Portrait of Priscilla Pointer

Acting

Priscilla Pointer

Career

Active from 1971 to 1994, busiest in 1977 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Priscilla Pointer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.6, average 2.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.2, average 3.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.4, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

74
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title ยท average score 71
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage (2011)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mrs. Beaumont

2000s

2 titles ยท average score 70
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Sweet Nothing in My Ear (2008)
GoodWatch score 67

as Sally (voice)

Cold Case
Cold Case (2003)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Lillian Vine (2006)

1990s

14 titles ยท average score 56
Judging Amy
Judging Amy (1999)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Margaret Palmer

Inferno
Inferno (1999)
GoodWatch score 25

as Mrs. Henry Howard

Carried Away
Carried Away (1996)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lily Henson

ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Mrs. Abernathy

Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel (1994)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Elizabeth Carpenter

Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition
Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition (1994)

as Barbara

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics (1994)
GoodWatch score 65

as Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")

The Magic Bubble
The Magic Bubble (1993)
GoodWatch score 30

as Grandma

Disturbed
Disturbed (1990)
GoodWatch score 48

as Sr. Francine

The Flash
The Flash (1990)
GoodWatch score 72

as Nora Allen

The Flash
The Flash (1990)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Nora Allen

A Show of Force
A Show of Force (1990)
GoodWatch score 44

as Alice Ryan

1980s

24 titles ยท average score 64
Rumpelstiltskin
Rumpelstiltskin (1987)
GoodWatch score 54

as Queen Grizelda

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dr. Elizabeth Simms

L.A. Law
L.A. Law (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Dorothy Pehlman

Blue Velvet
Blue Velvet (1986)
GoodWatch score 80

as Mrs. Beaumont

The Falcon and the Snowman
The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mrs. Lee

Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories (1985)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as woman on train (cameo) / Charlie

The A-Team
The A-Team (1983)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Tracy Richter's Mother

Twilight Zone: The Movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
GoodWatch score 56

as Miss Cox

Mysterious Two
Mysterious Two (1982)

as She

Newhart
Newhart (1982)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Clara Whitscomber

St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere (1982)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Marie Halloran

Honeysuckle Rose
Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
GoodWatch score 61

as Rosella

1970s

29 titles ยท average score 66
Knots Landing
Knots Landing (1979)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Beatrice Handleman

Dallas
Dallas (1978)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth / Rebecca Barnes Wentworth (credit only)

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)
GoodWatch score 64

as Missy LeHand

Lou Grant
Lou Grant (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Elizabeth Driscoll

Carrie
Carrie (1976)
GoodWatch score 80

as Mrs. Snell

Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Mrs. Neilson / Nurse Kathy Benson

The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Helen Morris

Police Woman
Police Woman (1974)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Adele French

Kojak
Kojak (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Regina

Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones (1973)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Nancy Moore

Cannon
Cannon (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Edith Cunningham / Dr. Janet Cochran

McCloud
McCloud (1970)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Shirley

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 72
Adam-12
Adam-12 (1968)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Jacqueline Carey

The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Miss Dalton

The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Mrs.Colton

1950s

1 title
China Smith
China Smith (1952)

TV show ยท as Iris Clark / Carla Tilson