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