Anita Pointer was an American singer-songwriter, best known as a founding member of the vocal group the Pointer Sisters.

Her love of music began in high school where she learned to play alto sax. By 1969 she made the decision to pursue music as a career. She quit her job as a secretary, and with her two younger sisters Bonnie and June, formed the group — The Pointer Sisters.

She and her sisters found fame in 1973, when the Anita-led "Yes We Can Can" reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1974, Pointer's writing talents helped the group make music history when "Fairytale" became a hit on the country music charts and in the late 1970s and early 1980s, The Pointer Sisters rose to higher levels of success with "Fire" (1978), "He's So Shy" (1980), "Slow Hand" (1981), and "I'm So Excited" (1982).

In 1983, the trio's album Break Out reached multi-platinum status and won the group two more Grammy Awards. In 1986, Pointer found chart success with country superstar Earl Thomas Conley on the song "Too Many Times," which reached no. 2 on the country chart.

As a result, The Pointer Sisters became the first African American group to perform on the Grand Ole Opry program.

Anita Pointer has died, but her music lives on. She is now In Heaven with the Stars forever.