Priscilla Pointer
Acting1924New 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.
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Known For
Acting History
2010
2006
Cold Case
TVas Lillian Vine (2006)• 1 eps
2001
Acting 'Carrie'
as Self
Judging Amy
TVas Margaret Palmer• 1 eps
1999
Inferno
as Mrs. Henry Howard
1997
Alone
as Susan Hight
1996
Touched by an Angel
TVas Elizabeth Carpenter• 1 eps
1994
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
as Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")
ER
TVas Mrs. Abernathy• 2 eps
1991
Runaway Father
as Mary Bennett
1990
A Show of Force
as Alice Ryan
The Flash
as Nora Allen
Disturbed
as Sr. Francine
The Flash
TVas Nora Allen• 3 eps
1989
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
as Dr. Berlin
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
From the Hip
as Mrs. Martha Williams
Rumpelstiltskin
as Queen Grizelda
1986
Blue Velvet
as Mrs. Beaumont
L.A. Law
TVas Dorothy Pehlman• 4 eps
1985
The Falcon and the Snowman
as Mrs. Lee
Amazing Stories
TVas woman on train (cameo)• 1 eps
1984
1983
The Twilight Zone
as Miss Cox
The A-Team
TVas Tracy Richter's Mother• 1 eps
1982
Mysterious Two
as She
1981
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
as Hawk Lady
Mommie Dearest
as Mrs. Chadwick
Dallas
TVas Rebecca Barnes Wentworth (credit only)• 1 eps
Lou Grant
TVas Elizabeth Driscoll• 1 eps
1980
Honeysuckle Rose
as Rosella
The Competition
as Mrs. Donellan
Knots Landing
TVas Beatrice Handleman• 1 eps
1979
The Onion Field
as Chrissie Campbell
Mrs. Columbo
TVas Mrs. Prior
1978
ABC Afterschool Special
TVas Ruth Meredith• 1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
TVas Nurse Kathy Benson / Mrs. Neilson• 1 eps
1977
A Killing Affair
as Judge Cudahy
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
as Mrs. Dunn
1976
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
as Miss Harris
Nickelodeon
as Mabel
Carrie
as Mrs. Snell
Police Woman
TVas Adele French• 2 eps
1975
1974
Barnaby Jones
TVas Nancy Moore• 1 eps
The Rockford Files
TVas Helen Morris• 1 eps
1973
Adam-12
TVas Jacqueline Carey• 1 eps
1971
Death Takes a Holiday
as Marion Chapman
1970
The High Chaparral
TVas Mrs.Colton• 1 eps