Priscilla Pointer
Acting
Born: 1924-05-18 in New 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.
Known For
Dallas
Rebecca Barnes Wentworth
Dallas
Rebecca Barnes Wentworth (credit only)
ER
Mrs. Abernathy
Cold Case
Lillian Vine (2006)
The A-Team
Tracy Richter's Mother
Judging Amy
Margaret Palmer
Newhart
Clara Whitscomber
The Rockford Files
Helen Morris
Knots Landing
Beatrice Handleman
L.A. Law
Dorothy Pehlman
Adam-12
Jacqueline Carey
Touched by an Angel
Elizabeth Carpenter
Quincy, M.E.
Nurse Kathy Benson
Quincy, M.E.
Mrs. Neilson
St. Elsewhere
Marie Halloran
Police Woman
Adele French
Cannon
Dr. Janet Cochran
Cannon
Edith Cunningham
Lou Grant
Elizabeth Driscoll
Barnaby Jones
Nancy Moore
The High Chaparral
Mrs.Colton
ABC Afterschool Special
Ruth Meredith
The Name of the Game
Miss Dalton
Kojak
Regina
Amazing Stories
Charlie
Amazing Stories
woman on train (cameo)
McCloud
Shirley
Carrie
Mrs. Snell
Blue Velvet
Mrs. Beaumont
The Flash
Nora Allen
Harry O
Constance Faraday
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Miss Cox
Mrs. Columbo
Mrs. Prior
China Smith
Iris Clark
China Smith
Carla Tilson
The Falcon and the Snowman
Mrs. Lee
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Dr. Elizabeth Simms
Call to Glory
Lillie
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Self
City of Angels
Mrs. Macklin