Priscilla Pointer

Priscilla Pointer

🎂 18th May 1924 (101 yrs) 📍 New 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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Priscilla Pointer

🎬 Movies Featuring Priscilla Pointer

Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage (2011)

as Mrs. Beaumont
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)

as Self
Sweet Nothing in My Ear

Sweet Nothing in My Ear (2008)

as Sally (voice)
Acting 'Carrie'

Acting 'Carrie' (2001)

as Self
Inferno

Inferno (1999)

as Mrs. Henry Howard
Alone

Alone (1997)

as Susan Hight
Carried Away

Carried Away (1996)

as Lily Henson
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics (1994)

as Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")
Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition

Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition (1994)

as Barbara
The Magic Bubble

The Magic Bubble (1993)

as Grandma
Runaway Father

Runaway Father (1991)

as Mary Bennett
Disturbed

Disturbed (1990)

as Sr. Francine
The Flash

The Flash (1990)

as Nora Allen
The Flash

The Flash (1990)

as Nora Allen
A Show of Force

A Show of Force (1990)

as Alice Ryan
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story

A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story (1989)

as Tracey's Mother
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud

C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (1989)

as Dr. Berlin
Rumpelstiltskin

Rumpelstiltskin (1987)

as Queen Grizelda
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

as Dr. Elizabeth Simms
From the Hip

From the Hip (1987)

as Mrs. Martha Williams
Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet (1986)

as Mrs. Beaumont
Generation

Generation (1985)

as Ellen Breed
The Falcon and the Snowman

The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)

as Mrs. Lee
Micki & Maude

Micki & Maude (1984)

as Diana Hutchison
Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

as Miss Cox
Good-bye Cruel World

Good-bye Cruel World (1982)

as Myra
Mysterious Two

Mysterious Two (1982)

as She
The Gift of Life

The Gift of Life (1982)

as Rosalee Boyer
Mommie Dearest

Mommie Dearest (1981)

as Mrs. Chadwick
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire

The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire (1981)

as Hawk Lady
The Competition

The Competition (1980)

as Mrs. Donellan
Honeysuckle Rose

Honeysuckle Rose (1980)

as Rosella
The Onion Field

The Onion Field (1979)

as Chrissie Campbell
Looking for Mr. Goodbar

Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)

as Mrs. Dunn
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night (1977)

as Laura Atherton
A Killing Affair

A Killing Affair (1977)

as Judge Cudahy
The 3,000 Mile Chase

The 3,000 Mile Chase (1977)

as Emma Dvorak
No Image

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)

as Missy LeHand
Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon (1976)

as Mabel
Carrie

Carrie (1976)

as Mrs. Snell
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase (1976)

as Miss Harris
The Keegans

The Keegans (1976)

as Helen Hunter McVey
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur (1976)

as Jean MacArthur
The Failing of Raymond

The Failing of Raymond (1971)

as History Teacher
Death Takes a Holiday

Death Takes a Holiday (1971)

as Marion Chapman