
Priscilla Pointer
Acting
Priscilla Marie Pointer (May 18, 1924 β 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
2011Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
Mrs. Beaumont
2010Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Self
2008Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Sally (voice)
2001Acting 'Carrie'
Self
1999Inferno
Mrs. Henry Howard
1997Alone
Susan Hight
1996Carried Away
Lily Henson
1994Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition
Barbara
1994The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")
1993The Magic Bubble
Grandma
1991Runaway Father
Mary Bennett
1990Disturbed
Sr. Francine
1990The Flash
Nora Allen
1990A Show of Force
Alice Ryan
1989A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
Tracey's Mother
1989C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
Dr. Berlin
1987A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Dr. Elizabeth Simms
1987Rumpelstiltskin
Queen Grizelda
1987From the Hip
Mrs. Martha Williams
1986Blue Velvet
Mrs. Beaumont
1985The Falcon and the Snowman
Mrs. Lee
1985Generation
Ellen Breed
1984Micki & Maude
Diana Hutchison
1983Twilight Zone: The Movie
Miss Cox