Priscilla Pointer
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1924-05-18
Day of Death
2025-04-28 (100 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Priscilla Pointer
Biography
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2011)
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
as Mrs. Beaumont
(2010)
(2008)
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
as Sally (voice)
(2001)
Acting 'Carrie'
as Self
(1999)
Inferno
as Mrs. Henry Howard
(1997)
Alone
as Susan Hight
(1996)
Carried Away
as Lily Henson
(1994)
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
as Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")
(1994)
Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition
as Barbara
(1992)
The Magic Bubble
as Grandma
(1991)
Runaway Father
as Mary Bennett
(1990)
The Flash
as Nora Allen
(1990)
A Show of Force
as Alice Ryan
(1990)
Disturbed
as Sr. Francine
(1989)
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
as Dr. Berlin
(1989)
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
as Tracey's Mother
(1987)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
as Dr. Elizabeth Simms
(1987)
From the Hip
as Mrs. Martha Williams
(1987)
Rumpelstiltskin
as Queen Grizelda
(1986)
Blue Velvet
as Mrs. Beaumont
(1985)
The Falcon and the Snowman
as Mrs. Lee
(1985)
Generation
as Ellen Breed
(1984)
Micki & Maude
as Diana Hutchison
(1983)
Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Miss Cox
(1983)
Good-bye Cruel World
as Myra
(1982)
The Gift of Life
as Rosalee Boyer
(1982)
Mysterious Two
as She
(1981)
Mommie Dearest
as Mrs. Chadwick
(1981)
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
as Hawk Lady
(1980)
Honeysuckle Rose
as Rosella
(1980)
The Competition
as Mrs. Donellan
(1979)
The Onion Field
as Chrissie Campbell
(1977)
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
as Mrs. Dunn
(1977)
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
as Laura Atherton
(1977)
A Killing Affair
as Judge Cudahy
(1977)
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
as Missy LeHand
(1977)
The 3,000 Mile Chase
as Emma Dvorak
(1976)
Carrie
as Mrs. Snell
(1976)
Nickelodeon
as Mabel
(1976)
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
as Miss Harris
(1976)
The Keegans
as Helen Hunter McVey
(1976)
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
as Jean MacArthur
(1971)
The Failing of Raymond
as History Teacher
(1971)
Death Takes a Holiday
as Marion Chapman