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Priscilla Pointer

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Priscilla Pointer

Born May 18, 1924 in New York City, New York, USADied April 28, 202542 films

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.

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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.

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Blue Velvet posterFirst watchBlue Velvet19867.6as Mrs. BeaumontThe discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who…View film

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Filmography

42 films as actor
  1. 2011Blue Velvet: The Lost FootageMrs. Beaumont
  2. 2008Sweet Nothing in My EarSally (voice)
  3. 1999InfernoMrs. Henry Howard
  4. 1997AloneSusan Hight
  5. 1996Carried AwayLily Henson
  6. 1994The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost ClassicsWoman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")
  7. 1994Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical EditionBarbara
  8. 1993The Magic BubbleGrandma
  9. 1991Runaway FatherMary Bennett
  10. 1990DisturbedSr. Francine
  11. 1990The FlashNora Allen
  12. 1990A Show of ForceAlice Ryan
  13. 1989A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman StoryTracey's Mother
  14. 1989C.H.U.D. II: Bud the ChudDr. Berlin
  15. 1987RumpelstiltskinQueen Grizelda
  16. 1987A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsDr. Elizabeth Simms
  17. 1987From the HipMrs. Martha Williams
  18. 1986Blue VelvetMrs. Beaumont
  19. 1985GenerationEllen Breed
  20. 1985The Falcon and the SnowmanMrs. Lee
  21. 1984Micki & MaudeDiana Hutchison
  22. 1983Twilight Zone: The MovieMiss Cox
  23. 1982Good-bye Cruel WorldMyra
  24. 1982Mysterious TwoShe
  25. 1982The Gift of LifeRosalee Boyer
  26. 1981Mommie DearestMrs. Chadwick
  27. 1981The Archer: Fugitive from the EmpireHawk Lady
  28. 1980The CompetitionMrs. Donellan
  29. 1980Honeysuckle RoseRosella
  30. 1979The Onion FieldChrissie Campbell
  31. 1977Looking for Mr. GoodbarMrs. Dunn
  32. 1977Mary Jane Harper Cried Last NightLaura Atherton
  33. 1977A Killing AffairJudge Cudahy
  34. 1977The 3,000 Mile ChaseEmma Dvorak
  35. 1977Eleanor and Franklin: The White House YearsMissy LeHand
  36. 1976NickelodeonMabel
  37. 1976CarrieMrs. Snell
  38. 1976The Great Texas Dynamite ChaseMiss Harris
  39. 1976The KeegansHelen Hunter McVey
  40. 1976Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthurJean MacArthur
  41. 1971The Failing of RaymondHistory Teacher
  42. 1971Death Takes a HolidayMarion Chapman