Priscilla Pointer
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
18 May 1924
Age
102 Years
Born In
New York City, New York, USA
Total Projects
81
Years Active
59 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.4 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography
movie
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
as Mrs. Beaumont
movie
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self
movie
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
as Sally (voice)
tv
Cold Case
Cold Case
as Lillian Vine (2006)
movie
Acting 'Carrie'
Acting 'Carrie'
as Self
movie
Inferno
Inferno
as Mrs. Henry Howard
tv
Judging Amy
Judging Amy
as Margaret Palmer
movie
Alone
Alone
as Susan Hight
movie
Carried Away
Carried Away
as Lily Henson
tv
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as Elizabeth Carpenter
tv
ER
ER
as Mrs. Abernathy
movie
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
as Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")
movie
Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition
Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition
as Barbara
movie
The Magic Bubble
The Magic Bubble
as Grandma
movie
Runaway Father
Runaway Father
as Mary Bennett
movie
Disturbed
Disturbed
as Sr. Francine
movie
The Flash
The Flash
as Nora Allen
tv
The Flash
The Flash
as Nora Allen
movie
A Show of Force
A Show of Force
as Alice Ryan
movie
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
as Tracey's Mother
movie
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
as Dr. Berlin
movie
Rumpelstiltskin
Rumpelstiltskin
as Queen Grizelda
movie
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
as Dr. Elizabeth Simms
movie
From the Hip
From the Hip
as Mrs. Martha Williams
movie
Blue Velvet
Blue Velvet
as Mrs. Beaumont
tv
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Dorothy Pehlman
tv
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
as Charlie
tv
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
as woman on train (cameo)
movie
Generation
Generation
as Ellen Breed
movie
The Falcon and the Snowman
The Falcon and the Snowman
as Mrs. Lee
movie
Micki & Maude
Micki & Maude
as Diana Hutchison
tv
Call to Glory
Call to Glory
as Lillie
movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Miss Cox
tv
The A-Team
The A-Team
as Tracy Richter's Mother
tv
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere
as Marie Halloran
tv
Newhart
Newhart
as Clara Whitscomber
movie
Good-bye Cruel World
Good-bye Cruel World
as Myra
movie
Mysterious Two
Mysterious Two
as She
movie
The Gift of Life
The Gift of Life
as Rosalee Boyer
movie
Mommie Dearest
Mommie Dearest
as Mrs. Chadwick
movie
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
as Hawk Lady
movie
The Competition
The Competition
as Mrs. Donellan
movie
Honeysuckle Rose
Honeysuckle Rose
as Rosella
tv
Stone
Stone
tv
Knots Landing
Knots Landing
as Beatrice Handleman
movie
The Onion Field
The Onion Field
as Chrissie Campbell
tv
Mrs. Columbo
Mrs. Columbo
as Mrs. Prior
tv
Dallas
Dallas
as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth
tv
Dallas
Dallas
as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth (credit only)
tv
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
movie
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
as Mrs. Dunn
movie
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
as Laura Atherton
movie
A Killing Affair
A Killing Affair
as Judge Cudahy
tv
Lou Grant
Lou Grant
as Elizabeth Driscoll
movie
The 3,000 Mile Chase
The 3,000 Mile Chase
as Emma Dvorak
movie
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
as Missy LeHand
movie
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon
as Mabel
movie
Carrie
Carrie
as Mrs. Snell
tv
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
as Nurse Kathy Benson
tv
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
as Mrs. Neilson
movie
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
as Miss Harris
movie
The Keegans
The Keegans
as Helen Hunter McVey
tv
City of Angels
City of Angels
as Mrs. Macklin
movie
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
as Jean MacArthur
tv
Kate McShane
Kate McShane
as Mrs. Inerson
tv
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Helen Morris
tv
Police Woman
Police Woman
as Adele French
tv
Harry O
Harry O
as Constance Faraday
tv
Kojak
Kojak
as Regina
tv
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones
as Nancy Moore
tv
ABC Afterschool Special
ABC Afterschool Special
as Ruth Meredith
movie
The Failing of Raymond
The Failing of Raymond
as History Teacher
movie
Death Takes a Holiday
Death Takes a Holiday
as Marion Chapman
tv
Cannon
Cannon
as Dr. Janet Cochran
tv
Cannon
Cannon
as Edith Cunningham
tv
McCloud
McCloud
as Shirley
tv
Adam-12
Adam-12
as Jacqueline Carey
tv
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as Miss Dalton
tv
The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral
as Mrs.Colton
tv
China Smith
China Smith
as Iris Clark
tv
China Smith
China Smith
as Carla Tilson