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Priscilla Pointer

Priscilla Pointer

Actor·1924–2025·New York City, New York, USA

10 horror credits

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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Actor10 films

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Self

2010 5.0
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")

1994
Disturbed

Disturbed

Sr. Francine

1990
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud

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

Dr. Berlin

1989
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Dr. Elizabeth Simms

1987 3.4
Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet

Mrs. Beaumont

1986 4.3
Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Miss Cox

1983 3.1
Mysterious Two

Mysterious Two

She

1982
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

Laura Atherton

1977
Carrie

Carrie

Mrs. Snell

1976 4.6