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.

Priscilla Pointer

Acting Born May 18, 1924 – Died April 28, 2025 New York City, New York, USA

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.

Known For

ER

Mrs. Abernathy

Dallas

Rebecca Barnes Wentworth

Dallas

Rebecca Barnes Wentworth (credit only)

Knots Landing

Beatrice Handleman

Cold Case

Lillian Vine (2006)

The A-Team

Tracy Richter's Mother

Adam-12

Jacqueline Carey

L.A. Law

Dorothy Pehlman

Quincy, M.E.

Nurse Kathy Benson

Quincy, M.E.

Mrs. Neilson

Judging Amy

Margaret Palmer

Touched by an Angel

Elizabeth Carpenter