Priscilla Pointer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 18, 1924
- Died
- April 28, 2025
- Birthplace
- 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Priscilla Pointer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage 2011
as Mrs. Beaumont
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy 2010
as Self
Sweet Nothing in My Ear 2008
as Sally (voice)
Acting 'Carrie' 2001
as Self
Inferno 1999
as Mrs. Henry Howard
Alone 1997
as Susan Hight
Carried Away 1996
as Lily Henson
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics 1994
as Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")
Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition 1994
as Barbara
The Magic Bubble 1993
as Grandma
Runaway Father 1991
as Mary Bennett
Disturbed 1990
as Sr. Francine
The Flash 1990
as Nora Allen
A Show of Force 1990
as Alice Ryan
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story 1989
as Tracey's Mother
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud 1989
as Dr. Berlin
Rumpelstiltskin 1987
as Queen Grizelda
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors 1987
as Dr. Elizabeth Simms
From the Hip 1987
as Mrs. Martha Williams
Blue Velvet 1986
as Mrs. Beaumont
Generation 1985
as Ellen Breed
The Falcon and the Snowman 1985
as Mrs. Lee
Micki & Maude 1984
as Diana Hutchison
Twilight Zone: The Movie 1983
as Miss Cox
Good-bye Cruel World 1982
as Myra
Mysterious Two 1982
as She
The Gift of Life 1982
as Rosalee Boyer
Mommie Dearest 1981
as Mrs. Chadwick
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire 1981
as Hawk Lady
The Competition 1980
as Mrs. Donellan
Honeysuckle Rose 1980
as Rosella
The Onion Field 1979
as Chrissie Campbell
Looking for Mr. Goodbar 1977
as Mrs. Dunn
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night 1977
as Laura Atherton
A Killing Affair 1977
as Judge Cudahy
The 3,000 Mile Chase 1977
as Emma Dvorak
- Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years 1977
as Missy LeHand
Nickelodeon 1976
as Mabel
Carrie 1976
as Mrs. Snell
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase 1976
as Miss Harris
The Keegans 1976
as Helen Hunter McVey
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur 1976
as Jean MacArthur
The Failing of Raymond 1971
as History Teacher
Death Takes a Holiday 1971
as Marion Chapman
Credits from TMDB.