Priscilla Pointer, who played the mother of her real-life daughter Amy Irving in “Carrie” and also appeared on “Dallas,” died Monday in Ridgefield, Conn. She was 100.

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.

In the 1976 horror classic “Carrie,” Pointer played the mother of Sue Snell — a high school student portrayed by her real-life daughter Amy in her film debut. The casting became the first of ...

Priscilla Pointer, the actress best known for playing formidable mothers in “Dallas” and “Carrie,” has died at age 100. Pointer’s daughter, the Oscar-nominated actress Amy Irving ...

Priscilla Pointer, “Carrie” and “Dallas” star and mother of Amy Irving, dies at 100 After getting her start as a stage actress, Pointer went on to appear in some of the most acclaimed ...