Priscilla Pointer, right, and daughter Amy Irving attend the after-party for the opening night of "A Safe Harbor For Elizabeth Bishop" at Sarabeth's in New York City on March 30, 2006.

Actress Amy Irving and mother Priscilla Pointer. Getty Images Amy — who was Steven Spielberg’s first wife — addressed her mom’s death on social media, revealing she died in her sleep.

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.

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, 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 in 1987. Priscilla Pointer has died at the age of 100. Pointer's death was announced on Instagram by her daughter, Amy Irving, who shared that Pointer died on Monday, April 28.