Priscilla Pointer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

81

Gender

Female

Birthday

1924-05-18

Day of death

2025-04-28 (100 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Priscilla Pointer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Dallas

    Dallas

  • Dallas

    Dallas

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Knots Landing

    Knots Landing

  • The A-Team

    The A-Team

  • ER

    ER

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

  • Judging Amy

    Judging Amy

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

  • Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • The High Chaparral

    The High Chaparral

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • ABC Afterschool Special

    ABC Afterschool Special

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • Newhart

    Newhart

  • Lou Grant

    Lou Grant

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Harry O

    Harry O

  • Carrie

    Carrie

  • The Flash

    The Flash

  • Where the Heart Is

    Where the Heart Is

  • Inferno

    Inferno

  • Mrs. Columbo

    Mrs. Columbo

  • City of Angels

    City of Angels

  • Mommie Dearest

    Mommie Dearest

  • The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

    The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

  • Blue Velvet

    Blue Velvet

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

    A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

  • Call to Glory

    Call to Glory

  • The Onion Field

    The Onion Field

  • Mysterious Two

    Mysterious Two

  • The Magic Bubble

    The Magic Bubble

  • The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire

    The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire

  • From the Hip

    From the Hip

  • The 3,000 Mile Chase

    The 3,000 Mile Chase

  • Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

    Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

  • China Smith

    China Smith

  • Joe Forrester

    Joe Forrester

  • What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

    What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

  • Acting 'Carrie'

    Acting 'Carrie'

  • Twilight Zone: The Movie

    Twilight Zone: The Movie

  • A Killing Affair

    A Killing Affair

  • Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

    Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

  • Honeysuckle Rose

    Honeysuckle Rose

  • Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

    Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

  • Disturbed

    Disturbed

  • Death Takes a Holiday

    Death Takes a Holiday

  • The Flash

    The Flash

  • A Show of Force

    A Show of Force

  • Looking for Mr. Goodbar

    Looking for Mr. Goodbar

  • The Failing of Raymond

    The Failing of Raymond

  • The Falcon and the Snowman

    The Falcon and the Snowman

  • Kate McShane

    Kate McShane

  • The Competition

    The Competition

  • The Gift of Life

    The Gift of Life

  • Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

    Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

  • Micki & Maude

    Micki & Maude

  • Stone

    Stone

  • Alone

    Alone

  • Nickelodeon

    Nickelodeon

  • Runaway Father

    Runaway Father

  • The Keegans

    The Keegans

  • Rumpelstiltskin

    Rumpelstiltskin

  • Good-bye Cruel World

    Good-bye Cruel World

  • C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud

    C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud

  • A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story

    A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story

  • Sweet Nothing in My Ear

    Sweet Nothing in My Ear

  • Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

    Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

  • Carried Away

    Carried Away

  • Generation

    Generation

  • The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

    The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

  • Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition

    Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition