Priscilla Pointer, who played Rebecca Barnes Wentworth, the mother of Victoria Principal's character Pamela Ewing, in 1980s soap opera Dallas has died at the age 100. The iconic actress died on Monday at an assisted living facility her son, the writer-director David Irving, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. Her daughter Amy Irving paid tribute on Instagram. Alongside a picture of her mother eating a slice of cake while wearig a floral crown she her mother died “peacefully in her sleep at the age of 100, hopefully to run off with her 2 adoring husbands and her many dogs. She most definitely will be missed.” Priscilla was also known for playing her real life daughters mother on screen in the 1976 horror classic Carrie.
She also portrayed Diane Keaton‘s motherin Looking for Mr. Goodbar in 1977, Sean Penn‘s in The Falcon and the Snowman in 1985 and Kyle MacLachlan’s in Blue Velvet in 1986.
Tributes quickly flooded in for the centenarian. "What a life, what a career, what contributions she made. May her memory be a blessing," one person write in comment to Amy's post. "She was a wonderful and brilliant actress who really had me hooked in her films. May she rest in peace," another wrote.
A third chimed in: "So sorry to hear. She was an inimitable talent." A fourth added: "She was a force on screen. An absolute talent. What a life well lived and she will be missed."
"RIP beautiful Priscilla. Gave us decades of brilliant performances. I remember seeing you both in Carrie as a kid and being so pleasantly surprised to see you both together again in Rumpelstiltskin. Rest peacefully," a fifth penned followed by a heart eoi.
"I was just watching her on Dallas the other day, thinking how much she brought to the role of Rebecca Wentworth. And of course she is forever “Mrs. Chadwick” to me and my ilk. My condolences (she) was one of a kind," a sixth offered.
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