Priscilla Pointer
Known For
Acting
Born
1924-05-18 in New York City, New York, USA
Died
2025-04-28
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.
Most Known For
ER
as Mrs. Abernathy
The A-Team
as Tracy Richter's Mother
Dallas
as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth
Dallas
as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth (credit only)
Cold Case
as Lillian Vine (2006)
The Rockford Files
as Helen Morris
Adam-12
as Jacqueline Carey
Knots Landing
as Beatrice Handleman
Quincy, M.E.
as Nurse Kathy Benson
Quincy, M.E.
as Mrs. Neilson
St. Elsewhere
as Marie Halloran
Touched by an Angel
as Elizabeth Carpenter
L.A. Law
as Dorothy Pehlman
Police Woman
Police Woman
as Adele French
Amazing Stories
as Charlie
Amazing Stories
as woman on train (cameo)
Cannon
The Flash
as Nora Allen
Judging Amy
as Margaret Palmer