Known For
Acting
Known Credits
81
Gender
Female
Birthday
May 18, 1924 (102 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
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| 2011 | Blue Velvet: The Lost Footageas Mrs. Beaumont | |
| 2010 | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacyas Self | |
| 2008 | Sweet Nothing in My Earas Sally (voice) | |
| 2003 | Cold Caseas Lillian Vine (2006) | |
| 2001 | Acting 'Carrie'as Self | |
| 1999 | Infernoas Mrs. Henry Howard | |
| 1999 | Judging Amyas Margaret Palmer | |
| 1997 | Aloneas Susan Hight | |
| 1996 | Carried Awayas Lily Henson | |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angelas Elizabeth Carpenter | |
| 1994 | ERas Mrs. Abernathy | |
| 1994 | The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classicsas Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre") | |
| 1994 | Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Editionas Barbara | |
| 1993 | The Magic Bubbleas Grandma | |
| 1991 | Runaway Fatheras Mary Bennett | |
| 1990 | Disturbedas Sr. Francine | |
| 1990 | The Flashas Nora Allen | |
| 1990 | The Flashas Nora Allen | |
| 1990 | A Show of Forceas Alice Ryan | |
| 1989 | A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Storyas Tracey's Mother | |
| 1989 | C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chudas Dr. Berlin | |
| 1987 | Rumpelstiltskinas Queen Grizelda | |
| 1987 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriorsas Dr. Elizabeth Simms | |
| 1987 | From the Hipas Mrs. Martha Williams | |
| 1986 | Blue Velvetas Mrs. Beaumont | |
| 1986 | L.A. Lawas Dorothy Pehlman | |
| 1985 | Amazing Storiesas Charlie | |
| 1985 | Amazing Storiesas woman on train (cameo) | |
| 1985 | Generationas Ellen Breed | |
| 1985 | The Falcon and the Snowmanas Mrs. Lee | |
| 1984 | Micki & Maudeas Diana Hutchison | |
| 1984 | Call to Gloryas Lillie | |
| 1983 | Twilight Zone: The Movieas Miss Cox | |
| 1983 | The A-Teamas Tracy Richter's Mother | |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhereas Marie Halloran | |
| 1982 | Newhartas Clara Whitscomber | |
| 1982 | Good-bye Cruel Worldas Myra | |
| 1982 | Mysterious Twoas She | |
| 1982 | The Gift of Lifeas Rosalee Boyer | |
| 1981 | Mommie Dearestas Mrs. Chadwick | |
| 1981 | The Archer: Fugitive from the Empireas Hawk Lady | |
| 1980 | The Competitionas Mrs. Donellan | |
| 1980 | Honeysuckle Roseas Rosella | |
| 1980 | Stoneas | |
| 1979 | Knots Landingas Beatrice Handleman | |
| 1979 | The Onion Fieldas Chrissie Campbell | |
| 1979 | Mrs. Columboas Mrs. Prior | |
| 1978 | Dallasas Rebecca Barnes Wentworth | |
| 1978 | Dallasas Rebecca Barnes Wentworth (credit only) | |
| 1977 | What Really Happened to the Class of '65?as | |
| 1977 | Looking for Mr. Goodbaras Mrs. Dunn | |
| 1977 | Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Nightas Laura Atherton | |
| 1977 | A Killing Affairas Judge Cudahy | |
| 1977 | Lou Grantas Elizabeth Driscoll | |
| 1977 | The 3,000 Mile Chaseas Emma Dvorak | |
| 1977 | Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Yearsas Missy LeHand | |
| 1976 | Nickelodeonas Mabel | |
| 1976 | Carrieas Mrs. Snell | |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E.as Mrs. Neilson | |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E.as Nurse Kathy Benson | |
| 1976 | The Great Texas Dynamite Chaseas Miss Harris | |
| 1976 | The Keegansas Helen Hunter McVey | |
| 1976 | City of Angelsas Mrs. Macklin | |
| 1976 | Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthuras Jean MacArthur | |
| 1975 | Kate McShaneas Mrs. Inerson | |
| 1974 | The Rockford Filesas Helen Morris | |
| 1974 | Police Womanas Adele French | |
| 1974 | Harry Oas Constance Faraday | |
| 1973 | Kojakas Regina | |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jonesas Nancy Moore | |
| 1972 | ABC Afterschool Specialas Ruth Meredith | |
| 1971 | The Failing of Raymondas History Teacher | |
| 1971 | Death Takes a Holidayas Marion Chapman | |
| 1971 | Cannonas Dr. Janet Cochran | |
| 1971 | Cannonas Edith Cunningham | |
| 1970 | McCloudas Shirley | |
| 1968 | Adam-12as Jacqueline Carey | |
| 1968 | The Name of the Gameas Miss Dalton | |
| 1967 | The High Chaparralas Mrs.Colton | |
| 1952 | China Smithas Carla Tilson | |
| 1952 | China Smithas Iris Clark |
