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
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013)
Expired (2007)
Unaccompanied Minors (2006)
Legends (2006)
Great Drives (2006)
Aloha Scooby-Doo! (2005)
The Dream Studio (2004)
Life with Bonnie (2002)
What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002)
Life Without Dick (2002)
The Downer Channel (2001)
Ghost World (2001)
The Sky is Falling (2001)
A Colder Kind of Death (2001)
The Wandering Soul Murders (2001)
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)
Strong Medicine (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)
The Definite Maybe (1997)
NightScream (1997)
Ronnie and Julie (1997)
Murder Live! (1997)
King of the Hill (1997)
Michael (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)
Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Friends (1994)
ER (1994)
Aliens for Breakfast (1994)
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert (1993)
Frasier (1993)
Good Advice (1993)
Mom and Dad Save the World (1992)
The Player (1992)
Stranger in the Family (1991)
Good & Evil (1991)
Dream On (1990)
Waiting for the Light (1990)
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990)
Short Time (1990)
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Out Cold (1989)
Flapjack Floozie (1988)
Trying Times (1987)
Pack of Lies (1987)
Fresno (1986)
Intimate Strangers (1986)
To Catch a King (1984)
The Winter of Our Discontent (1983)
Mr. Mom (1983)
The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
The Sting II (1983)
Tootsie (1982)
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
Wogan (1982)
Prime Suspect (1982)
Rendez-Vous Video Magazine (1981)
Witches' Brew (1980)
Doctor Franken (1980)
The Black Stallion (1979)
Java Junkie (1979)
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977)
Oh, God! (1977)
The Absent-Minded Waiter (1977)
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
Law and Order (1976)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Cher (1975)
The Conversation (1974)
M*A*S*H (1972)
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971)
Summertree (1971)
The Odd Couple (1970)
The Moonshine War (1970)
McCloud (1970)
Changes (1969)
Head (1968)
Mayberry R.F.D. (1968)
Clambake (1967)
The Mothers-in-Law (1967)
The Cool Ones (1967)
Star Trek (1966)
Red Line 7000 (1965)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)
The T.A.M.I. Show (1964)
Roustabout (1964)
Pajama Party (1964)
Shindig! (1964)
What a Way to Go! (1964)
Kissin' Cousins (1964)
Viva Las Vegas (1964)
Fun in Acapulco (1963)
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Weakest Link
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1944-12-11
Deathday2024-10-29 (79 years old)
Birth NameTerry Ann Garr
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States
RelationshipsRoger Birnbaum (1979 - 1983)
FatherEddie Garr
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsTeri Hope, Terry Garr, Terri Garr, Terry Ann Garr
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