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Priscilla Pointer
AKA: Pricilla Pointer · پریسیلا پوینتر · Priscilla Marie Pointer
Acting
Born: 1924
New York City, New York, USA
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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.
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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
Judging Amy
Margaret Palmer
1999 · US
Touched by an Angel
Elizabeth Carpenter
1994 · US
ER
Mrs. Abernathy
1994 · US
The Flash
Nora Allen
1990 · US
L.A. Law
Dorothy Pehlman
1986 · US
Amazing Stories
woman on train (cameo)
1985 · US
The A-Team
Tracy Richter's Mother
1983 · US
St. Elsewhere
Marie Halloran
1982 · US
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| Judging Amy | 1999 | Margaret Palmer |
| Touched by an Angel | 1994 | Elizabeth Carpenter |
| ER | 1994 | Mrs. Abernathy |
| The Flash | 1990 | Nora Allen |
| L.A. Law | 1986 | Dorothy Pehlman |
| Amazing Stories | 1985 | woman on train (cameo) |
| The A-Team | 1983 | Tracy Richter's Mother |
| St. Elsewhere | 1982 | Marie Halloran |
| Newhart | 1982 | Clara Whitscomber |
| Knots Landing | 1979 | Beatrice Handleman |
| Lou Grant | 1977 | Elizabeth Driscoll |
| Quincy, M.E. | 1976 | Nurse Kathy Benson |
| Police Woman | 1974 | Adele French |
| The Rockford Files | 1974 | Helen Morris |
| Harry O | 1974 | Constance Faraday |
| Kojak | 1973 | Regina |
| Barnaby Jones | 1973 | Nancy Moore |
| ABC Afterschool Special | 1972 | Ruth Meredith |
| Cannon | 1971 | Dr. Janet Cochran |
| McCloud | 1970 | Shirley |
| Adam-12 | 1968 | Jacqueline Carey |
| The Name of the Game | 1968 | Miss Dalton |
| The High Chaparral | 1967 | Mrs.Colton |