Teri Garr
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
167
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
Friends
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Frasier
King of the Hill
Star Trek
The Mike Douglas Show
ER
Batman
M*A*S*H
The Andy Griffith Show
Golden Globe Awards
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Wogan
Strong Medicine
The Merv Griffin Show
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Batman Beyond
Felicity
Tales from the Crypt
Intimate Portrait
The Tony Danza Show
Dumb and Dumber
Murphy Brown
Barnaby Jones
Duckman
That Girl
The Odd Couple
McCloud
The Bob Newhart Show
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Dream On
After Hours
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
It Takes a Thief
The Conversation
The History of White People in America
Mayberry R.F.D.
Men Behaving Badly
What a Way to Go!
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Changing Habits
Tootsie
Young Frankenstein
Shindig!
Miracles
Michael
Shining Time Station: One of the Family
Witches' Brew
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Clambake
Kabluey
The Mothers-in-Law
Kissin' Cousins
Firstborn
Expired
Life with Bonnie
Legends
Mr. Mom
Casper Meets Wendy
Flapjack Floozie
Short Time
Prime Suspect
Aloha Scooby-Doo!
Oh, God!
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Double Jeopardy
The Black Stallion
Pajama Party
Adventures in Wonderland
Doctor Franken
Java Junkie
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Maryjane
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
Please Turn the Page
Head
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Good Advice
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Viva Las Vegas
The Weird Al Show
Banyon
NightScream
Summertree
One from the Heart
Out Cold
The Player
Mom and Dad Save the World
Women of the House
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View
Intimate Strangers
Prêt-à-Porter
Inside the Coppola Personality
Batman Beyond: The Movie
The Definite Maybe
Red Line 7000
Unaccompanied Minors
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
Ghost World
Dick
Stranger in the Family
Honky Tonk Freeway
Fun in Acapulco
Pack of Lies
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Waiting for the Light
Crumbs
Murder Live!
The Sting II
The T.A.M.I. Show
Full Moon in Blue Water
The Black Stallion Returns
A Simple Wish
The Moonshine War
Ronnie and Julie
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
Law and Order
Let It Ride
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
To Catch a King
The Sky is Falling
For Pete's Sake
The Escape Artist
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk
The Girl with Something Extra
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
A Taste Of Jupiter
Fresno
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
The Dream Studio
The Tale of the Frog Prince
Aliens for Breakfast
The Absent-Minded Waiter
The Winter of Our Discontent
Life Without Dick
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
Good & Evil
Half a Dozen Babies
Searching for Debra Winger
Steve Martin: Homage to Steve
Roustabout
Kill the Man
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
Robert Altman's Players
A Colder Kind of Death
Perfect Alibi
Night of 100 Stars II
The Cool Ones
The Wandering Soul Murders
The Wiki-Tiki Tail of Aloha Scooby-Doo
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
Do It Debbie's Way
Rendez-Vous Video Magazine
A Swingin' Affair
Where's the Bus?
Changes
You Haven't Changed a Bit
