Teri Garr
90 movies · 44 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 11, 1944
- Died
- Oct 29, 2024 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- Lakewood, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Teri Hope · Terry Garr · Terri Garr · Terry Ann Garr
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.
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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.
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Known for
Teri Garr: movies and TV shows
Acting (134)
- 2007 Kabluey
as Suze
- 2007 Expired
as Claire's Mother / Aunt Tilde
- 2006 Unaccompanied Minors
as Aunt Judy (uncredited)
- 2006
- 2006
- 2005 A Taste Of Jupiter
as Ginnie
- 2005 Aloha Scooby-Doo!
as Mayor Molly Quinn (voice)
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002 Life Without Dick
as Madame Hugonaut
- 2001 Ghost World
as Maxine (uncredited)
- 2001 The Sky is Falling
as Mona Hall
- 2001 A Colder Kind of Death
as Tess Malone
- 2000 Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
as Mary McGinnis (voice)
- 2000
- 1999
- 1999 Dick
as Helen Lorenzo
- 1999 Half a Dozen Babies
as Lee Dilley
- 1999 Kill the Man
as Mrs. Livingston
- 1999 Batman Beyond: The Movie
as Mary McGinnis (voice)
- 1999
- 1998
- 1998 Casper Meets Wendy
as Fanny
- 1997
- 1997 A Simple Wish
as Rena
- 1997 The Definite Maybe
as Dionne Waters
- 1997 Changing Habits
as Connie
- 1997 NightScream
as Julie Ordwell
- 1997 Ronnie and Julie
as Elizabeth Monroe
- 1997 Murder Live!
as JoAnn McGrath
- 1997
- 1996 Michael
as Judge Esther Newberg
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996 Double Jeopardy
as Cindy Dubroski
- 1996 Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
as Inga (archive footage)
- 1995 Shining Time Station: One of the Family
as Sister Conductor
- 1995 Perfect Alibi
as Laney Tolbert
- 1995
- 1995
- 1994 Prêt-à-Porter
as Louise Hamilton
- 1994 Dumb and Dumber
as Helen Swanson
- 1994
- 1994
- 1994 Aliens for Breakfast
as Mrs. Bickerstaff
- 1994
- 1993 Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
as Brita Burrows
- 1993
- 1993
- 1992
- 1992 Mom and Dad Save the World
as Marge Nelson
- 1992 The Player
as Teri Garr
- 1992 Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View
as Susan Woolley
- 1992
- 1991 Stranger in the Family
as Randi Thompson
- 1991
- 1991
- 1990 A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
as Marsha Pegler
- 1990
- 1990 Waiting for the Light
as Kay
- 1990 Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
as Jill (of Jack and Jill)
- 1990 Short Time
as Carolyn Simpson
- 1989 Let It Ride
as Pam
- 1989
- 1989 Out Cold
as Sunny
- 1988 Full Moon in Blue Water
as Louise
- 1988
- 1988 Flapjack Floozie
as Helen Eagles
- 1987 Pack of Lies
as Helen Schaefer
- 1986
- 1986 Miracles
as Jean
- 1986 Intimate Strangers
as Sally Bierston
- 1985 After Hours
as Julie
- 1984 Firstborn
as Wendy
- 1984 To Catch a King
as Hannah Winter
- 1983 The Winter of Our Discontent
as Mary Hawley
- 1983 Mr. Mom
as Caroline
- 1983 The Black Stallion Returns
as Alec Ramsay's Mother
- 1983 The Sting II
as Veronica
- 1982 Tootsie
as Sandy Lester
- 1982 The Tale of the Frog Prince
as Princess
- 1982 The Escape Artist
as Arlene
- 1982 One from the Heart
as Frannie
- 1982 Prime Suspect
as Amy McCleary
- 1981 Honky Tonk Freeway
as Ericka
- 1980 Witches' Brew
as Margaret Lightman
- 1980 Doctor Franken
as Kelli Fisher
- 1979 The Black Stallion
as Alec's Mother
- 1979 Java Junkie
as Waitress
- 1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Ronnie Neary
- 1977 Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
as Frog Princess
- 1977 Oh, God!
as Bobbie Landers
- 1977 The Absent-Minded Waiter
as Susan Cates
- 1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Fluffy Peters
- 1976 Law and Order
as Rita Wasinski
- 1974 Young Frankenstein
as Inga
- 1974 The Conversation
as Amy Fredericks
- 1973
- 1973
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972
- 1971
- 1971
- 1971 Summertree
as Bennie's Girlfriend (uncredited)
- 1970
- 1970 The Moonshine War
as Young Wife
- 1970
- 1970 You Haven't Changed a Bit
as Corinne
- 1969 Changes
as Waitress
- 1968 Head
as Testy True
- 1968
- 1968 Maryjane
as Teri
- 1968
- 1967 Clambake
as Dancer (uncredited)
- 1967
- 1967
- 1967 The Cool Ones
as Whiz Girl
- 1966 For Pete's Sake
as MarJean
- 1966
- 1966
- 1966 Where's the Bus?
as Girl
- 1966
- 1965 Red Line 7000
as Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
- 1965 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Harem Girl (uncredited)
- 1964 Pajama Party
as Pajama Girl
- 1964 Roustabout
as Carnival Dancer (uncredited)
- 1964 What a Way to Go!
as Shipboard Number Dancer (uncredited)
- 1964 Kissin' Cousins
as Hillbilly Dancer (uncredited)
- 1964 Viva Las Vegas
as Dancer (uncredited)
- 1963 Fun in Acapulco
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
- 1963
- 1961
- 1960
Behind the camera (1)
- 1995
Talk shows and appearances (36)
- 2018
- 2013
- 2008
- 2005
- 2004 The Tony Danza Show
1 episode
- 2004
- 2002
- 2001
- 1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1 episode
- 1996 Great Drives
1 episode
- 1993 Intimate Portrait
1 episode
- 1992
- 1991
- 1988
- 1987
- 1987
- 1985
- 1985
- 1984
- 1983
- 1982 Faerie Tale Theatre
2 episodes
- 1982 Wogan
1 episode
- 1982
- 1981
- 1981
- 1979
- 1977
- 1977 Please Turn the Page
1 episode
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
5 episodes
- 1973
- 1964
- 1964 Shindig!
5 episodes
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
46 episodes
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show
2 episodes
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
1 episode
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
3 episodes