Priscilla Pointer, a prolific actress with dozens of credits in a career that spanned more than half a century, has died, her family said. She was 100 years old.

Actress Priscilla Pointer, best known for her work in Carrie (1976), Dallas (1981 to 1983) and Blue Velvet (1986), died in her sleep on Monday, April 28. She was 100. Not only was she an actress ...

Priscilla Pointer, the character actress who portrayed Amy Irving’s mother in the Brian De Palma horror classic Carrie, then appeared with her daughter in six other movies, has died. She was 100.

Actress Priscilla Pointer, who appeared in a long string of TV and movie projects that included Dallas, has died. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Pointer’s daughter, actress Amy Irving ...

Actress Priscilla Pointer has died at the age of 100, according to her daughter Amy Irving. (Getty Images via CNN Newsource) Pointer’s career spanned six decades. She was best known for playing ...

Actress Priscilla Pointer has died at the age of 100, according to her daughter Amy Irving. (Getty Images via CNN Newsource) Pointer’s career spanned six decades. She was best known for playing ...

(Getty Images via CNN Newsource) Pointer’s career spanned six decades. She was best known for playing formidable mothers in the TV series “Dallas” and in the 1976 horror classic “Carrie.” ...

(Getty Images via CNN Newsource) Pointer’s career spanned six decades. She was best known for playing formidable mothers in the TV series “Dallas” and in the 1976 horror classic “Carrie.” ...

(Getty Images via CNN Newsource) Pointer’s career spanned six decades. She was best known for playing formidable mothers in the TV series “Dallas” and in the 1976 horror classic “Carrie.” ...