Teri Garr

Actor
BirthdayDec 11, 1944 (80 years old)
DeathdayOct 29, 2024
Place of birthLakewood, Ohio, USA
GenderFemale

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

Phoebe Sr.

Sep 22, 1994

Helen Swanson

Dec 16, 1994

Ronnie Neary

Dec 14, 1977

Minerva Grahame-Bishop

Sep 20, 1999

Inga

Dec 15, 1974

Sandy Lester

Dec 17, 1982

Amy Fredericks

Apr 7, 1974

Julie

Aug 16, 1985

Maxine (uncredited)

Jul 20, 2001

Roberta Lincoln

Sep 8, 1966

Mary McGinnis (voice)

Dec 12, 2000

Yenta

Sep 27, 1996

Irene Paloma

Jun 10, 1989

ER

7.8

Celinda Randlett

Sep 19, 1994

Teri Garr

Apr 3, 1992

Nancy (voice)

Sep 16, 1993

Lt. Suzanne Marquette

Sep 17, 1972

Sandy Gordon (voice)

Sep 14, 2002

Judge Esther Newberg

Dec 25, 1996

Laney (voice)

Jan 12, 1997

Phoebe Sr.

Sep 22, 1994

Helen Swanson

Dec 16, 1994

Ronnie Neary

Dec 14, 1977

Minerva Grahame-Bishop

Sep 20, 1999

Inga

Dec 15, 1974

Sandy Lester

Dec 17, 1982

Acting


Participated in 111 movies, 42 TV series

2018

Self (archive footage)


2014

Self (archive footage)


2013

Self (archive footage)



2007

Suze


2007

Claire's Mother / Aunt Tilde


2006

Aunt Judy / Valerie’s Sister


2006

Inga (archive footage) (uncredited)




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