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Priscilla Marie Pointer [1] (born May 18, 1924) is a retired 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.
Priscilla Pointer was a character actress who appeared in stage, film and TV for over four decades. She played the mother of Amy Irving in several movies, such as Carrie, Blue Velvet and The Falcon and the Snowman.
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Priscilla Pointer. Actress: Blue Velvet. Though character actress Priscilla Pointer may be better known as the mother of Amy Irving, she has enjoyed a major stage, film and TV career herself for over four decades.
- May 18, 1924
May 18, 2024 · The actress, who played her mother in the TV series, shared a photo and a note that Pointer gave her when she left the show. Pointer, who starred as Rebecca Wentworth, turned 100 on May 18, 2024.
- Kimberlee Speakman
Priscilla Pointer, who played Rebecca Barnes Wentworth, arguably J.R. Ewing’s fiercest enemy on Dallas, is celebrating a major milestone. The actress is turning 100 years old today!
Born in Palo Alto, California, to actors Jules Irving and Priscilla Pointer, Irving spent her early life in San Francisco before her family relocated to New York City during her teenage years. In New York, she made her Broadway debut in The Country Wife (1965–1966) at age 13.
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Priscilla Marie Pointer (born May 18, 1924) is a retired American actress. [1] She began her career in the theater. Her daughter is actress Amy Irving. She was known for her roles in Carrie, The Onion Field, Mommie Dearest, Twilight Zone: The Movie, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Blue Velvet and Coyote Moon .