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Priscilla Pointer Biography (1924-)
Born May 18, 1924, in New York, NY; daughter of Kenneth K. (an artist) and Augusta Leonora (an artist and illustrator; maiden name, Davis) Pointer; married Jules Irving (a director and producer), December 28, 1947 (died, 1979); married Robert Symonds (an actor and director), January 3, 1981; children: (first marriage) David Irving (an actor and director), Kate Irving, Amy Irving (anactress). Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr.,Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress, singer
- Birth Details
- May 18, 1924
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
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Danton's Death, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1965
- My Lady Fidget, The Country Wife, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1965-1966
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Condemned of Altona, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1966
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The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1966
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The East Wind, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1967
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Galileo, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1967
- Mary L., The Time of Your Life, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1969
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The Good Woman of Setzuan, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1970
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Camino Real, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1970
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Scenes from American Life, Forum Theatre, 1971
- Eunice Hubbell, A Streetcar Named Desire, St. James Theatre and Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1973
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At Long Last Leo, South Coast Repertory Company, Costa Mesa, CA, 1988-1989
- Also appeared in Summertree, off-Broadway production.
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Major Tours
- Appeared as Mildred, Kiss and Tell, U.S. cities; toured eastern U.S. cities with the Lincoln Center Company.
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Film Appearances
- Mrs. Snell, Carrie, United Artists, 1976
- Mabel, Nickelodeon, Columbia, 1976
- Mrs. Dunn, Looking for Mr. Goodbar, Paramount, 1977
- Miss Harris, The Great Texas Dynamite Chase (also known as Dynamite Woman), 1977
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Gray Lady Down, Universal, 1978
- Chrissie Campbell, The Onion Field, Black Marble Productions, 1979
- Rosella Ramsey, Honeysuckle Rose (also known as On the Road Again), Warner Bros., 1980
- Mrs. Donellan, The Competition, Rastar, 1980
- Mrs. Chadwick, Mommie Dearest, Paramount, 1981
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Goodbye Cruel World, NSN Productions, 1982
- Miss Cox, "Kick the Can," Twilight Zone--The Movie, Warner Bros.,1983
- Diana Hutchinson, Micki and Maude, Columbia, 1984
- Mrs. Lee, The Falcon and the Snowman, Orion, 1985
- Mrs. Beaumont, Blue Velvet, DEG, 1986
- Queen Grizelda, Rumpelstiltskin, Cannon, 1987
- Dr. Elizabeth Simms, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors,New Line Cinema, 1987
- Mrs. Martha Williams, From the Hip, DEG, 1987
- Dr. Berlin, C.H.U.D. II--Bud the Chud, Vestron, 1989
- Alice Ryan, A Show of Force, Paramount, 1990
- Nurse Francine, Disturbed, LIVE Home Video, 1990
- Grandma, Unbecoming Age (also known as The Magic Bubble), Monarch Home Video, 1992
- Barbara, The Painted Desert, 1993
- Lily Henson, Carried Away (also known as Acts of Love), Fine Line, 1996
- Maureen Prescott, Scream (also known as Scary Movie), Dimension Films, 1996
- Mrs. Snell (in archival footage), The Rage: Carrie 2, United International Pictures, 1999
- Mrs. Howard, Coyote Moon (also known as Desert Heat and Inferno), Columbia TriStar, 1999
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Acting `Carrie' (video), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-United Artists, 2001
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Adrienne Harris Rainey, Where the Heart Is, CBS, 1972-1973
- Mrs. Austin, From Here to Eternity, NBC, 1980
- Rebecca Barnes Wentworth, Dallas, CBS, 1981-1983
- Lillie, Call to Glory, ABC, 1984
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Miniseries
- Grace Hemingway, Hemingway, 1988
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Movies
- Marion Chapman, Death Takes a Holiday, 1971
- History teacher, The Failing of Raymond, 1971
- Lucy Meredith, The Big Rip-Off, 1974
- Jean MacArthur, Collision Course, 1976
- Helen Hunter McVey, The Keegans, 1976
- Laura Atherton, Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night, 1977
- Judge Cudahy, A Killing Affair (also known as Behind the Badge), 1977
- Emma Dvorak, The 3,000 Mile Chase, 1977
- Missy Lehand, Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years, 1977
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Mysterious Two (also known as Follow Me If You Dare), 1979
- Hawk Lady, Archer: Fugitive from the Empire (also known as TheArcher and the Sorceress and Fugitive from the Empire), 1981
- Rosalee Boyer, The Gift of Life, 1982
- She, Mysterious Two, 1982
- Ellen Breed, Generation, 1985
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A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story, 1989
- Nora Allen, The Flash, 1990
- Mary Bennett, Runaway Father, 1991
- Woman in movie theatre, "The Theater," Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics, 1994
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Traveler's Rest, 1996
- Susan Hight, Alone (also known as Horton Foote's Alone), 1997
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Episodic
- Mrs. Colton, "A Matter of Vengeance," The High Chaparral, 1970
- Jacqueline Carey, "Van Nuys Division: Pete's Mustache," Adam-12, 1973
- Nancy Moore, "The Challenge," Barnaby Jones, 1974
- Helen Morris, "Profit and Loss: Parts 1 and 2," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1974
- Regina Meadows, "Elegy in an Asphalt Graveyard," Kojak, 1975
- Sarah Neilsen, Quincy, NBC, 1976
- Sandra Lorenzo, "Deadly Reunion," Barnaby Jones, 1976
- Mrs. Cunningham, "Anatomy of Fear," Barnaby Jones, 1977
- Mrs. Prior, "Word Games," Kate Loves a Mystery, 1979
- "Deep Sleeper," Stone, 1980
- Betty Farnsworth, Too Close for Comfort, ABC, 1980
- Mrs. Handleman, "The Constant Companion," Knots Landing, CBS, 1980
- Elizabeth Pointer, "Depression," Lou Grant, 1981
- "The Out-of-Towners," The A-Team, 1983
- Marie Halloran, "In Sickness and in Health," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1984
- "Seven Dead Eyes," Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, CBS, 1984
- Judge Pehlman, "Slum Enchanted Evening," L.A. Law, 1986
- Judge Pehlman, "Raiders of the Lost Bark," L.A. Law, 1986
- Older Charlie, "Lane Change," Amazing Stories, 1987
- Judge Pehlman, "Sparky Brackman R.I.P. ?-1987," L.A. Law, 1987
- "Me and My Gayle," Newhart, 1987
- Judge Pehlman, "The Bald Ones," L.A. Law, 1988
- Nora Allen, "Sins of the Father," The Flash, 1990
- Mrs. Abernathy, "The Gift," ER, NBC, 1994
- Dr. Smithie, "Without Mercy," Picket Fences, CBS, 1995
- Elizabeth Carpenter, "Til We Meet Again," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1995
- "The Unforgiven," Judging Amy, CBS, 2001
- Also appeared in Family, ABC.
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Specials
- Ruth Meredith, Mom and Dad Can't Hear Me, 1978
- Mrs. Miller, Judgment Day, 1981
- Annie, Traveler's Rest, 1993
- Also appeared in Studs Lonigan, CBS.
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