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Priscilla Pointer
Born 1924-05-18New 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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Blue Velvet: The Lost FootageMrs. BeaumontNever Sleep Again: The Elm Street LegacySelfSweet Nothing in My EarSally (voice)Acting 'Carrie'SelfInfernoMrs. Henry HowardAloneSusan HightCarried AwayLily HensonThe Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost ClassicsWoman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical EditionBarbaraThe Magic BubbleGrandmaRunaway FatherMary BennettDisturbedSr. FrancineThe FlashNora AllenA Show of ForceAlice RyanA Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman StoryTracey's MotherC.H.U.D. II: Bud the ChudDr. BerlinRumpelstiltskinQueen GrizeldaA Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsDr. Elizabeth SimmsFrom the HipMrs. Martha WilliamsBlue VelvetMrs. BeaumontGenerationEllen BreedThe Falcon and the SnowmanMrs. LeeMicki & MaudeDiana HutchisonTwilight Zone: The MovieMiss Cox