Actor

Priscilla Pointer

May 18, 1924 · New York City, New York, USA

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.

Notable work

7.3
Carrie (1976)
as Mrs. Snell
7.6
Blue Velvet (1986)
as Mrs. Beaumont
6.7
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
as Dr. Elizabeth Simms
7.5
The A-Team (1983)
as Tracy Richter's Mother
7.8
ER (1994)
as Mrs. Abernathy
6.5
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
as Miss Cox
7.4
The Flash (1990)
as Nora Allen
7.7
Cold Case (2003)
as Lillian Vine (2006)
6.2
Inferno (1999)
as Mrs. Henry Howard

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