History Teacher

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Television Credits

Dallas

as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth

Episodes: 40

First Aired: Apr 02, 1978

L.A. Law

as Judge Dorothy M. Pehlman

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 15, 1986

The Flash

as Nora Allen

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 20, 1990

ER

as Mrs. Abernathy

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 19, 1994

Quincy, M.E.

as Nurse Kathy Benson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 03, 1976

Police Woman

as Adele French

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Amazing Stories

as Charlie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

The A-Team

as Tracy Richter's Mother

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1983

Judging Amy

as Margaret Palmer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1999

Cold Case

as Lillian Vine (2006)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 2003

Knots Landing

as Beatrice Handleman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 27, 1979

Kojak

as Regina

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 1973

Dallas

as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth (credit only)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 1978

The High Chaparral

as Mrs.Colton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1967

ABC Afterschool Special

as Ruth Meredith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1972

Amazing Stories

as woman on train (cameo)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

The Rockford Files

as Helen Morris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Adam-12

as Jacqueline Carey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1968

Touched by an Angel

as Elizabeth Carpenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1994

Kate McShane

as Mrs. Inerson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1975

Lou Grant

as Elizabeth Driscoll

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1977

Where the Heart Is

Episodes: 213

First Aired: Sep 08, 1969

China Smith

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 01, 1952

St. Elsewhere

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 26, 1982

Mrs. Columbo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 26, 1979

Quincy, M.E.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1976

Newhart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1982

Cannon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1971

Harry O

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1974

Police Woman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

McCloud

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 1970

City of Angels

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 03, 1976

Joe Forrester

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1975

Stone

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 1980

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 08, 1977

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