Priscilla Pointer dead: Dallas star and Carrie legend dies aged 100 as tributes pour in

Priscilla Pointer, recognized for her portrayal of Rebecca Barnes Wentworth, the maternal figure to Victoria Principal’s character Pamela Ewing in the 1980s primetime soap opera Dallas, has passed away at 100.
The veteran actress expired on Monday at a senior living facility, as confirmed by her son, filmmaker David Irving.
Her daughter, Oscar-nominated actor Amy Irving, expressed her sentiments via Instagram.
Accompanying a photograph of her mother enjoying a slice of cake adorned with a floral crown, Amy wrote that her mother had “rested peacefully in her sleep at the age of 100,
hopefully to reunite with her two loving husbands and her beloved dogs. She will undoubtedly be greatly missed.”

Beyond her role on Dallas, Pointer is also esteemed for playing her real-life daughter’s mother onscreen in the 1976 horror masterpiece Carrie.
Her filmography further includes roles as Diane Keaton’s mother in ‘Looking for Mr. Goodbar’ (1977),
Sean Penn’s mother in ‘The Falcon and the Snowman’ (1985), and Kyle MacLachlan’s mother in ‘Blue Velvet (1986).

Tributes swiftly poured in for the centenarian actress.
One individual wrote, “What a life, what a career, what contributions she made.
May her memory be a blessing.”
Another commented, “She was a remarkable and brilliant actress who genuinely captivated me in her films.
May she rest in peace.”

Additional messages of condolence included:

• “So sorry to hear. She was an unprecedented talent.”
• “She was a powerhouse on screen. An absolute talent. What a life well lived, and she will be missed.”
• “Rest in peace, beautiful Priscilla.
  You gave us decades of stellar performances. I remember seeing you both in Carrie as a kid and
  being so pleasantly surprised to see you together again in ‘Rumpelstiltskin.’ Rest peacefully.”
• “I was just watching her on Dallas the other day.
  Thinking about how much she brought to the role of Rebecca Wentworth.
  Of course, she is forever ‘Mrs. Chadwick’ to me and my peers. My condolences—she was one of a kind.”

Pointer’s cinematic accomplishments paralleled her distinguished theatre career.
In the 1960s and 1970s, she collaborated with the Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center on Broadway alongside her first husband,
the late Jules Irving.

In a 1994 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Amy Irving reminisced,
“Instead of hiring babysitters, Mama would seat us in the front row where she could keep an eye on us from the stage.
My father was an extraordinary artistic director, and the values of the Actor’s Workshop were unique.
It was about the craft, not about money or fame.
Things became disillusioning when I ventured into the real world.”

Priscilla Pointer’s first husband, Jules Irving, passed away from a heart attack in 1979 at the age of 54.
She subsequently married actor Robert Symonds two years later. He preceded her in death in 2007.

Pointer leaves behind her son David, her daughters Amy and Katie, and eight grandchildren.