Teri Garr
Acting
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.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Ronnie Neary
Age 33 (now 79)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
Age 68 (now 79)
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
as Self
Age 63 (now 79)
The Wiki-Tiki Tail of Aloha Scooby-Doo
as Self
Age 60 (now 79)
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as Self
Age 56 (now 79)
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
as Mary McGinnis (voice)
Age 56 (now 79)
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
as Inga (archive footage)
Age 51 (now 79)Shining Time Station: One of the Family
as Sister Conductor
Age 50 (now 79)
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
as Brita Burrows
Age 48 (now 79)
Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View
as Susan Woolley
Age 47 (now 79)
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
as Self
Age 46 (now 79)A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
as Marsha Pegler
Age 45 (now 79)
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
as Jill (of Jack and Jill)
Age 45 (now 79)
Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio
as Self
Age 42 (now 79)
The History of White People in America
as Self
Age 40 (now 79)
The Black Stallion Returns
as Alec Ramsay's Mother
Age 38 (now 79)
Rendez-Vous Video Magazine
as Self (segment "Coppola")
Age 36 (now 79)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Ronnie Neary
Age 33 (now 79)
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
as Self
Age 32 (now 79)
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Fluffy Peters
Age 31 (now 79)
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk
as Susie
Age 22 (now 79)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Harem Girl (uncredited)
Age 20 (now 79)
What a Way to Go!
as Shipboard Number Dancer (uncredited)
Age 19 (now 79)
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
as Sandy Gordon (voice)
Age 57 (now 79)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Minerva Grahame-Bishop
Age 54 (now 79)
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
as Teri (voice)
Age 50 (now 79) Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Additional Writing
Age 50 (now 79)
Tales from the Crypt
as Irene Paloma ("segment "The Trap")
Age 44 (now 79)
Saturday Night Live
as Diner Waitress (uncredited)
Age 30 (now 79)
The Girl with Something Extra
as Amber
Age 28 (now 79)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
Age 28 (now 79)
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
as Wife/Singer
Age 26 (now 79)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Age 17 (now 79)
The Andy Griffith Show
as Girl In A Red Convertible
Age 15 (now 79)
Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Teri Hope, Terry Garr, Terri Garr, Terry Ann Garr, تری گار
IMDB
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