Teri Garr

Teri Garr

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1944-12-11
Deathday: 2024-10-29 (79 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 163

Movies 115

TV Shows 48

self 33

Voice 5

Mother Barney
Expired

Expired (2007)

Movie
Aunt Judy / Valerie’s Sister
Unaccompanied Minors

Unaccompanied Minors (2006)

Movie
Inga (archive footage) (uncredited)
Legends

Legends (2006)

TV
Host (volume 3: Pacific Coast Highway)
Great Drives

Great Drives (2006)

TV
Mayor Molly Quinn (voice)
Aloha Scooby-Doo!

Aloha Scooby-Doo! (2005)

Movie
5
Mrs. Abigail Portinbody
Life with Bonnie

Life with Bonnie (2002)

TV
Maxine (uncredited)
Ghost World

Ghost World (2001)

Movie
7.5
Helen Lorenzo
Dick

Dick (1999)

Movie
Judge Esther Newberg
Michael

Michael (1996)

Movie
6
Celinda Randlett
ER

ER (1994)

TV
5.44
Denise Sandler
Good & Evil

Good & Evil (1991)

TV
Sandra McCadden
Dream On

Dream On (1990)

TV
6
Carolyn Simpson
Short Time

Short Time (1990)

Movie
Talon Kensington
Fresno

Fresno (1986)

TV
Margaret Lightman
Witches' Brew

Witches' Brew (1980)

Movie
Princess (segment "The Frog Prince")
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977)

Movie
Lt. Suzanne Marquette
M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H (1972)

TV
5.65
Bennie's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Summertree

Summertree (1971)

Movie
Sgt. Phyllis Norton
McCloud

McCloud (1970)

TV
7
Dancer (uncredited)
Clambake

Clambake (1967)

Movie
Roberta Lincoln
Star Trek

Star Trek (1966)

TV
7.9
Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Red Line 7000

Red Line 7000 (1965)

Movie
Self - Go-Go Dancer (uncredited)
The T.A.M.I. Show

The T.A.M.I. Show (1964)

Movie
Carnival Dancer (uncredited)
Roustabout

Roustabout (1964)

Movie
Self - Dancer
Shindig!

Shindig! (1964)

TV
Shipboard Number Dancer (uncredited)
What a Way to Go!

What a Way to Go! (1964)

Movie
Hillbilly Dancer (uncredited)
Kissin' Cousins

Kissin' Cousins (1964)

Movie
Dancer (uncredited)
Viva Las Vegas

Viva Las Vegas (1964)

Movie
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Fun in Acapulco

Fun in Acapulco (1963)

Movie
Girl In A Red Convertible
The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show (1960)

TV
6
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1944-12-11

Deathday
2024-10-29 (79 years old)

Birth Name
Terry Ann Garr

Birth Place
Los Angeles, United States

Relationships
Roger Birnbaum (1979 - 1983)

Father
Eddie Garr

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
Teri Hope, Terry Garr, Terri Garr, Terry Ann Garr

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