Teri Garr
American actress (1944–2024)
Summary
Terry Ann Garr (December 11, 1944 – October 29, 2024), known as
Teri Garr, was an American actress. Known for her comedic roles in film and television, she received nominations for an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award.
Garr was raised primarily in North Hollywood, California. She was the third child of a comedic-actor father and a studio costumier mother. In her youth, Garr trained in ballet and other forms of dance. She began her career as a teenager with small roles in television and film in the early 1960s, including appearances as a dancer in nine Elvis Presley musicals. After spending two years attending college, Garr left Los Angeles and studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York City. She had her breakthrough appearing in an episode of
Star Trek in 1968.
Garr was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her comedic role as an acting student in Sydney Pollack's romantic comedy
Tootsie (1982). She is also known for her roles in Francis Ford Coppola's thriller
The Conversation (1974) and drama
One from the Heart (1982), Mel Brooks's comedy horror
Young Frankenstein (1974), Steven Spielberg's science fiction film
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and Martin Scorsese's black comedy
After Hours (1985). She also acted in the films such as
Oh, God! (1977),
The Black Stallion (1979),
Mr. Mom (1983),
Let It Ride (1989),
Dumb and Dumber (1994),
Prêt-à-Porter (1994),
Michael (1996) and
Ghost World (2001).
Garr's quick wit and charming banter made her a sought-after guest on late-night shows such as
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and
Late Night with David Letterman. On television, she took a guest role as Phoebe Abbott in the sitcom
Friends (1997–98). In 2002, Garr announced that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, the symptoms of which had affected her ability to perform. She retired from acting in 2011.
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Teri Garr, star of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ dead at 79
CNN —
Teri Garr, an Oscar-nominated actress known for her work in films like “Young Frankenstein,” “Tootsie” and “Mr. Mom,” has died, according to her manager.
She was 79.
Garr died Tuesday in Los Angeles, more than twenty years after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, her manger Marc Gurvitz told CNN.
Garr has a memorable legacy, including Carl Reiner's
Oh, God!
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