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Priscilla Pointer
Actor· 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.
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Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
27 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Carried Away | Lily Henson | Film |
| 1994 | The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics | Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre") | Film |
| 1993 | The Magic Bubble | Grandma | Film |
| 1990 | A Show of Force | Alice Ryan | Film |
| 1990 | Disturbed | Sr. Francine | Film |
| 1990 | The Flash | Nora Allen | TV |
| 1989 | C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud | Dr. Berlin | Film |
| 1989 | A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story | Tracey's Mother | Film |
| 1987 | Rumpelstiltskin | Queen Grizelda | Film |
| 1987 | From the Hip | Mrs. Martha Williams | Film |
| 1987 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | Dr. Elizabeth Simms | Film |
| 1986 | Blue Velvet | Mrs. Beaumont | Film |
| 1985 | The Falcon and the Snowman | Mrs. Lee | Film |
| 1985 | Generation | Ellen Breed | Film |
| 1984 | Micki & Maude | Diana Hutchison | Film |
| 1983 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | Miss Cox | Film |
| 1982 | Mysterious Two | She | Film |
| 1981 | Mommie Dearest | Mrs. Chadwick | Film |
| 1981 | The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire | Hawk Lady | Film |
| 1980 | The Competition | Mrs. Donellan | Film |
| 1980 | Honeysuckle Rose | Rosella | Film |
| 1979 | The Onion Field | Chrissie Campbell | Film |
| 1977 | A Killing Affair | Judge Cudahy | Film |
| 1977 | Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Mrs. Dunn | Film |
| 1976 | The Great Texas Dynamite Chase | Miss Harris | Film |
| 1976 | Carrie | Mrs. Snell | Film |
| 1976 | Nickelodeon | Mabel | Film |
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