Actress Priscilla Pointer, best known for her roles in the 1980s soap opera "Dallas" and horror film classic "Carrie," has died. She was 100. Pointer, whose children included fellow actress Amy Irving and director David Irving,

Priscilla Pointer, the actress best known for playing formidable mothers in “Dallas” and “Carrie,” has died at age 100.

Priscilla Pointer, Amy Irving's mother and an actress known for roles in "Carrie" and "Dallas," died Monday in Ridgefield, Conn. She was 100.