Priscilla Pointer

Priscilla Pointer

Priscilla Marie Pointer is an American stage, film, and television character actress. She began her career in the theater, including productions on Broadway. Later, Pointer moved to Hollywood to act in films and on television.

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Known For

Dallas

Dallas

1978 • as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth

Dallas

Dallas

1978 • as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth (credit only)

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

1986 • as Judge Dorothy M. Pehlman

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

1976

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

1976 • as Nurse Kathy Benson

ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special

1972 • as Ruth Meredith

Filmography

2011

Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
as Mrs. Beaumont
Movie - Released: 11/8/2011

2010

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/4/2010

2008

Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
as Sally (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/20/2008

2003

Cold Case
Cold Case
as Lillian Vine (2006)
TV - Released: 9/28/2003

2001

Acting 'Carrie'
Acting 'Carrie'
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/28/2001

1999

Inferno
Inferno
as Mrs. Henry Howard
Movie - Released: 9/25/1999
Judging Amy
Judging Amy
as Margaret Palmer
TV - Released: 9/19/1999

1997

Alone
Alone
as Susan Hight
Movie - Released: 12/21/1997

1996

Carried Away
Carried Away
as Lily Henson
Movie - Released: 1/26/1996

1994

Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition
Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition
as Barbara
Movie - Released: 1/29/1994
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
as Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")
Movie - Released: 5/19/1994
ER
ER
as Mrs. Abernathy
TV - Released: 9/19/1994
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as Elizabeth Carpenter
TV - Released: 9/21/1994

1992

The Magic Bubble
The Magic Bubble
as Grandma
Movie - Released: 1/1/1992

1991

Runaway Father
Runaway Father
as Mary Bennett
Movie - Released: 9/22/1991

1990

Disturbed
Disturbed
as Sr. Francine
Movie - Released: 11/16/1990
The Flash
The Flash
as Nora Allen
Movie - Released: 11/4/1990
A Show of Force
A Show of Force
as Alice Ryan
Movie - Released: 5/11/1990
The Flash
The Flash
as Nora Allen
TV - Released: 9/20/1990

1989

A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
as Tracey's Mother
Movie - Released: 10/2/1989
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
as Dr. Berlin
Movie - Released: 5/5/1989

1987

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
as Dr. Elizabeth Simms
Movie - Released: 2/27/1987
Rumpelstiltskin
Rumpelstiltskin
as Queen Grizelda
Movie - Released: 4/1/1987
From the Hip
From the Hip
as Mrs. Martha Williams
Movie - Released: 2/6/1987

1986

Blue Velvet
Blue Velvet
as Mrs. Beaumont
Movie - Released: 9/19/1986
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Judge Dorothy M. Pehlman
TV - Released: 9/15/1986

1985

The Falcon and the Snowman
The Falcon and the Snowman
as Mrs. Lee
Movie - Released: 1/25/1985
Generation
Generation
as Ellen Breed
Movie - Released: 5/24/1985
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
as Charlie
TV - Released: 9/29/1985
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
as woman on train (cameo)
TV - Released: 9/29/1985

1984

Micki & Maude
Micki & Maude
as Diana Hutchison
Movie - Released: 12/21/1984

1983

Twilight Zone: The Movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Miss Cox
Movie - Released: 6/24/1983
Good-bye Cruel World
Good-bye Cruel World
as Myra
Movie - Released: 1/2/1983
The A-Team
The A-Team
as Tracy Richter's Mother
TV - Released: 1/23/1983

1982

Mysterious Two
Mysterious Two
as She
Movie - Released: 5/31/1982
The Gift of Life
The Gift of Life
as Rosalee Boyer
Movie - Released: 3/15/1982
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere
TV - Released: 10/26/1982
Newhart
Newhart
TV - Released: 10/2/1982

1981

Mommie Dearest
Mommie Dearest
as Mrs. Chadwick
Movie - Released: 9/16/1981
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
as Hawk Lady
Movie - Released: 4/12/1981

1980

Honeysuckle Rose
Honeysuckle Rose
as Rosella
Movie - Released: 7/18/1980
The Competition
The Competition
as Mrs. Donellan
Movie - Released: 12/3/1980
Stone
Stone
TV - Released: 1/14/1980

1979

The Onion Field
The Onion Field
as Chrissie Campbell
Movie - Released: 9/9/1979
Mrs. Columbo
Mrs. Columbo
TV - Released: 2/26/1979
Knots Landing
Knots Landing
as Beatrice Handleman
TV - Released: 12/27/1979

1978

Dallas
Dallas
as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth
TV - Released: 4/2/1978
Dallas
Dallas
as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth (credit only)
TV - Released: 4/2/1978

1977

A Killing Affair
A Killing Affair
as Judge Cudahy
Movie - Released: 9/21/1977
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
as Mrs. Dunn
Movie - Released: 10/19/1977
Movie
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
as Missy LeHand
Movie - Released: 3/13/1977
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
as Laura Atherton
Movie - Released: 10/5/1977
The 3,000 Mile Chase
The 3,000 Mile Chase
as Emma Dvorak
Movie - Released: 6/16/1977
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
TV - Released: 12/8/1977
Lou Grant
Lou Grant
as Elizabeth Driscoll
TV - Released: 9/20/1977

1976

Carrie
Carrie
as Mrs. Snell
Movie - Released: 11/3/1976
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
as Miss Harris
Movie - Released: 7/1/1976
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
as Jean MacArthur
Movie - Released: 1/4/1976
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon
as Mabel
Movie - Released: 12/21/1976
The Keegans
The Keegans
as Helen Hunter McVey
Movie - Released: 5/3/1976
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
TV - Released: 10/3/1976
City of Angels
City of Angels
TV - Released: 2/3/1976
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
as Nurse Kathy Benson
TV - Released: 10/3/1976

1975

Joe Forrester
Joe Forrester
TV - Released: 9/9/1975
Kate McShane
Kate McShane
as Mrs. Inerson
TV - Released: 9/10/1975

1974

Harry O
Harry O
TV - Released: 9/12/1974
Police Woman
Police Woman
TV - Released: 9/13/1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Helen Morris
TV - Released: 9/13/1974
Police Woman
Police Woman
as Adele French
TV - Released: 9/13/1974

1973

Kojak
Kojak
as Regina
TV - Released: 10/24/1973

1972

ABC Afterschool Special
ABC Afterschool Special
as Ruth Meredith
TV - Released: 10/4/1972

1971

Death Takes a Holiday
Death Takes a Holiday
as Marion Chapman
Movie - Released: 10/23/1971
The Failing of Raymond
The Failing of Raymond
as History Teacher
Movie - Released: 9/27/1971
Cannon
Cannon
TV - Released: 9/14/1971

1970

McCloud
McCloud
TV - Released: 2/17/1970

1969

Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is
TV - Released: 9/8/1969

1968

Adam-12
Adam-12
as Jacqueline Carey
TV - Released: 9/21/1968

1967

The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral
as Mrs.Colton
TV - Released: 9/10/1967

1952

China Smith
China Smith
TV - Released: 1/1/1952