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Priscilla Marie Pointer[1] (born May 18, 1924) is an American actress. She began her career in the theater, including productions on Broadway. Later, Pointer moved to Hollywood to act in films and on television. She is the mother of Amy Irving, therefore making her the former mother-in-law of filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Bruno Barreto and the mother-in-law of documentary filmmaker Kenneth Bowser, Jr.

Priscilla Pointer
Priscilla Pointer and Michael Dunn (c. 1968)
Born
Priscilla Marie Pointer

(1924-05-18) May 18, 1924 (age 98)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1948–2010
Spouse(s)
(m. 1947; died 1979)

(m. 1980; died 2007)
Children3; including David Irving and Amy Irving
RelativesAustin Irving (granddaughter)

Personal life


Pointer was born in New York City. Her mother Augusta Leonora (née Davis) was an artist and an illustrator, and her father Kenneth Keith Pointer was an artist.[1][2] One of her maternal great-grandfathers, Jacob Barrett Cohen, was from a Jewish family that had lived in the United States since the 1700s.[1][3][4]

Pointer was married to film and stage director Jules Irving, former artistic director of Lincoln Center, from 1947 until his death in 1979; they are the parents of Katie Irving, director David Irving, and actress Amy Irving.[5] In 1980, she married actor/director/producer Robert Symonds, who had been Jules Irving's producing partner at Lincoln Center. She appeared several times in stage productions with Symonds, and they remained married until the latter's death in 2007.


Career


Pointer has appeared in many films, including Carrie (1976), in which she played the onscreen mother of Amy Irving's character; The Onion Field (1979); Mommie Dearest (1981); Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983); A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987); David Lynch's Blue Velvet; and Coyote Moon (1999). In addition to Carrie, she has played onscreen mother to Amy Irving in Honeysuckle Rose (1980) and Carried Away (1996). They were both in the films The Competition in 1980 and Micki & Maude in 1984.

Pointer appeared in three films that her son David Irving directed: Rumpelstiltskin (a 1987 musical version, which starred her daughter), Good-bye, Cruel World, and C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D.

Pointer's first starring television role was on Where the Heart Is as Adrienne Harris Rainey (1972–1973). She has made many guest appearances on television, including Adam-12, L.A. Law, The A-Team, Judging Amy, The Rockford Files, and Cold Case.

From 1981 to 1983, Pointer had a recurring role on the soap opera Dallas as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth, the mother of Cliff Barnes (Ken Kercheval), Pamela Barnes Ewing (Victoria Principal), and Katherine Wentworth (Morgan Brittany).


Filmography



Film


Year Title Role(s) Notes
1976CarrieEleanor Snell
NickelodeonMabel
The Great Texas Dynamite ChaseMiss Harris
1977The 3,000 Mile ChaseEmma Dvorak
Looking for Mr. GoodbarMrs. Dunn
1979The Onion FieldChrissie Campbell
1980Honeysuckle RoseRosella Ramsey
The CompetitionMrs. Donellan
1981Mommie DearestMrs. Chadwick
1983Good-bye, Cruel WorldMyra
Twilight Zone: The MovieMiss CoxSegment: "Kick the Can"
1984Micki & MaudeDiana Hutchison
1985The Falcon and the SnowmanMrs. Lee
1986Blue VelvetMrs. Beaumont
1987NewhartClara Whitscomber
RumpelstiltskinQueen Grizelda
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsDr. Elizabeth Simms
From the HipMrs. Martha Williams
1989C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D.Doctor Berlin
1990A Show of ForceAlice Ryan
DisturbedNurse Francine
1992Unbecoming AgeGrandma
1993Painted DesertBarbara
1996Carried AwayLily Henson
1999InfernoMrs. Henry Howard

Partial Television Credits


Year Title Role Notes
1969N.Y.P.D.Woman with child in parkEpisode: "The Night Watch"
1970The High ChaparralMrs. ColtonEpisode: "A Matter of Vengeance"
1971The Failing of RaymondHistory TeacherTV Movie
1973Adam-12Jacqueline CareyEpisode: "Van Nuys Division: Pete's Mustache "
1977Mary Jane Harper Cried Last NightLaura AthertonTV Movie
1981-1983DallasRebecca Barnes Wentworth44 episodes
1984The New Mike HammerEdna GrundyEpisode: "Seven Dead Eyes"
Too Close for ComfortBetty FarnsworthEpisode: "The Sound of Mother"
St. ElsewhereMarie HalloranEpisode: "In Sickness and in Health"
1986-1988L.A. LawJudge Dorothy M. Pehlman4 episodes
1987NewhartClara WhitscomberEpisode: "Me and My Gayle"
Rags to RichesRubyEpisode: "Vegas Rock"
1990-1991The FlashNora Allen3 episodes
1994ERMrs. AbernathyEpisode: "The Gift"
1997AloneSusan HightTV Movie
2001Judging AmyMargaret PalmerEpisode: "The Unforgiven"
2006Cold CaseLillian VineEpisode: "Debut"
2008Sweet Nothing in My Earvoice of SallyTV Movie

References


  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Priscilla Pointer Biography (1924-)". www.filmreference.com.
  3. Archives, American Jewish. "First American Jewish Families - American Jewish Archives". americanjewisharchives.org.
  4. Elzas, Barnett A. (Barnett Abraham) (April 25, 2019). "Jewish marriage notices from the newspaper press of Charleston, S.C., 1775-1906". New York : Bloch Pub. Co. via Internet Archive.
  5. Fisher, James (2011). Historical Dictionary of Contemporary American Theater: 1930-2010. Scarecrow Press. p. 393. ISBN 9780810879508. Retrieved June 23, 2019.



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- [en] Priscilla Pointer

[es] Priscilla Pointer

Priscilla Pointer (n. Nueva York, 18 de mayo de 1924) es una actriz de una larga trayectoria en cine y televisión estadounidense.

[ru] Пойнтер, Присцилла

Присци́лла По́йнтер (англ. Priscilla Pointer; 18 мая 1924, Нью-Йорк, США) — американская актриса. Наиболее известна ролью Ребекки Барнс-Уэнтуорт из телесериала «Даллас», в котором она снялась в 44-х эпизодах в период 1981—1983 годов.



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