Teri Garr

Teri Garr

Teri Ann Garr (born December 11, 1944) is a retired American actress, dancer and singer. She frequently appeared in comedic roles throughout her career, which spans 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 is 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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Lakewood, Ohio, USA
    Birthday
    12/11/1944
Mom and Dad Save the World
Mom and Dad Save the World
4.9
Firstborn
Firstborn
5.892
Ronnie and Julie
Ronnie and Julie
1
Where's the Bus?
0
Perfect Alibi
Perfect Alibi
0
Stranger in the Family
Stranger in the Family
5.7
Witches' Brew
Witches' Brew
4.5
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
5.5
Flapjack Floozie
Flapjack Floozie
0
Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein
7.899
The Absent-Minded Waiter
The Absent-Minded Waiter
6.528
Mr. Mom
Mr. Mom
6.626
Full Moon in Blue Water
Full Moon in Blue Water
6.167
One from the Heart
One from the Heart
5.7
Waiting for the Light
Waiting for the Light
7
Changing Habits
Changing Habits
1.5
Steve Martin: Homage to Steve
Steve Martin: Homage to Steve
6.4
Miracles
Miracles
5
To Catch a King
To Catch a King
0
Pack of Lies
Pack of Lies
6.7
Out Cold
Out Cold
5.737
Java Junkie
Java Junkie
0
The Winter of Our Discontent
The Winter of Our Discontent
2
Inside the Coppola Personality
Inside the Coppola Personality
7
The Tale of the Frog Prince
The Tale of the Frog Prince
6.2
Rendez-Vous Video Magazine
Rendez-Vous Video Magazine
5
Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View
Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View
10
Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect
6.6
Intimate Strangers
Intimate Strangers
0
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
8
The Dream Studio
The Dream Studio
0
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
4
A Taste Of Jupiter
A Taste Of Jupiter
3.2
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
7.358
Oh, God!
Oh, God!
6.4
Short Time
Short Time
6.402
Tootsie
Tootsie
7.212
The Sting II
The Sting II
4.55
Casper Meets Wendy
Casper Meets Wendy
5.979
The Black Stallion
The Black Stallion
7.044
Expired
Expired
5.813
Let It Ride
Let It Ride
6.357
The Sky is Falling
The Sky is Falling
8
Double Jeopardy
Double Jeopardy
5.7
Do It Debbie's Way
Do It Debbie's Way
0
After Hours
After Hours
7.465
Dumb and Dumber
Dumb and Dumber
6.612
The Escape Artist
The Escape Artist
6.1
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
0
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
0
Kill the Man
Kill the Man
6
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
6.8
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
5.5
Doctor Franken
Doctor Franken
2
Life Without Dick
Life Without Dick
3.781
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
3.7
The Definite Maybe
The Definite Maybe
0
Half a Dozen Babies
Half a Dozen Babies
5.5
Aliens for Breakfast
Aliens for Breakfast
3
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
0
Shining Time Station: One of the Family
0
Batman Beyond: The Movie
Batman Beyond: The Movie
7.302
Dick
Dick
5.84
Honky Tonk Freeway
Honky Tonk Freeway
4.9
The Wandering Soul Murders
The Wandering Soul Murders
5.7
NightScream
NightScream
3.571
The Cool Ones
The Cool Ones
5.1
Law and Order
Law and Order
0
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
4.8
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
8
Michael
Michael
5.709
The Black Stallion Returns
The Black Stallion Returns
6.5
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
4.962
Changes
Changes
4
Aloha Scooby-Doo!
Aloha Scooby-Doo!
7.2
The Conversation
The Conversation
7.526
Maryjane
Maryjane
4
Kabluey
Kabluey
6.1
Robert Altman's Players
Robert Altman's Players
5.5
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
8.2
Searching for Debra Winger
Searching for Debra Winger
6.25
A Simple Wish
A Simple Wish
5.432
Fun in Acapulco
Fun in Acapulco
5.87
Murder Live!
Murder Live!
5.7
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk
6
A Swingin' Affair
A Swingin' Affair
6
Kissin' Cousins
Kissin' Cousins
4.879
Summertree
Summertree
5.7
For Pete's Sake
0
The Moonshine War
The Moonshine War
5.875
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
7.303
Head
Head
6.02
Clambake
Clambake
5.786
Red Line 7000
Red Line 7000
5.3
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
8.2
Ready to Wear
Ready to Wear
5.27
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
6.277
Roustabout
Roustabout
5.907
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
2
Pajama Party
Pajama Party
5.222
The T.A.M.I. Show
The T.A.M.I. Show
8.2
What a Way to Go!
What a Way to Go!
7.1
The Player
The Player
7.196
Ghost World
Ghost World
7.076
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
0
And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To...
7.163
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