Priscilla Pointer
Acting
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.
TV Shows(32)
Cold Case
Lillian Vine (2006)
2003
Judging Amy
Margaret Palmer
1999
Touched by an Angel
Elizabeth Carpenter
1994
ER
Mrs. Abernathy
1994
The Flash
Nora Allen
1990
L.A. Law
Dorothy Pehlman
1986
Amazing Stories
Charlie
1985
Call to Glory
Lillie
1984
The A-Team
Tracy Richter's Mother
1983
St. Elsewhere
Marie Halloran
1982
Newhart
Clara Whitscomber
1982
Stone
1980
Knots Landing
Beatrice Handleman
1979
Mrs. Columbo
Mrs. Prior
1979
Dallas
Rebecca Barnes Wentworth
1978
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
Lou Grant
Elizabeth Driscoll
1977
Quincy, M.E.
Nurse Kathy Benson
1976
City of Angels
Mrs. Macklin
1976
Kate McShane
Mrs. Inerson
1975
The Rockford Files
Helen Morris
1974
Police Woman
Adele French
1974
Harry O
Constance Faraday
1974
Kojak
Regina
1973
Barnaby Jones
Nancy Moore
1973
ABC Afterschool Special
Ruth Meredith
1972
Cannon
Dr. Janet Cochran
1971
McCloud
Shirley
1970
Adam-12
Jacqueline Carey
1968
The Name of the Game
Miss Dalton
1968
The High Chaparral
Mrs.Colton
1967
China Smith
Iris Clark
1952
Movies(44)
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
Mrs. Beaumont
2011
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Self
2010
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Sally (voice)
2008
Acting 'Carrie'
Self
2001
Inferno
Mrs. Henry Howard
1999
Alone
Susan Hight
1997
Carried Away
Lily Henson
1996
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")
1994
Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition
Barbara
1994
The Magic Bubble
Grandma
1993
Runaway Father
Mary Bennett
1991
Disturbed
Sr. Francine
1990
The Flash
Nora Allen
1990
A Show of Force
Alice Ryan
1990
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
Tracey's Mother
1989
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
Dr. Berlin
1989
Rumpelstiltskin
Queen Grizelda
1987
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Dr. Elizabeth Simms
1987
From the Hip
Mrs. Martha Williams
1987
Blue Velvet
Mrs. Beaumont
1986
Generation
Ellen Breed
1985
The Falcon and the Snowman
Mrs. Lee
1985
Micki & Maude
Diana Hutchison
1984
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Miss Cox
1983
Good-bye Cruel World
Myra
1982
Mysterious Two
She
1982
The Gift of Life
Rosalee Boyer
1982
Mommie Dearest
Mrs. Chadwick
1981
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
Hawk Lady
1981
The Competition
Mrs. Donellan
1980
Honeysuckle Rose
Rosella
1980
The Onion Field
Chrissie Campbell
1979
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Mrs. Dunn
1977
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
Laura Atherton
1977
A Killing Affair
Judge Cudahy
1977
The 3,000 Mile Chase
Emma Dvorak
1977
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Missy LeHand
1977
Nickelodeon
Mabel
1976
Carrie
Mrs. Snell
1976
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
Miss Harris
1976
The Keegans
Helen Hunter McVey
1976
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
Jean MacArthur
1976
The Failing of Raymond
History Teacher
1971
Death Takes a Holiday
Marion Chapman
1971