Biography
Teri Ann Garr (born December 11, 1944) is a retired American actress, dancer and singer. She frequently appeared in comedic roles throughout her career, which spans 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 is 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.
Filmography
all 157
Movies 110
TV Shows 47
self 34
Voice 5
Weakest Link (2020)
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped (2018)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013)
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie' (2008)
Kabluey (2007)
Expired (2007)
Legends (2006)
Great Drives (2006)
A Taste Of Jupiter (2005)
Aloha Scooby-Doo! (2005)
The Tony Danza Show (2004)
The Dream Studio (2004)
Life with Bonnie (2002)
What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002)
Searching for Debra Winger (2002)
Life Without Dick (2002)
The Downer Channel (2001)
Ghost World (2001)
The Sky is Falling (2001)
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001)
The Wandering Soul Murders (2001)
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)
I've Got a Secret (2000)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Dick (1999)
Half a Dozen Babies (1999)
Kill the Man (1999)
Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999)
Batman Beyond (1999)
Felicity (1998)
Casper Meets Wendy (1998)
The Weird Al Show (1997)
A Simple Wish (1997)
The Definite Maybe (1997)
Changing Habits (1997)
NightScream (1997)
Ronnie and Julie (1997)
Murder Live! (1997)
King of the Hill (1997)
Michael (1996)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)
Men Behaving Badly (1996)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)
Double Jeopardy (1996)
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein (1996)
Shining Time Station: One of the Family (1995)
Perfect Alibi (1995)
Women of the House (1995)
Ready to Wear (1994)
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Friends (1994)
ER (1994)
Aliens for Breakfast (1994)
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert (1993)
Intimate Portrait (1993)
Frasier (1993)
Good Advice (1993)
Mom and Dad Save the World (1992)
Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View (1992)
The Player (1992)
Adventures in Wonderland (1992)
Robert Altman's Players (1992)
Stranger in the Family (1991)
Good & Evil (1991)
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic (1991)
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder (1990)
Dream On (1990)
Waiting for the Light (1990)
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990)
Short Time (1990)
Let It Ride (1989)
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Out Cold (1989)
Full Moon in Blue Water (1988)
Jackie Gleason: The Great One (1988)
Flapjack Floozie (1988)
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim (1987)
Trying Times (1987)
Pack of Lies (1987)
Fresno (1986)
Miracles (1986)
Intimate Strangers (1986)
After Hours (1985)
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
The History of White People in America (1985)
To Catch a King (1984)
Firstborn (1984)
Steve Martin: Homage to Steve (1984)
To Catch a King (1984)
The Winter of Our Discontent (1983)
Mr. Mom (1983)
The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
Do It Debbie's Way (1983)
The Sting II (1983)
Tootsie (1982)
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
The Tale of the Frog Prince (1982)
The Escape Artist (1982)
Wogan (1982)
One from the Heart (1982)
Prime Suspect (1982)
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
Inside the Coppola Personality (1981)
Rendez-Vous Video Magazine (1981)
Witches' Brew (1980)
Doctor Franken (1980)
The Black Stallion (1979)
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
Java Junkie (1979)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary (1977)
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977)
Oh, God! (1977)
The Absent-Minded Waiter (1977)
Bitte umblättern (1977)
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
Law and Order (1976)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Cher (1975)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
The Conversation (1974)
The Girl with Something Extra (1973)
The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973)
M*A*S*H (1972)
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971)
Summertree (1971)
The Odd Couple (1970)
The Moonshine War (1970)
McCloud (1970)
You Haven't Changed a Bit (1970)
Changes (1969)
Head (1968)
Mayberry R.F.D. (1968)
Maryjane (1968)
Clambake (1967)
The Mothers-in-Law (1967)
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967)
The Cool Ones (1967)
For Pete's Sake (1966)
Star Trek (1966)
That Girl (1966)
Where's the Bus? (1966)
Red Line 7000 (1965)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)
The T.A.M.I. Show (1964)
Pajama Party (1964)
Roustabout (1964)
What a Way to Go! (1964)
Shindig! (1964)
Kissin' Cousins (1964)
Viva Las Vegas (1964)
Fun in Acapulco (1963)
A Swingin' Affair (1963)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1947-12-11 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceLakewood, United States of America
FatherEddie Garr
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsTeri Hope, Terry Garr, Terri Garr
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