Priscilla Pointer

Priscilla Pointer

Acting
May 18, 1924 April 28, 2025 New York City, New York, USA 1 popularity
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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.

Movies

20 titles
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
4K 7.0

Mrs. Beaumont

Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

2011
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
4K 7.8

Self

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
4K 6.3

Sally (voice)

Sweet Nothing in My Ear

2008
Acting 'Carrie'
4K 7.5

Self

Acting 'Carrie'

2001
Inferno
4K 6.2

Mrs. Henry Howard

Inferno

1999
Alone
4K 6.7

Susan Hight

Alone

1997
Carried Away
4K 5.8

Lily Henson

Carried Away

1996
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
4K 6.8

Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

1994
Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition
4K 6.3

Barbara

Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition

1994
The Magic Bubble
4K 3.1

Grandma

The Magic Bubble

1993
Runaway Father
4K 7.4

Mary Bennett

Runaway Father

1991
Disturbed
4K 4.5

Sr. Francine

Disturbed

1990
The Flash
4K 6.5

Nora Allen

The Flash

1990
A Show of Force
4K 5.3

Alice Ryan

A Show of Force

1990
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
4K 8.3

Tracey's Mother

A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story

1989
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
4K 4.4

Dr. Berlin

C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud

1989
Rumpelstiltskin
4K 4.3

Queen Grizelda

Rumpelstiltskin

1987
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
4K 6.7

Dr. Elizabeth Simms

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

1987
From the Hip
4K 5.9

Mrs. Martha Williams

From the Hip

1987
Blue Velvet
4K 7.6

Mrs. Beaumont

Blue Velvet

1986

TV Shows

20 titles
Cold Case
4K 7.7
TV

Lillian Vine (2006)

Cold Case

2003
Judging Amy
4K 7.5
TV

Margaret Palmer

Judging Amy

1999
Touched by an Angel
4K 7.2
TV

Elizabeth Carpenter

Touched by an Angel

1994
ER
4K 7.8
TV

Mrs. Abernathy

ER

1994
The Flash
4K 7.4
TV

Nora Allen

The Flash

1990
L.A. Law
4K 7.0
TV

Dorothy Pehlman

L.A. Law

1986
Amazing Stories
4K 7.5
TV

Charlie

Amazing Stories

1985
Amazing Stories
4K 7.5
TV

woman on train (cameo)

Amazing Stories

1985
Call to Glory
4K 7.3
TV

Lillie

Call to Glory

1984
The A-Team
4K 7.5
TV

Tracy Richter's Mother

The A-Team

1983
St. Elsewhere
4K 5.7
TV

Marie Halloran

St. Elsewhere

1982
Newhart
4K 7.2
TV

Clara Whitscomber

Newhart

1982
Stone
4K 7.5
TV

Stone

1980
Knots Landing
4K 7.0
TV

Beatrice Handleman

Knots Landing

1979
Mrs. Columbo
4K 6.5
TV

Mrs. Prior

Mrs. Columbo

1979
Dallas
4K 6.9
TV

Rebecca Barnes Wentworth

Dallas

1978
Dallas
4K 6.9
TV

Rebecca Barnes Wentworth (credit only)

Dallas

1978
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
4K 6.0
TV

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

1977
Lou Grant
4K 7.4
TV

Elizabeth Driscoll

Lou Grant

1977
Quincy, M.E.
4K 7.5
TV

Nurse Kathy Benson

Quincy, M.E.

1976

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