Priscilla Pointer

Person

Priscilla Pointer

Born 18 May 1924 Died 28 April 2025, aged 100 New York City, New York, USA TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
27age in their first credit on record (1952)
59years on screen and counting
8credits in 1976, their busiest year
79dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage poster Age: 87

Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

2011
as Mrs. Beaumont
Sweet Nothing in My Ear poster Age: 83

Sweet Nothing in My Ear

2008
as Sally (voice)
Inferno poster Age: 75

Inferno

1999
as Mrs. Henry Howard
Alone poster Age: 73

Alone

1997
as Susan Hight
Carried Away poster Age: 71

Carried Away

1996
as Lily Henson
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics poster Age: 70

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

1994
as Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")
Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition poster Age: 69

Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition

1994
as Barbara
The Magic Bubble poster Age: 68

The Magic Bubble

1993
as Grandma
Runaway Father poster Age: 67

Runaway Father

1991
as Mary Bennett
Disturbed poster Age: 66

Disturbed

1990
as Sr. Francine
The Flash poster Age: 66

The Flash

1990
as Nora Allen
A Show of Force poster Age: 65

A Show of Force

1990
as Alice Ryan
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story poster Age: 65

A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story

1989
as Tracey's Mother
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud poster Age: 64

C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud

1989
as Dr. Berlin
Rumpelstiltskin poster Age: 62

Rumpelstiltskin

1987
as Queen Grizelda
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors poster Age: 62

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

1987
as Dr. Elizabeth Simms
From the Hip poster Age: 62

From the Hip

1987
as Mrs. Martha Williams
Blue Velvet poster Age: 62

Blue Velvet

1986
as Mrs. Beaumont
Generation poster Age: 61

Generation

1985
as Ellen Breed
The Falcon and the Snowman poster Age: 60

The Falcon and the Snowman

1985
as Mrs. Lee
Micki & Maude poster Age: 60

Micki & Maude

1984
as Diana Hutchison
Twilight Zone: The Movie poster Age: 59

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983
as Miss Cox
Good-bye Cruel World poster Age: 58

Good-bye Cruel World

1982
as Myra
Mysterious Two poster Age: 58

Mysterious Two

1982
as She
The Gift of Life poster Age: 57

The Gift of Life

1982
as Rosalee Boyer
Mommie Dearest poster Age: 57

Mommie Dearest

1981
as Mrs. Chadwick
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire poster Age: 56

The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire

1981
as Hawk Lady
The Competition poster Age: 56

The Competition

1980
as Mrs. Donellan
Honeysuckle Rose poster Age: 56

Honeysuckle Rose

1980
as Rosella
The Onion Field poster Age: 55

The Onion Field

1979
as Chrissie Campbell
Looking for Mr. Goodbar poster Age: 53

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

1977
as Mrs. Dunn
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night poster Age: 53

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

1977
as Laura Atherton
A Killing Affair poster Age: 53

A Killing Affair

1977
as Judge Cudahy
The 3,000 Mile Chase poster Age: 53

The 3,000 Mile Chase

1977
as Emma Dvorak
No poster
Age: 52

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

1977
as Missy LeHand
Nickelodeon poster Age: 52

Nickelodeon

1976
as Mabel
Carrie poster Age: 52

Carrie

1976
as Mrs. Snell
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase poster Age: 52

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

1976
as Miss Harris
The Keegans poster Age: 51

The Keegans

1976
as Helen Hunter McVey
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur poster Age: 51

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

1976
as Jean MacArthur
The Failing of Raymond poster Age: 47

The Failing of Raymond

1971
as History Teacher
Death Takes a Holiday poster Age: 47

Death Takes a Holiday

1971
as Marion Chapman
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TV credits

Newest first
Cold Case poster Age: 79

Cold Case

2003
as Lillian Vine (2006)
Judging Amy poster Age: 75

Judging Amy

1999
as Margaret Palmer
Touched by an Angel poster Age: 70

Touched by an Angel

1994
as Elizabeth Carpenter
ER poster Age: 70

ER

1994
as Mrs. Abernathy
The Flash poster Age: 66

The Flash

1990
as Nora Allen
L.A. Law poster Age: 62

L.A. Law

1986
as Dorothy Pehlman
Amazing Stories poster Age: 61

Amazing Stories

1985
as Charlie
Amazing Stories poster Age: 61

Amazing Stories

1985
as woman on train (cameo)
Call to Glory poster Age: 60

Call to Glory

1984
as Lillie
The A-Team poster Age: 58

The A-Team

1983
as Tracy Richter's Mother
St. Elsewhere poster Age: 58

St. Elsewhere

1982
as Marie Halloran
Newhart poster Age: 58

Newhart

1982
as Clara Whitscomber
Stone poster Age: 55

Stone

1980
Knots Landing poster Age: 55

Knots Landing

1979
as Beatrice Handleman
Mrs. Columbo poster Age: 54

Mrs. Columbo

1979
as Mrs. Prior
Dallas poster Age: 53

Dallas

1978
as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth
Dallas poster Age: 53

Dallas

1978
as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth (credit only)
What Really Happened to the Class of '65? poster Age: 53

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

1977
Lou Grant poster Age: 53

Lou Grant

1977
as Elizabeth Driscoll
Quincy, M.E. poster Age: 52

Quincy, M.E.

1976
as Nurse Kathy Benson
Quincy, M.E. poster Age: 52

Quincy, M.E.

1976
as Mrs. Neilson
City of Angels poster Age: 51

City of Angels

1976
as Mrs. Macklin
Kate McShane poster Age: 51

Kate McShane

1975
as Mrs. Inerson
The Rockford Files poster Age: 50

The Rockford Files

1974
as Helen Morris
Police Woman poster Age: 50

Police Woman

1974
as Adele French
Harry O poster Age: 50

Harry O

1974
as Constance Faraday
Kojak poster Age: 49

Kojak

1973
as Regina
Barnaby Jones poster Age: 48

Barnaby Jones

1973
as Nancy Moore
ABC Afterschool Special poster Age: 48

ABC Afterschool Special

1972
as Ruth Meredith
Cannon poster Age: 47

Cannon

1971
as Dr. Janet Cochran
Cannon poster Age: 47

Cannon

1971
as Edith Cunningham
McCloud poster Age: 45

McCloud

1970
as Shirley
Adam-12 poster Age: 44

Adam-12

1968
as Jacqueline Carey
The Name of the Game poster Age: 44

The Name of the Game

1968
as Miss Dalton
The High Chaparral poster Age: 43

The High Chaparral

1967
as Mrs.Colton
China Smith poster Age: 27

China Smith

1952
as Iris Clark
China Smith poster Age: 27

China Smith

1952
as Carla Tilson
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