Born 1924 (age 100) · New York City, New York, USA
Appears in 76 titles

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.

Filmography

Carrie
7.3
Carrie
1976
as Mrs. Snell
Blue Velvet
7.6
Blue Velvet
1986
as Mrs. Beaumont
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
6.7
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987
as Dr. Elizabeth Simms
Twilight Zone: The Movie
6.5
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
as Miss Cox
Inferno
6.2
Inferno
1999
as Mrs. Henry Howard
Mommie Dearest
6.4
Mommie Dearest
1981
as Mrs. Chadwick
The Falcon and the Snowman
6.4
The Falcon and the Snowman
1985
as Mrs. Lee
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
6.4
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977
as Mrs. Dunn
The Onion Field
6.0
The Onion Field
1979
as Chrissie Campbell
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
4.4
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
1989
as Dr. Berlin
The Flash
6.6
The Flash
1990
as Nora Allen
Micki & Maude
5.6
Micki & Maude
1984
as Diana Hutchison
Nickelodeon
6.1
Nickelodeon
1976
as Mabel
From the Hip
5.9
From the Hip
1987
as Mrs. Martha Williams
Honeysuckle Rose
5.3
Honeysuckle Rose
1980
as Rosella
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
4.8
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
1976
as Miss Harris
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
6.8
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994
as Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
8.2
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
1989
as Tracey's Mother
Carried Away
5.7
Carried Away
1996
as Lily Henson