Person
Priscilla Pointer
Acting · 1924–2025 · New York City, New York, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Priscilla Pointer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Dallas
Rebecca Barnes Wentworth
The A-Team
Tracy Richter's Mother
ER
Mrs. Abernathy
Cold Case
Lillian Vine (2006)
Knots Landing
Beatrice Handleman
Adam-12
Jacqueline Carey
Quincy, M.E.
Nurse Kathy Benson
Judging Amy
Margaret Palmer
Cannon
Dr. Janet Cochran
St. Elsewhere
Marie Halloran
Filmography
- 2011Blue Velvet: The Lost FootageMrs. Beaumont
- 2010Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street LegacySelf
- 2008Sweet Nothing in My EarSally (voice)
- 2003Cold CaseLillian Vine (2006)
- 2001Acting 'Carrie'Self
- 1999InfernoMrs. Henry Howard
- 1999Judging AmyMargaret Palmer
- 1997AloneSusan Hight
- 1996Carried AwayLily Henson
- 1994Touched by an AngelElizabeth Carpenter
- 1994ERMrs. Abernathy
- 1994The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost ClassicsWoman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")
- 1994Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical EditionBarbara
- 1993The Magic BubbleGrandma
- 1991Runaway FatherMary Bennett
- 1990DisturbedSr. Francine
- 1990The FlashNora Allen
- 1990The FlashNora Allen
- 1990A Show of ForceAlice Ryan
- 1989A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman StoryTracey's Mother
- 1989C.H.U.D. II: Bud the ChudDr. Berlin
- 1987RumpelstiltskinQueen Grizelda
- 1987A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsDr. Elizabeth Simms
- 1987From the HipMrs. Martha Williams
- 1986Blue VelvetMrs. Beaumont
- 1986L.A. LawDorothy Pehlman
- 1985Amazing StoriesCharlie
- 1985GenerationEllen Breed
- 1985The Falcon and the SnowmanMrs. Lee
- 1984Micki & MaudeDiana Hutchison
- 1984Call to GloryLillie
- 1983Twilight Zone: The MovieMiss Cox
- 1983The A-TeamTracy Richter's Mother
- 1982St. ElsewhereMarie Halloran
- 1982NewhartClara Whitscomber
- 1982Good-bye Cruel WorldMyra
- 1982Mysterious TwoShe
- 1982The Gift of LifeRosalee Boyer
- 1981Mommie DearestMrs. Chadwick
- 1981The Archer: Fugitive from the EmpireHawk Lady
- 1980The CompetitionMrs. Donellan
- 1980Honeysuckle RoseRosella
- 1980Stone
- 1979Knots LandingBeatrice Handleman
- 1979The Onion FieldChrissie Campbell
- 1979Mrs. ColumboMrs. Prior
- 1978DallasRebecca Barnes Wentworth
- 1977What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
- 1977Looking for Mr. GoodbarMrs. Dunn
- 1977Mary Jane Harper Cried Last NightLaura Atherton
- 1977A Killing AffairJudge Cudahy
- 1977Lou GrantElizabeth Driscoll
- 1977The 3,000 Mile ChaseEmma Dvorak
- 1977Eleanor and Franklin: The White House YearsMissy LeHand
- 1976NickelodeonMabel
- 1976CarrieMrs. Snell
- 1976Quincy, M.E.Nurse Kathy Benson
- 1976The Great Texas Dynamite ChaseMiss Harris
- 1976The KeegansHelen Hunter McVey
- 1976City of AngelsMrs. Macklin
- 1976Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthurJean MacArthur
- 1975Kate McShaneMrs. Inerson
- 1974The Rockford FilesHelen Morris
- 1974Police WomanAdele French
- 1974Harry OConstance Faraday
- 1973KojakRegina
- 1973Barnaby JonesNancy Moore
- 1972ABC Afterschool SpecialRuth Meredith
- 1971The Failing of RaymondHistory Teacher
- 1971Death Takes a HolidayMarion Chapman
- 1971CannonDr. Janet Cochran
- 1970McCloudShirley
- 1968Adam-12Jacqueline Carey
- 1968The Name of the GameMiss Dalton
- 1967The High ChaparralMrs.Colton
- 1952China SmithIris Clark
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