
Priscilla Pointer
Born
1924-05-18
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Died
2025-04-28
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Priscilla Pointer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

Carrie
Mrs. Snell

Blue Velvet
Mrs. Beaumont

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Dr. Elizabeth Simms

The A-Team
Tracy Richter's Mother

ER
Mrs. Abernathy

Twilight Zone: The Movie
Miss Cox

The Flash
Nora Allen

Cold Case
Lillian Vine (2006)

Inferno
Mrs. Henry Howard

Mommie Dearest
Mrs. Chadwick

Dallas
Rebecca Barnes Wentworth

Dallas
Rebecca Barnes Wentworth (credit only)

Amazing Stories
Charlie

Amazing Stories
woman on train (cameo)

Touched by an Angel
Elizabeth Carpenter