Acting
Priscilla Pointer
Born May 18, 1924 · New York City, New York, USA · Died April 28, 2025
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
7.4
Carrie
Mrs. Snell
7.7
Blue Velvet
Mrs. Beaumont
6.7
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Dr. Elizabeth Simms
7.5
The A-Team
Tracy Richter's Mother
7.9
ER
Mrs. Abernathy
6.4
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Miss Cox
7.1
The Flash
Nora Allen
7.7
Cold Case
Lillian Vine (2006)
5.2
Inferno
Mrs. Henry Howard
6.7
Mommie Dearest
Mrs. Chadwick
7.1
Dallas
Rebecca Barnes Wentworth, Rebecca Barnes Wentworth (credit only)
7.4
Amazing Stories
Charlie, woman on train (cameo)
6.2
Touched by an Angel
Elizabeth Carpenter
6.8
The Falcon and the Snowman
Mrs. Lee
8.5
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Self
7.1
Kojak
Regina
6.7
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Mrs. Dunn
8.2
The Rockford Files
Helen Morris
6.8
The Onion Field
Chrissie Campbell
7.3
Quincy, M.E.
Nurse Kathy Benson, Mrs. Neilson
Filmography
- 2011Blue Velvet: The Lost FootageMrs. BeaumontMovie
- 2010Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street LegacySelfMovie
- 2008Sweet Nothing in My EarSally (voice)Movie
- 2003Cold CaseLillian Vine (2006)Series
- 2001Acting 'Carrie'SelfMovie
- 1999InfernoMrs. Henry HowardMovie
- 1999Judging AmyMargaret PalmerSeries
- 1997AloneSusan HightMovie
- 1996Carried AwayLily HensonMovie
- 1994Touched by an AngelElizabeth CarpenterSeries
- 1994ERMrs. AbernathySeries
- 1994The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost ClassicsWoman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")Movie
- 1994Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical EditionBarbaraMovie
- 1993The Magic BubbleGrandmaMovie
- 1991Runaway FatherMary BennettMovie
- 1990DisturbedSr. FrancineMovie
- 1990The FlashNora AllenMovie
- 1990The FlashNora AllenSeries
- 1990A Show of ForceAlice RyanMovie
- 1989A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman StoryTracey's MotherMovie
- 1989C.H.U.D. II: Bud the ChudDr. BerlinMovie
- 1987RumpelstiltskinQueen GrizeldaMovie
- 1987A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsDr. Elizabeth SimmsMovie
- 1987From the HipMrs. Martha WilliamsMovie
- 1986Blue VelvetMrs. BeaumontMovie
- 1986L.A. LawDorothy PehlmanSeries
- 1985Amazing StoriesCharlie, woman on train (cameo)Series
- 1985GenerationEllen BreedMovie
- 1985The Falcon and the SnowmanMrs. LeeMovie
- 1984Micki & MaudeDiana HutchisonMovie
- 1984Call to GloryLillieSeries
- 1983Twilight Zone: The MovieMiss CoxMovie
- 1983The A-TeamTracy Richter's MotherSeries
- 1982St. ElsewhereMarie HalloranSeries
- 1982NewhartClara WhitscomberSeries
- 1982Good-bye Cruel WorldMyraMovie
- 1982Mysterious TwoSheMovie
- 1982The Gift of LifeRosalee BoyerMovie
- 1981Mommie DearestMrs. ChadwickMovie
- 1981The Archer: Fugitive from the EmpireHawk LadyMovie
- 1980The CompetitionMrs. DonellanMovie
- 1980Honeysuckle RoseRosellaMovie
- 1980StoneSeries
- 1979Knots LandingBeatrice HandlemanSeries
- 1979The Onion FieldChrissie CampbellMovie
- 1979Mrs. ColumboMrs. PriorSeries
- 1978DallasRebecca Barnes Wentworth, Rebecca Barnes Wentworth (credit only)Series
- 1977What Really Happened to the Class of '65?Series
- 1977Looking for Mr. GoodbarMrs. DunnMovie
- 1977Mary Jane Harper Cried Last NightLaura AthertonMovie
- 1977A Killing AffairJudge CudahyMovie
- 1977Lou GrantElizabeth DriscollSeries
- 1977The 3,000 Mile ChaseEmma DvorakMovie
- 1977Eleanor and Franklin: The White House YearsMissy LeHandMovie
- 1976NickelodeonMabelMovie
- 1976CarrieMrs. SnellMovie
- 1976Quincy, M.E.Nurse Kathy Benson, Mrs. NeilsonSeries
- 1976The Great Texas Dynamite ChaseMiss HarrisMovie
- 1976The KeegansHelen Hunter McVeyMovie
- 1976City of AngelsMrs. MacklinSeries
- 1976Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthurJean MacArthurMovie
- 1975Kate McShaneMrs. InersonSeries
- 1974The Rockford FilesHelen MorrisSeries
- 1974Police WomanAdele FrenchSeries
- 1974Harry OConstance FaradaySeries
- 1973KojakReginaSeries
- 1973Barnaby JonesNancy MooreSeries
- 1972ABC Afterschool SpecialRuth MeredithSeries
- 1971The Failing of RaymondHistory TeacherMovie
- 1971Death Takes a HolidayMarion ChapmanMovie
- 1971CannonDr. Janet Cochran, Edith CunninghamSeries
- 1970McCloudShirleySeries
- 1968Adam-12Jacqueline CareySeries
- 1968The Name of the GameMiss DaltonSeries
- 1967The High ChaparralMrs.ColtonSeries
- 1952China SmithIris Clark, Carla TilsonSeries