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Priscilla Pointer

Priscilla Pointer

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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Born

May 18, 1924

New York City, New York, USA

Died

Apr 28, 2025

Known For

Acting

Movies

44 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.6

Known For

Carrie
Carrie
1976 • as Mrs. Snell
★ 7.3
Blue Velvet
Blue Velvet
1986 • as Mrs. Beaumont
★ 7.6
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983 • as Miss Cox
★ 6.5
Inferno
Inferno
1999 • as Mrs. Henry Howard
★ 6.2
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987 • as Dr. Elizabeth Simms
★ 6.7
Mommie Dearest
Mommie Dearest
1981 • as Mrs. Chadwick
★ 6.4
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977 • as Mrs. Dunn
★ 6.3
The Falcon and the Snowman
The Falcon and the Snowman
1985 • as Mrs. Lee
★ 6.4
A Show of Force
A Show of Force
1990 • as Alice Ryan
★ 5.3
The Flash
The Flash
1990 • as Nora Allen
★ 6.5
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
1989 • as Dr. Berlin
★ 4.4
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon
1976 • as Mabel
★ 6.0
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994 • as Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")
★ 6.8
The Onion Field
The Onion Field
1979 • as Chrissie Campbell
★ 6.0
Micki & Maude
Micki & Maude
1984 • as Diana Hutchison
★ 5.7
Rumpelstiltskin
Rumpelstiltskin
1987 • as Queen Grizelda
★ 4.3
Honeysuckle Rose
Honeysuckle Rose
1980 • as Rosella
★ 5.4
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
★ 6.0
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
1989 • as Tracey's Mother
★ 8.3
Carried Away
Carried Away
1996 • as Lily Henson
★ 5.8
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
1976 • as Miss Harris
★ 4.9
Mysterious Two
Mysterious Two
1982 • as She
★ 6.1
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
2008 • as Sally (voice)
★ 6.3
A Killing Affair
A Killing Affair
1977 • as Judge Cudahy
★ 4.8
Acting 'Carrie'
Acting 'Carrie'
2001 • as Self
★ 7.5
The Competition
The Competition
1980 • as Mrs. Donellan
★ 6.2
Alone
Alone
1997 • as Susan Hight
★ 6.7
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
1977 • as Laura Atherton
★ 7.5
The Gift of Life
The Gift of Life
1982 • as Rosalee Boyer
The Failing of Raymond
The Failing of Raymond
1971 • as History Teacher
★ 6.2
From the Hip
From the Hip
1987 • as Mrs. Martha Williams
★ 6.0
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
1976 • as Jean MacArthur
★ 4.0
The 3,000 Mile Chase
The 3,000 Mile Chase
1977 • as Emma Dvorak
★ 7.0
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
2011 • as Mrs. Beaumont
★ 7.0
Generation
Generation
1985 • as Ellen Breed
★ 5.3
movie
★ 4.9
Disturbed
Disturbed
1990 • as Sr. Francine
★ 4.5
The Magic Bubble
The Magic Bubble
1993 • as Grandma
★ 3.1
Death Takes a Holiday
Death Takes a Holiday
1971 • as Marion Chapman
★ 4.9
Runaway Father
Runaway Father
1991 • as Mary Bennett
★ 7.4
Good-bye Cruel World
Good-bye Cruel World
1982 • as Myra
★ 3.3
Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition
★ 6.3
The Keegans
The Keegans
1976 • as Helen Hunter McVey
★ 8.0