Priscilla Pointer

Acting

Priscilla Pointer

Born May 18, 1924New York City, New York, USA76 credits

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

Filmography

Sweet Nothing in My Ear
2008Sweet Nothing in My Ear
as Sally (voice)Movie
Cold Case
2003Cold Case
as Lillian Vine (2006)TV
Inferno
1999Inferno
as Mrs. Henry HowardMovie
Judging Amy
1999Judging Amy
as Margaret PalmerTV
Alone
1997Alone
as Susan HightMovie
Carried Away
1996Carried Away
as Lily HensonMovie
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angel
as Elizabeth CarpenterTV
ER
1994ER
as Mrs. AbernathyTV
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
as Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")Movie
The Magic Bubble
1993The Magic Bubble
as GrandmaMovie
Runaway Father
1991Runaway Father
as Mary BennettMovie
Disturbed
1990Disturbed
as Sr. FrancineMovie
The Flash
1990The Flash
as Nora AllenMovie
The Flash
1990The Flash
as Nora AllenTV
A Show of Force
1990A Show of Force
as Alice RyanMovie
Rumpelstiltskin
1987Rumpelstiltskin
as Queen GrizeldaMovie
From the Hip
1987From the Hip
as Mrs. Martha WilliamsMovie
Blue Velvet
1986Blue Velvet
as Mrs. BeaumontMovie
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Law
as Dorothy PehlmanTV
Generation
1985Generation
as Ellen BreedMovie
Micki & Maude
1984Micki & Maude
as Diana HutchisonMovie
The A-Team
1983The A-Team
as Tracy Richter's MotherTV
St. Elsewhere
1982St. Elsewhere
as Marie HalloranTV
Newhart
1982Newhart
as Clara WhitscomberTV
The Gift of Life
1982The Gift of Life
as Rosalee BoyerMovie
Mommie Dearest
1981Mommie Dearest
as Mrs. ChadwickMovie
The Competition
1980The Competition
as Mrs. DonellanMovie
Honeysuckle Rose
1980Honeysuckle Rose
as RosellaMovie
Knots Landing
1979Knots Landing
as Beatrice HandlemanTV
The Onion Field
1979The Onion Field
as Chrissie CampbellMovie
Mrs. Columbo
1979Mrs. Columbo
as Mrs. PriorTV
Dallas
1978Dallas
as Rebecca Barnes WentworthTV
A Killing Affair
1977A Killing Affair
as Judge CudahyMovie
Lou Grant
1977Lou Grant
as Elizabeth DriscollTV
The 3,000 Mile Chase
1977The 3,000 Mile Chase
as Emma DvorakMovie
Nickelodeon
1976Nickelodeon
as MabelMovie
Carrie
1976Carrie
as Mrs. SnellMovie
Quincy, M.E.
1976Quincy, M.E.
as Nurse Kathy BensonTV
The Keegans
1976The Keegans
as Helen Hunter McVeyMovie
City of Angels
1976City of Angels
as Mrs. MacklinTV
Kate McShane
1975Kate McShane
as Mrs. InersonTV
The Rockford Files
1974The Rockford Files
as Helen MorrisTV
Police Woman
1974Police Woman
as Adele FrenchTV
Harry O
1974Harry O
as Constance FaradayTV
Kojak
1973Kojak
as ReginaTV
Barnaby Jones
1973Barnaby Jones
as Nancy MooreTV
ABC Afterschool Special
1972ABC Afterschool Special
as Ruth MeredithTV
The Failing of Raymond
1971The Failing of Raymond
as History TeacherMovie
Death Takes a Holiday
1971Death Takes a Holiday
as Marion ChapmanMovie
Cannon
1971Cannon
as Dr. Janet CochranTV
McCloud
1970McCloud
as ShirleyTV
Adam-12
1968Adam-12
as Jacqueline CareyTV
The Name of the Game
1968The Name of the Game
as Miss DaltonTV
The High Chaparral
1967The High Chaparral
as Mrs.ColtonTV
China Smith
1952China Smith
as Iris ClarkTV