Actor

Priscilla Pointer

1971–present1924–2025DramaThrillerCrime

Chronicler of the Human Condition

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Known For

44 acting credits

as Mrs. Beaumont

Blue Velvet

as Mrs. Beaumont

1986

Blue Velvet

as Mrs. Snell

Carrie

as Mrs. Snell

1976

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Filmography

2011Blue Velvet: The Lost FootageMrs. Beaumont6.9 2010Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street LegacySelf7.8 2008Sweet Nothing in My EarSally (voice)6.3 2001Acting 'Carrie'Self7.5 1999InfernoMrs. Henry Howard6.2 1997AloneSusan Hight6.7

About

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.

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