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Priscilla Pointer
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.
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Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage as Mrs. Beaumont | 2011-11-08 |
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy as Self | 2010-05-04 |
Sweet Nothing in My Ear as Sally (voice) | 2008-04-20 |
Acting 'Carrie' as Self | 2001-08-28 |
Inferno as Mrs. Henry Howard | 1999-09-25 |
Alone as Susan Hight | 1997-12-21 |
Carried Away as Lily Henson | 1996-01-26 |
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics as Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre") | 1994-05-19 |
Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition as Barbara | 1994-01-29 |
The Magic Bubble as Grandma | 1992-01-01 |
Runaway Father as Mary Bennett | 1991-09-22 |
Disturbed as Sr. Francine | 1990-11-16 |
The Flash as Nora Allen | 1990-11-04 |
A Show of Force as Alice Ryan | 1990-05-11 |
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story as Tracey's Mother | 1989-10-02 |
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud as Dr. Berlin | 1989-05-05 |
Rumpelstiltskin as Queen Grizelda | 1987-04-01 |
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors as Dr. Elizabeth Simms | 1987-02-27 |
From the Hip as Mrs. Martha Williams | 1987-02-06 |
Blue Velvet as Mrs. Beaumont | 1986-09-19 |
Generation as Ellen Breed | 1985-05-24 |
The Falcon and the Snowman as Mrs. Lee | 1985-01-25 |
Micki & Maude as Diana Hutchison | 1984-12-21 |
Twilight Zone: The Movie as Miss Cox | 1983-06-24 |
Good-bye Cruel World as Myra | 1983-01-02 |
Mysterious Two as She | 1982-05-31 |
The Gift of Life as Rosalee Boyer | 1982-03-15 |
Mommie Dearest as Mrs. Chadwick | 1981-09-16 |
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire as Hawk Lady | 1981-04-12 |
The Competition as Mrs. Donellan | 1980-12-03 |
Honeysuckle Rose as Rosella | 1980-07-18 |
The Onion Field as Chrissie Campbell | 1979-09-09 |
Looking for Mr. Goodbar as Mrs. Dunn | 1977-10-19 |
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night as Laura Atherton | 1977-10-05 |
A Killing Affair as Judge Cudahy | 1977-09-21 |
The 3,000 Mile Chase as Emma Dvorak | 1977-06-16 |
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years as Missy LeHand | 1977-03-13 |
Nickelodeon as Mabel | 1976-12-21 |
Carrie as Mrs. Snell | 1976-11-03 |
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase as Miss Harris | 1976-07-01 |
The Keegans as Helen Hunter McVey | 1976-05-03 |
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur as Jean MacArthur | 1976-01-04 |
Death Takes a Holiday as Marion Chapman | 1971-10-23 |
The Failing of Raymond as History Teacher | 1971-09-27 |