7.3
Movie
Acting
Priscilla Pointer
- Born
- Died
- (aged 100)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 76 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.3
Movie
7.6
Movie
Blue Velvet
6.7
Movie
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
7.5
TV
The A-Team
7.8
TV
ER
6.5
Movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie
7.4
TV
The Flash
7.7
TV
Cold Case
6.2
Movie
Inferno
6.9
TV
Dallas
6.4
Movie
Mommie Dearest
7.5
TV
Amazing Stories
7.2
TV
Touched by an Angel
6.4
Movie
The Falcon and the Snowman
7.3
TV
Kojak
6.3
Movie
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
7.6
TV
The Rockford Files
6.0
Movie
The Onion Field
Acting credits 76
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage Film | Mrs. Beaumont |
| 2010 | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Film | Self |
| 2008 | Sweet Nothing in My Ear Film | Sally (voice) |
| 2003 | Cold Case TV | Lillian Vine (2006) (1 ep) |
| 2001 | Acting 'Carrie' Film | Self |
| 1999 | Inferno Film | Mrs. Henry Howard |
| 1999 | Judging Amy TV | Margaret Palmer (1 ep) |
| 1997 | Alone Film | Susan Hight |
| 1996 | Carried Away Film | Lily Henson |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel TV | Elizabeth Carpenter (1 ep) |
| 1994 | ER TV | Mrs. Abernathy (2 ep) |
| 1994 | The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics Film | Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre") |
| 1994 | Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition Film | Barbara |
| 1993 | The Magic Bubble Film | Grandma |
| 1991 | Runaway Father Film | Mary Bennett |
| 1990 | Disturbed Film | Sr. Francine |
| 1990 | The Flash Film | Nora Allen |
| 1990 | The Flash TV | Nora Allen (3 ep) |
| 1990 | A Show of Force Film | Alice Ryan |
| 1989 | A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story Film | Tracey's Mother |
| 1989 | C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud Film | Dr. Berlin |
| 1987 | Rumpelstiltskin Film | Queen Grizelda |
| 1987 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors Film | Dr. Elizabeth Simms |
| 1987 | From the Hip Film | Mrs. Martha Williams |
| 1986 | Blue Velvet Film | Mrs. Beaumont |
| 1986 | L.A. Law TV | Dorothy Pehlman (4 ep) |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories TV | Charlie, woman on train (cameo) (1 ep) |
| 1985 | Generation Film | Ellen Breed |
| 1985 | The Falcon and the Snowman Film | Mrs. Lee |
| 1984 | Micki & Maude Film | Diana Hutchison |
| 1984 | Call to Glory TV | Lillie (5 ep) |
| 1983 | Twilight Zone: The Movie Film | Miss Cox |
| 1983 | The A-Team TV | Tracy Richter's Mother (1 ep) |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere TV | Marie Halloran (1 ep) |
| 1982 | Newhart TV | Clara Whitscomber (1 ep) |
| 1982 | Good-bye Cruel World Film | Myra |
| 1982 | Mysterious Two Film | She |
| 1982 | The Gift of Life Film | Rosalee Boyer |
| 1981 | Mommie Dearest Film | Mrs. Chadwick |
| 1981 | The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire Film | Hawk Lady |
| 1980 | The Competition Film | Mrs. Donellan |
| 1980 | Honeysuckle Rose Film | Rosella |
| 1980 | Stone TV | (1 ep) |
| 1979 | Knots Landing TV | Beatrice Handleman (1 ep) |
| 1979 | The Onion Field Film | Chrissie Campbell |
| 1979 | Mrs. Columbo TV | Mrs. Prior (1 ep) |
| 1978 | Dallas TV | Rebecca Barnes Wentworth, Rebecca Barnes Wentworth (credit only) (40 ep) |
| 1977 | What Really Happened to the Class of '65? TV | (1 ep) |
| 1977 | Looking for Mr. Goodbar Film | Mrs. Dunn |
| 1977 | Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night Film | Laura Atherton |
| 1977 | A Killing Affair Film | Judge Cudahy |
| 1977 | Lou Grant TV | Elizabeth Driscoll (1 ep) |
| 1977 | The 3,000 Mile Chase Film | Emma Dvorak |
| 1977 | Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years Film | Missy LeHand |
| 1976 | Nickelodeon Film | Mabel |
| 1976 | Carrie Film | Mrs. Snell |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. TV | Nurse Kathy Benson, Mrs. Neilson (2 ep) |
| 1976 | The Great Texas Dynamite Chase Film | Miss Harris |
| 1976 | The Keegans Film | Helen Hunter McVey |
| 1976 | City of Angels TV | Mrs. Macklin (1 ep) |