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.

LOS ANGELES — Priscilla Pointer, a stage actor perhaps best known for roles in the movie “Carrie” and TV’s “Dallas,” died Monday, her family confirmed. The mother of Oscar-nominated ...

(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.” ...

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.” ...

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.” ...