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.

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, 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, acclaimed stage television and film actress, and mother of David, Katie, and Amy Irving, died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 100, hopefully to run off with her 2 adoring ...

Pointer’s daughter, the Oscar-nominated actress Amy Irving, announced her death Tuesday on Instagram, writing that she had “died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 100, hopefully to run off ...

Actress Priscilla Pointer, who appeared in Dallas and the horror film Carrie, died at the age of 100. The news was shared in an Instagram post from her daughter, fellow actress Amy Irving, on ...

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.

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 ...