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.
112 movies · 58 shows
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018·6.4
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013·8.2
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
2008·6.0
Kabluey
2007·6.1
Expired
2007·5.9
Unaccompanied Minors
2006·6.0
A Taste Of Jupiter
2005·4.2
The Wiki-Tiki Tail of Aloha Scooby-Doo
2005·0.0
Aloha Scooby-Doo!
2005·7.1
The Dream Studio
2004·10.0
Searching for Debra Winger
2002·6.4
Life Without Dick
2002·3.7
Ghost World
2001·7.1
The Sky is Falling
2001·8.3
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001·7.1
A Colder Kind of Death
2001·7.0
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
2000·7.3
Dick
1999·6.0
Half a Dozen Babies
1999·7.8
Kill the Man
1999·5.7
Batman Beyond: The Movie
1999·7.2
Casper Meets Wendy
1998·5.9
A Simple Wish
1997·5.5
The Definite Maybe
1997·4.5
Changing Habits
1997·2.6
NightScream
1997·4.0
Ronnie and Julie
1997·4.5
Murder Live!
1997·6.4
Michael
1996·5.7
Double Jeopardy
1996·5.7
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
1996·8.3
Shining Time Station: One of the Family
1995·0.0
Perfect Alibi
1995·4.0
Prêt-à-Porter
1994·5.2
Dumb and Dumber
1994·6.7
Aliens for Breakfast
1994·5.5
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
1993·6.3
Mom and Dad Save the World
1992·4.9
The Player
1992·7.2
Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View
1992·10.0
Robert Altman's Players
1992·7.0
Stranger in the Family
1991·5.4
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
1991·7.7
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
1990·6.3
Waiting for the Light
1990·6.7
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
1990·5.0
Short Time
1990·6.5
Let It Ride
1989·6.4
Out Cold
1989·5.9
Full Moon in Blue Water
1988·6.1
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
1988·8.0
Flapjack Floozie
1988·0.0
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
1987·8.0
Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio
1987·8.0
Pack of Lies
1987·6.8
Miracles
1986·4.6
Intimate Strangers
1986·9.0
After Hours
1985·7.5
The History of White People in America
1985·6.4
Night of 100 Stars II
1985·6.8
Firstborn
1984·6.2
Steve Martin Live!
1984·6.9
To Catch a King
1984·7.0
The Winter of Our Discontent
1983·5.3
Mr. Mom
1983·6.5
The Black Stallion Returns
1983·6.6
Do It Debbie's Way
1983·10.0
The Sting II
1983·4.7
Tootsie
1982·7.2
The Tale of the Frog Prince
1982·5.8
The Escape Artist
1982·6.2
One from the Heart
1982·6.0
Prime Suspect
1982·6.7
The Making of 'Tootsie'
1982·6.0
Honky Tonk Freeway
1981·5.3
Inside the Coppola Personality
1981·7.5
Rendez-Vous Video Magazine
1981·5.0
Witches' Brew
1980·4.9
Doctor Franken
1980·6.0
The Black Stallion
1979·7.0
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979·5.3
Java Junkie
1979·8.0
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977·7.4
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
1977·8.0
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
1977·9.0
Oh, God!
1977·6.4
The Absent-Minded Waiter
1977·6.6
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976·4.3
Law and Order
1976·8.0
Young Frankenstein
1974·7.9
The Conversation
1974·7.5
Summertree
1971·6.2
The Moonshine War
1970·5.7
You Haven't Changed a Bit
1970·0.0
Changes
1969·6.3
Head
1968·6.2
Maryjane
1968·3.8
Clambake
1967·5.9
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk
1967·6.3
The Cool Ones
1967·5.4
For Pete's Sake
1966·7.5
Where's the Bus?
1966·0.0
Red Line 7000
1965·5.4
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965·3.8
The T.A.M.I. Show
1964·7.9
Pajama Party
1964·4.8
Roustabout
1964·6.0
What a Way to Go!
1964·7.1
Kissin' Cousins
1964·4.7
Viva Las Vegas
1964·6.1
Fun in Acapulco
1963·5.9
A Swingin' Affair
1963·7.3