Teri Garr

Also Known As: Teri Hope, Terry Garr, Terri Garr, Terry Ann Garr, تری گار

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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

Birthday: December 11, 1944

Deathday: October 29, 2024

Adult: No

Gender: Female

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Known For:

The Conversation
Ghost World
Young Frankenstein
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Prêt-à-Porter
The Player
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
Michael
After Hours
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Viva Las Vegas
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk
The Absent-Minded Waiter
Oh, God!
Life Without Dick
Short Time
Dumb and Dumber
The Black Stallion Returns
A Taste Of Jupiter
Tootsie
Mr. Mom
Mom and Dad Save the World
Full Moon in Blue Water
One from the Heart
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
The Sting II
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
Batman Beyond: The Movie
Dick
Honky Tonk Freeway
A Simple Wish
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Casper Meets Wendy
The Black Stallion
Head
Expired
Let It Ride
Firstborn
The Escape Artist
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
The Wandering Soul Murders
NightScream
Out Cold
Waiting for the Light
Shining Time Station: One of the Family
Changing Habits
Changes
Steve Martin: Homage to Steve
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
Miracles
Perfect Alibi
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
To Catch a King
Pack of Lies
The Dream Studio
Java Junkie
Pajama Party
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
The History of White People in America
The Definite Maybe
Ronnie and Julie
You Haven't Changed a Bit
A Swingin' Affair
What a Way to Go!
Roustabout
Red Line 7000
For Pete's Sake
Witches' Brew
Fun in Acapulco
Kissin' Cousins
The Moonshine War
The Cool Ones
Summertree
Clambake
Maryjane
Where's the Bus?
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
The Sky is Falling
The Winter of Our Discontent
Night of 100 Stars II
Stranger in the Family
Kill the Man
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Inside the Coppola Personality
Double Jeopardy
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
The Wiki-Tiki Tail of Aloha Scooby-Doo
The Tale of the Frog Prince
Half a Dozen Babies
Kabluey
Rendez-Vous Video Magazine
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
Aloha Scooby-Doo!
Robert Altman's Players
Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View
Murder Live!
Prime Suspect
And the Oscar Goes To...
Doctor Franken
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
Do It Debbie's Way
Aliens for Breakfast
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
The T.A.M.I. Show
Law and Order
Searching for Debra Winger
Intimate Strangers
Flapjack Floozie
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Unaccompanied Minors