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Priscilla Pointer
ActingBORN: 1924-05-18New York City, New York, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Priscilla Pointer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Top Filmography

7.3
Carrie
1976 // MOVIE

7.6
Blue Velvet
1986 // MOVIE

6.7
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987 // MOVIE

7.5
The A-Team
1983 // TV

7.8
ER
1994 // TV

6.5
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983 // MOVIE

7.4
The Flash
1990 // TV

7.8
Cold Case
2003 // TV

6.1
Inferno
1999 // MOVIE

6.3
Mommie Dearest
1981 // MOVIE

6.8
Dallas
1978 // TV

6.8
Dallas
1978 // TV

7.5
Amazing Stories
1985 // TV

7.5
Amazing Stories
1985 // TV

7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994 // TV