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Priscilla Pointer
Acting
Born: May 18, 1924
New York City, New York, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Priscilla Pointer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

Carrie
as Mrs. Snell

Blue Velvet
as Mrs. Beaumont

Inferno
as Mrs. Henry Howard

Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Miss Cox

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self

Nickelodeon
as Mabel

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
as Dr. Elizabeth Simms

The Falcon and the Snowman
as Mrs. Lee

Looking for Mr. Goodbar
as Mrs. Dunn

The Flash
as Nora Allen