Priscilla Marie Pointer was born on May 18,1924 and is an American retired actress.
10 Facts About Priscilla Pointer
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Priscilla Pointer began her career in the theater in the late 1940s, including productions on Broadway.
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Later, Pointer moved to Hollywood and making appearances on television in the early 1950s.
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Priscilla Pointer is the mother of actress and singer 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.
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Priscilla Pointer was born on May 18,1924, in New York City.
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Priscilla Pointer was previously 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.
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Priscilla Pointer appeared several times in stage productions with Symonds, and they remained married until the latter's death in 2007.
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Priscilla Pointer has been a performer since thee late 1940s starting her career in theatre and appearing on Broadway, and she featured in the TV series China Smith in 1954.
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Priscilla Pointer has appeared in many films, including Carrie, in which she played the onscreen mother of Amy Irving's character; The Onion Field ; Mommie Dearest ; Twilight Zone: The Movie ; A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors ; David Lynch's Blue Velvet; and Coyote Moon.
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From 1981 to 1983, Priscilla Pointer had a recurring role on the soap opera Dallas as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth, the mother of Cliff Barnes, Pamela Barnes Ewing, and Katherine Wentworth.