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Priscilla Pointer

Priscilla Pointer

Born May 18, 1924· New York City, New York, USA

† Died April 28, 2025

42Roles★ 6.7Average rating

Born in New York City to a sculptor mother and an artist father, she entered the performing arts in the late 1940s, training on Broadway and touring productions such as A Streetcar Named Desire and The Country Wife before shifting to Hollywood in the early 1950s. Early television work included the 1954 series China Smith and a comeback in the 1970s with the soap opera Where the Heart Is, where she…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

ERSeries★ 7.8
ER1994
Mrs. Abernathy
Blue Velvet★ 7.6
Blue Velvet1986
Mrs. Beaumont
Cold CaseSeries★ 7.7
Cold Case2003
Lillian Vine (2006)
The A-TeamSeries★ 7.5
The A-Team1983
Tracy Richter's Mother
Carrie★ 7.3
Carrie1976
Mrs. Snell
Amazing StoriesSeries★ 7.5
Amazing Stories1985
Charlie
DallasSeries★ 6.9
Dallas1978
Rebecca Barnes Wentworth
Knots LandingSeries★ 6.9
Knots Landing1979
Beatrice Handleman
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors★ 6.7
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors1987
Dr. Elizabeth Simms
Twilight Zone: The Movie★ 6.5
Twilight Zone: The Movie1983
Miss Cox