Teri Garr
Teri Garr
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.
Acted Movies
Director: Peter Farrelly
Writers: Bennett Yellin,
Cast: Brad Lockerman, Charles Rocket, Felton Perry, Hank Brandt, Jeff Daniels, Jim Carrey, Karen Duffy, Lauren Holly, Mike Starr, Teri Garr,
Director: Greg Beeman
Writers: Ed Solomon,
Cast: Dwier Brown, Eric Idle, Jeffrey Jones, Jon Lovitz, Kathy Ireland, Michael Stoyanov, Suzanne Ventulett, Teri Garr, Thalmus Rasulala, Wallace Shawn,
Director: Gregg Champion
Writers: Michael Berry,
Cast: Barry Corbin, Dabney Coleman, Joe Pantoliano, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Matt Frewer, Paul Jarrett, Rob Roy, Sam Malkin, Teri Garr, Xander Berkeley,
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writers: Joseph Minion,
Cast: Catherine O'Hara, Cheech Marin, Dick Miller, Griffin Dunne, John Heard, Linda Fiorentino, Rosanna Arquette, Teri Garr, Tommy Chong, Verna Bloom,
Director: Michael Apted
Writers: Ron Koslow,
Cast: Chris Gartin, Christopher Collet, Corey Haim, James Harper, Larry Atlas, Ned Eisenberg, Peter Weller, Robert Downey Jr., Sarah Jessica Parker, Teri Garr,
Director: Stan Dragoti
Writers: John Hughes,
Cast: Ann Jillian, Brittany White, Christopher Lloyd, Courtney-Jane White, Frederick Koehler, Jeffrey Tambor, Martin Mull, Michael Keaton, Taliesin Jaffe, Teri Garr,
Director: Robert Dalva
Writers: Jerome Kass,
Cast: Allen Garfield, Angelo Infanti, Doghmi Larbi, Ferdy Mayne, Jodi Thelen, Kelly Reno, Luigi Mezzanotte, Teri Garr, Vincent Spano, Woody Strode,
Director: Sydney Pollack
Writers: Elaine May,
Cast: Bill Murray, Charles Durning, Dabney Coleman, Doris Belack, Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, George Gaynes, Jessica Lange, Sydney Pollack, Teri Garr,
Director: Carroll Ballard
Writers: William D. Wittliff,
Cast: Cass-Olé, Clarence Muse, Doghmi Larbi, Ed McNamara, Hoyt Axton, John Burton, Kelly Reno, Michael Higgins, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr,
Director: Mel Brooks
Writers: Mel Brooks,
Cast: Cloris Leachman, Danny Goldman, Gene Wilder, Kenneth Mars, Liam Dunn, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, Richard Haydn, Teri Garr,
Director: Richard Thorpe
Writers: Allan Weiss,
Cast: Alejandro Rey, Charles Evans, Elsa Cárdenas, Elvis Presley, Larry Domasin, Paul Lukas, Robert Carricart, Teri Garr, Teri Hope, Ursula Andress,