Priscilla Pointer

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Priscilla Pointer (born May 18, 1924 in New York City , New York ) is an American actress .

Life

Priscilla Pointer was born in New York City to Kenneth K. Pointer and Augusta Leonora Davis. In the first part of her acting career, she mainly worked in the theater, for example as an actress in several Broadway productions. Occasionally she also took on guest roles on American television. It wasn't until 1976, when she was over 50 years old, that she moved to Hollywood. In the Stephen King film adaptation Carrie - Satan's Youngest Daughter (1976), she played the mother of schoolgirl Sue Snell , who was played by her real daughter Amy Irving . Subsequently, Pointer appeared in well-known films such as Blue Velvet (1986), in which she played the mother of the main character played by Kyle MacLachlan , or Nightmare 3 - Freddy Krueger Lives (1987).

On television you know pointers from numerous guest roles, for example from Kojak - assignment in Manhattan , Cannon or Quincy . From 1981 to 1983 she starred in the television series Dallas in a recurring role as Rebecca Wentworth, mother of the main character Pam Ewing , portrayed by Victoria Principal . One of her last roles to date was played by Priscilla Pointer in 2006 with a guest appearance on the television series Cold Case - No Victim Is Ever Forgotten .

Priscilla Pointer was married to the theater director and producer Jules Irving (1925-1979) from 1947 until his death . They have three children together. Daughter Amy Irving is also a well-known actress. Son David Irving is a producer and daughter Katie Irving is a singer. From 1981 until his death in 2007 she was married to the actor Robert Symonds (1926–2007).

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SURNAME Pointer, Priscilla
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH May 18, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York , USA