Teri Garr
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
166
Gender
Female
Birthday
1944-12-11
Day of death
2024-10-29 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Lakewood, Ohio, USA
Teri Garr
Biography
Teri Ann Garr (December 11, 1944 – October 29, 2024) was an American actress, dancer and singer. She frequently appeared in comedic roles throughout her career, which spanned four decades and includes over 140 credits in film and television. Her accolades include one Academy Award nomination, a BAFTA Award nomination, and one National Board of Review Award. Born in Lakewood, Ohio, Garr was raised in North Hollywood. She was the third child of a comedic-actor father and a studio costumer 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 six 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. Her self-described "big break" as an actress was landing a role in the Star Trek episode "Assignment: Earth," after which she said, "I finally started to get real acting work." Garr had a supporting role in Francis Ford Coppola's thriller "The Conversation" (1974) before having her film breakthrough as Inga in "Young Frankenstein" (1974). In 1977, she was cast in a high-profile role in Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." Garr continued to appear in various high-profile roles throughout the 1980s, including supporting parts in the comedies "Tootsie" (1982), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role of Sandra Lester, and then appearing opposite Michael Keaton the next year in "Mr. Mom" (1983). She reunited with Coppola the same year, appearing in his musical "One from the Heart" (1982), followed by a supporting part in Martin Scorsese's black comedy "After Hours" (1985). Her quick banter led to Garr being a regular guest on "The Tonight Show" starring Johnny Carson and "Late Night with David Letterman." In the 1990s, she appeared in two films by Robert Altman: "The Player" (1992) and "Prêt-à-Porter" (1994), followed by supporting roles in "Michael" (1996) and "Ghost World" (2001). She also appeared on television as Phoebe Abbott in three episodes of the sitcom "Friends" (1997–98). In 2002, Garr announced that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, the symptoms of which had negatively affected her ability to perform beginning in the 1990s. After years of declining health, she passed away on October 29, 2024.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Friends
Frasier
The Andy Griffith Show
Saturday Night Live
King of the Hill
Star Trek
M*A*S*H
Golden Globe Awards
ER
Batman
Wogan
The Merv Griffin Show
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Strong Medicine
Intimate Portrait
Felicity
Duckman
Tales from the Crypt
Barnaby Jones
McCloud
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
That Girl
The Odd Couple
Batman Beyond
The Tony Danza Show
Murphy Brown
It Takes a Thief
The Bob Newhart Show
Dream On
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre
Adventures in Wonderland
Dumb and Dumber
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Please Turn the Page
Legends
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Mayberry R.F.D.
Shindig!
The Black Stallion
Life with Bonnie
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
After Hours
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Men Behaving Badly
The Mothers-in-Law
The History of White People in America
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Unaccompanied Minors
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
A Simple Wish
The Conversation
The Definite Maybe
The Moonshine War
Aloha Scooby-Doo!
Mr. Mom
Fun in Acapulco
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The Weird Al Show
Banyon
Casper Meets Wendy
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Clambake
Young Frankenstein
Pack of Lies
Miracles
Perfect Alibi
To Catch a King
Let It Ride
Honky Tonk Freeway
Good Advice
The Player
Michael
The Black Stallion Returns
Full Moon in Blue Water
Changing Habits
The Sting II
What a Way to Go!
Viva Las Vegas
Stranger in the Family
Women of the House
The Sky is Falling
Expired
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
The Tale of the Frog Prince
Oh, God!
Changes
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Ghost World
The Escape Artist
Red Line 7000
Firstborn
Prime Suspect
Aliens for Breakfast
Crumbs
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk
Roustabout
Mom and Dad Save the World
Tootsie
Short Time
Dick
Waiting for the Light
Kabluey
Witches' Brew
The Girl with Something Extra
Out Cold
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
Kissin' Cousins
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
Head
Batman Beyond: The Movie
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
Prêt-à-Porter
Pajama Party
Fresno
Law and Order
Do It Debbie's Way
Good & Evil
Shining Time Station: One of the Family
The Dream Studio
For Pete's Sake
Summertree
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
Double Jeopardy
The Absent-Minded Waiter
One from the Heart
Flapjack Floozie
Maryjane
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
Doctor Franken
Intimate Strangers
Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View
The Winter of Our Discontent
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Steve Martin: Homage to Steve
NightScream
The Cool Ones
Inside the Coppola Personality
Murder Live!
Night of 100 Stars II
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
The T.A.M.I. Show
Robert Altman's Players
Searching for Debra Winger
Java Junkie
Kill the Man
The Wiki-Tiki Tail of Aloha Scooby-Doo
The Wandering Soul Murders
A Colder Kind of Death
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Life Without Dick
A Taste Of Jupiter
Ronnie and Julie
Half a Dozen Babies
A Swingin' Affair
You Haven't Changed a Bit
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
Rendez-Vous Video Magazine
Where's the Bus?
