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

Priscilla Pointer, the 'Dallas' actor who was prolific on stage, big screen and TV, died Monday at 100. She was mother to 'Crossing Delancey' actor Amy Irving.

Dallas star Priscilla Pointer died on Monday at the age of 100 from natural causes, said her son. The actress started out on Broadway, before landing roles in television and film. Most notably, Pointer starred as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth on the long-running soap opera Dallas,