Priscilla Pointer, Actress Known for ‘Carrie,’ ‘Dallas’ Dies at 100

The stage and film star died peacefully in her sleep on April 28.

Amy Irving (L) and her mother, Priscilla Pointer, attend the after-party for the opening night of "A Safe Harbor for Elizabeth Bishop" in New York City on March 30, 2006. Peter Kramer/Getty Images

Priscilla Pointer, a stage and film actress known for starring in the seminal horror film “Carrie” and CBS’s hit soap opera “Dallas,” has died just a few weeks shy of her 101st birthday.

Pointer died peacefully in her sleep on April 28, her daughter, Oscar-nominated actress Amy Irving, confirmed via Instagram on Tuesday.