Priscilla Pointer, the actress best known for playing formidable mothers in "Dallas" and "Carrie," has died at age Pointer's daughter, the Oscar-nominated actress Amy Irving
Amy Irving, left, and her siblings say that their mother Priscilla Pointer died Monday, just shy of her 101st birthday. Daughter and mother are seen at a 2006 party in New York City.
"Priscilla Pointer, acclaimed stage television and film actress, and mother of David, Katie, and Amy Irving, died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 100, hopefully to run off with her 2 adoring
Amy Irving is an American actress and singer, who has worked in film, stage, and television. She was nominated for an Oscar for Yentl (1983) and appeared in Carrie (1976), Traffic (2000), and Unsane (2018).
Amy Irving is an American actress and singer who has worked in film, stage, and television. She was nominated for an Oscar for Yentl (1983) and appeared in Carrie (1976), Traffic (2000), and Unsane (2018).
Amy Irving, left, and her siblings say that their mother Priscilla Pointer died Monday, just shy of her 101st birthday. Daughter and mother are seen at a 2006 party in New York City. "Priscilla Pointer, acclaimed stage television and film actress, and mother of David, Katie, and Amy Irving, died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 100, hopefully to run off with her 2 adoring Amy Irving is an American actress and singer, who has worked in film, stage, and television. She was nominated for an Oscar for Yentl (1983) and appeared in Carrie (1976), Traffic (2000), and Unsane (2018). Amy Irving is an American actress and singer who has worked in film, stage, and television.
She was nominated for an Oscar for Yentl (1983) and appeared in Carrie (1976), Traffic (2000), and Unsane (2018).
Priscilla Pointer, the co-founder of the San Francisco Actor's Workshop and a theater, TV and film actress who often played memorable mothers - especially to her daughter Amy Irving - died
Amy Irving is an actress, producer and singer who has worked in theater, film and TV. She is known for her roles in Carrie, Yentl, Traffic and Crossing Delancey, among others.
NEW YORK - MARCH 30: Actress Amy Irving and mother Priscilla Pointer attend the after party for theMore opening night of "A Safe Harbor For Elizabeth Bishop" at Sarabeth's on March 30, 2006 in
Though beloved for roles on film and stage — the Criterion Collection's new re-release of her starring vehicle, Crossing Delancey, still proves to be one of the romcom genre's smartest efforts — Amy Irving does her best acting as a vocalist on her two albums to date, Born in a Trunk (2023) and the just-released Always Will Be (Queen of the Castle/Missing Piece Records).
Amy Irving's Genre-Smashing Take on the Songs of Willie Nelson
Priscilla Pointer, the co-founder of the San Francisco Actor's Workshop and a theater, TV and film actress who often played memorable mothers - especially to her daughter Amy Irving - died Amy Irving is an actress, producer and singer who has worked in theater, film and TV. She is known for her roles in Carrie, Yentl, Traffic and Crossing Delancey, among others. NEW YORK - MARCH 30: Actress Amy Irving and mother Priscilla Pointer attend the after party for theMore opening night of "A Safe Harbor For Elizabeth Bishop" at Sarabeth's on March 30, 2006 in Though beloved for roles on film and stage — the Criterion Collection's new re-release of her starring vehicle, Crossing Delancey, still proves to be one of the romcom genre's smartest efforts — Amy Irving does her best acting as a vocalist on her two albums to date, Born in a Trunk (2023) and the just-released Always Will Be (Queen of the Castle/Missing Piece Records).
Amy Irving was born as Amy Davis Irving on 10 September 1953, in Palo Alto, California. She is the daughter of veteran actress, Priscilla Pointer, and director, Jules Irving. She has a sister, Katie, who is a singer and teacher of hearing-impaired children. She also has a brother, David, who is a writer as well as a director.
