Priscilla Pointer
- Birthday
- May 18, 1924
Bio: American character actress Priscilla Pointer was the wife of famed theatrical director Jules Irving, and the mother of actress Amy Irving and writer/director David Irving. After extensive theatrical experience, Pointer attained her first major TV job in the daytime drama Where the Heart Is (1969-73). She went on to play Mrs. Austin in From Here to Eternity (1980).… More Bio: American character actress Priscilla Pointer was the wife of famed theatrical director Jules Irving, and the mother of actress Amy Irving and writer/director David Irving. After extensive theatrical experience, Pointer attained her first major TV job in the daytime drama Where the Heart Is (1969-73). She went on to play Mrs. Austin in From Here to Eternity (1980). Rebecca Barnes Wentworth in Dallas (1981-83) and Lillie in Call to Glory (1984-85). One of her more memorable film assignments was the 1976 chiller Carrie, in which she played the mother of the character played by her daughter Amy. Perhaps as a by-product of Carrie, Priscilla Pointer was engaged to play important roles in Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) and the made-for-TVTwilight Zone: The Lost Classics (1994). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Mommie Dearest
Twilight Zone: The Movie
From The Hip
A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
A Show Of Force
Filmography
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Carried Away (1996)
- Lily Henson
- 64%
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Unbecoming Age (The Magic Bubble) (1992)
- Grandma
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Runaway Father (1991)
- Mary Bennett
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The Flash (1990)
- Nora Allen
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A Show of Force (1990)
- Alice Ryan
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