Priscilla Pointer

Career timeline

1. 1924 · Born

   Born in New York City, New York, USA

2. 1952 · Screen debut

   China Smith (TV)

3. 1976 · Breakthrough

   Carrie (Movie)

4. 2011 · Latest release

   Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage (Movie)

5. 2025 · Died

   April 28, 2025

Career in numbers

1 1950s

3 1960s

24 1970s

24 1980s

14 1990s

2 2000s

1 2010s

• Drama49
• Crime19
• Tv Movie17
• Mystery11
• Thriller10
• Comedy10

Highest-rated title ER 1994 7.8 Most popular title Carrie 1976 7.3

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Priscilla Pointer in our catalogue.

Robert Douglas

4 titles together

Mark Tinker

3 titles together

John Pleshette

2 titles together

John Wesley Shipp

2 titles together

Mark Harmon

2 titles together

Ed Begley Jr.

2 titles together

Ray Danton

2 titles together

Amanda Pays

2 titles together

George Clooney

2 titles together

Kim Miyori

2 titles together

1. 2011 Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage as Mrs. Beaumont Movie
2. 2008 Sweet Nothing in My Ear as Sally (voice) Movie
3. 2003 Cold Case as Lillian Vine (2006) 7.7 TV
4. 1999 Inferno as Mrs. Henry Howard 6.2 Movie
5. 1999 Judging Amy as Margaret Palmer 7.5 TV
6. 1997 Alone as Susan Hight Movie
7. 1996 Carried Away as Lily Henson 5.8 Movie
8. 1994 Touched by an Angel as Elizabeth Carpenter 7.2 TV
9. 1994 ER as Mrs. Abernathy 7.8 TV
10. 1994 The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics as Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre") 6.8 Movie
11. 1994 Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition as Barbara Movie
12. 1993 The Magic Bubble as Grandma Movie
13. 1991 Runaway Father as Mary Bennett Movie
14. 1990 Disturbed as Sr. Francine Movie
15. 1990 The Flash as Nora Allen 6.5 Movie
16. 1990 The Flash as Nora Allen 7.4 TV
17. 1990 A Show of Force as Alice Ryan Movie
18. 1989 A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story as Tracey's Mother 8.3 Movie
19. 1989 C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud as Dr. Berlin 4.4 Movie
20. 1987 Rumpelstiltskin as Queen Grizelda Movie
21. 1987 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors as Dr. Elizabeth Simms 6.7 Movie
22. 1987 From the Hip as Mrs. Martha Williams 6.0 Movie
23. 1986 Blue Velvet as Mrs. Beaumont 7.6 Movie
24. 1986 L.A. Law as Dorothy Pehlman 7.0 TV
25. 1985 Generation as Ellen Breed Movie
26. 1985 The Falcon and the Snowman as Mrs. Lee 6.4 Movie
27. 1984 Micki & Maude as Diana Hutchison 5.7 Movie
28. 1984 Call to Glory as Lillie TV
29. 1984 Mike Hammer as Edna Grundy 6.7 TV
30. 1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie as Miss Cox 6.5 Movie
31. 1983 The A-Team as Tracy Richter's Mother 7.5 TV
32. 1982 St. Elsewhere as Marie Halloran 5.7 TV
33. 1982 Newhart as Clara Whitscomber 7.2 TV
34. 1982 Good-bye Cruel World as Myra Movie
35. 1982 Mysterious Two as She Movie
36. 1982 The Gift of Life as Rosalee Boyer Movie
37. 1981 Mommie Dearest as Mrs. Chadwick 6.4 Movie
38. 1981 The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire as Hawk Lady Movie
39. 1980 The Competition as Mrs. Donellan 6.2 Movie
40. 1980 Honeysuckle Rose as Rosella 5.4 Movie
41. 1980 Stone TV
42. 1979 Knots Landing as Beatrice Handleman 6.9 TV
43. 1979 The Onion Field as Chrissie Campbell 6.0 Movie
44. 1978 Dallas as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth 6.9 TV
45. 1977 Looking for Mr. Goodbar as Mrs. Dunn 6.3 Movie
46. 1977 Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night as Laura Atherton Movie
47. 1977 A Killing Affair as Judge Cudahy Movie
48. 1977 Lou Grant as Elizabeth Driscoll 7.4 TV
49. 1977 The 3,000 Mile Chase as Emma Dvorak Movie
50. 1977 Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years as Missy LeHand Movie
51. 1976 Nickelodeon as Mabel 5.9 Movie
52. 1976 Carrie as Mrs. Snell 7.3 Movie
53. 1976 Quincy, M.E. as Nurse Kathy Benson 7.5 TV
54. 1976 The Great Texas Dynamite Chase as Miss Harris 4.9 Movie
55. 1976 The Keegans as Helen Hunter McVey Movie
56. 1976 City of Angels as Mrs. Macklin TV
57. 1976 Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur as Jean MacArthur Movie
58. 1975 Kate McShane as Mrs. Inerson TV
59. 1974 The Rockford Files as Helen Morris 7.6 TV
60. 1974 Police Woman as Adele French 6.5 TV
61. 1973 Kojak as Regina 7.3 TV
62. 1973 Barnaby Jones as Nancy Moore 7.0 TV
63. 1972 ABC Afterschool Special as Ruth Meredith TV
64. 1971 The Failing of Raymond as History Teacher Movie
65. 1971 Death Takes a Holiday as Marion Chapman Movie
66. 1968 Adam-12 as Jacqueline Carey 7.0 TV
67. 1968 The Name of the Game as Miss Dalton TV
68. 1967 The High Chaparral as Mrs.Colton 6.7 TV
69. 1952 China Smith as Carla Tilson TV

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