Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
5/18/1924
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Pricilla Pointerپریسیلا پوینتر
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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Known For
Honeysuckle Rose
as Rosella
Inferno
as Mrs. Henry Howard
Mommie Dearest
as Mrs. Chadwick
Disturbed
as Sr. Francine
Carrie
as Mrs. Snell
The Competition
as Mrs. Donellan
Mysterious Two
as She
The Falcon and the Snowman
as Mrs. Lee
Blue Velvet
as Mrs. Beaumont
Runaway Father
as Mary Bennett
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
as Mrs. Dunn
Micki & Maude
as Diana Hutchison
The Onion Field
as Chrissie Campbell
A Show of Force
as Alice Ryan
A Killing Affair
as Judge Cudahy
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
as Dr. Berlin
From the Hip
as Mrs. Martha Williams
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
as Hawk Lady
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
as Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")
The 3,000 Mile Chase
as Emma Dvorak
Career Timeline
1994
1990
1989
1987
1985
1982
1979
1977
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
Role unknown
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
as Mrs. Dunn
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
as Laura Atherton
A Killing Affair
as Judge Cudahy
Lou Grant
as Elizabeth Driscoll
The 3,000 Mile Chase
as Emma Dvorak
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
as Missy LeHand