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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:17/02/2018
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/05/2013
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
Character:Self
Release Date:05/02/2008
Kabluey
Character:Suze
Release Date:25/06/2007
Expired
Character:Claire's Mother / Aunt Tilde
Release Date:19/01/2007
Unaccompanied Minors
Character:Aunt Judy (uncredited)
Release Date:08/12/2006
A Taste Of Jupiter
Character:Ginnie
Release Date:15/09/2005
The Wiki-Tiki Tail of Aloha Scooby-Doo
Character:Self
Release Date:08/02/2005
Aloha Scooby-Doo!
Character:Mayor Molly Quinn (voice)
Release Date:08/02/2005
The Dream Studio
Character:self
Release Date:01/01/2004
Searching for Debra Winger
Character:Self
Release Date:13/07/2002
Life Without Dick
Character:Madame Hugonaut
Release Date:05/03/2002
Ghost World
Character:Maxine (uncredited)
Release Date:20/07/2001
The Sky is Falling
Character:Mona Hall
Release Date:07/06/2001
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Character:Self
Release Date:08/05/2001
A Colder Kind of Death
Character:Tess Malone
Release Date:09/01/2001
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Character:Mary McGinnis (voice)
Release Date:12/12/2000
Dick
Character:Helen Lorenzo
Release Date:04/08/1999
Half a Dozen Babies
Character:Lee Dilley
Release Date:17/05/1999
Kill the Man
Character:Mrs. Livingston
Release Date:24/01/1999
Batman Beyond: The Movie
Character:Mary McGinnis (voice)
Release Date:10/01/1999
Casper Meets Wendy
Character:Fanny
Release Date:10/09/1998
A Simple Wish
Character:Rena
Release Date:11/07/1997
The Definite Maybe
Character:Dionne Waters
Release Date:04/07/1997
Changing Habits
Character:Connie
Release Date:20/05/1997
NightScream
Character:Julie Ordwell
Release Date:14/04/1997
Ronnie and Julie
Character:Elizabeth Monroe
Release Date:29/03/1997
Murder Live!
Character:JoAnn McGrath
Release Date:09/03/1997
Michael
Character:Judge Esther Newberg
Release Date:25/12/1996
Double Jeopardy
Character:Cindy Dubroski
Release Date:30/01/1996
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
Character:Inga (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1996
Shining Time Station: One of the Family
Character:Sister Conductor
Release Date:23/09/1995
Perfect Alibi
Character:Laney Tolbert
Release Date:04/09/1995
Prêt-à-Porter
Character:Louise Hamilton
Release Date:23/12/1994
Dumb and Dumber
Character:Helen Swanson
Release Date:16/12/1994
Aliens for Breakfast
Character:Mrs. Bickerstaff
Release Date:02/04/1994
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
Character:Brita Burrows
Release Date:19/11/1993
Mom and Dad Save the World
Character:Marge Nelson
Release Date:24/07/1992
The Player
Character:Teri Garr
Release Date:08/05/1992
Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View
Character:Susan Woolley
Release Date:28/04/1992
Robert Altman's Players
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1992
Stranger in the Family
Character:Randi Thompson
Release Date:27/10/1991
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
Character:Self
Release Date:20/05/1991
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
Character:Marsha Pegler
Release Date:04/10/1990
Waiting for the Light
Character:Kay
Release Date:14/06/1990
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
Character:Jill (of Jack and Jill)
Release Date:19/05/1990
Short Time
Character:Carolyn Simpson
Release Date:04/05/1990
Let It Ride
Character:Pam
Release Date:18/08/1989
Out Cold
Character:Sunny
Release Date:03/03/1989
Full Moon in Blue Water
Character:Louise
Release Date:23/11/1988
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
Character:Self
Release Date:10/09/1988
Flapjack Floozie
Character:Helen Eagles
Release Date:17/06/1988
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
Character:Self
Release Date:05/12/1987
Pack of Lies
Character:Helen Schaefer
Release Date:26/04/1987
Miracles
Character:Jean
Release Date:11/07/1986
Intimate Strangers
Character:Sally Bierston
Release Date:01/01/1986
After Hours
Character:Julie
Release Date:13/09/1985
The History of White People in America
Character:Self
Release Date:04/06/1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Character:Self
Release Date:10/03/1985
Firstborn
Character:Wendy
Release Date:26/10/1984
Steve Martin: Homage to Steve
Character:Self
Release Date:06/09/1984
To Catch a King
Character:Hannah Winter
Release Date:20/01/1984
The Winter of Our Discontent
Character:Mary Hawley
Release Date:06/12/1983
Mr. Mom
Character:Caroline
Release Date:22/07/1983
The Black Stallion Returns
Character:Alec Ramsay's Mother
Release Date:25/03/1983
Do It Debbie's Way
Character:Self
Release Date:11/03/1983
The Sting II
Character:Veronica
Release Date:18/02/1983
Tootsie
Character:Sandy Lester
Release Date:17/12/1982
The Tale of the Frog Prince
Character:Princess
Release Date:11/09/1982
The Escape Artist
Character:Arlene
Release Date:28/05/1982
One from the Heart
Character:Frannie
Release Date:11/02/1982
Prime Suspect
Character:Amy McCleary
Release Date:20/01/1982
Honky Tonk Freeway
Character:Ericka
Release Date:21/08/1981
Inside the Coppola Personality
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1981
Rendez-Vous Video Magazine
Character:Self (segment "Coppola")
Release Date:01/01/1981
Witches' Brew
Character:Margaret Lightman
Release Date:31/10/1980
Doctor Franken
Character:Kelli Fisher
Release Date:13/01/1980
The Black Stallion
Character:Alec's Mother
Release Date:13/10/1979
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Character:Self
Release Date:20/09/1979
Java Junkie
Character:Waitress
Release Date:07/03/1979
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Character:Ronnie Neary
Release Date:14/12/1977
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
Character:Self
Release Date:25/11/1977
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Character:Frog Princess
Release Date:23/11/1977
Oh, God!
Character:Bobbie Landers
Release Date:07/10/1977
The Absent-Minded Waiter
Character:Susan Cates
Release Date:13/07/1977
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Character:Fluffy Peters
Release Date:26/07/1976
Law and Order
Character:Rita Wasinski
Release Date:06/05/1976
Young Frankenstein
Character:Inga
Release Date:15/12/1974
The Conversation
Character:Amy Fredericks
Release Date:07/04/1974
Summertree
Character:Bennie's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Release Date:06/06/1971
The Moonshine War
Character:Young Wife
Release Date:30/06/1970
You Haven't Changed a Bit
Character:Corinne
Release Date:04/01/1970
Changes
Character:Waitress
Release Date:11/02/1969
Head
Character:Testy True
Release Date:06/11/1968
Maryjane
Character:Teri
Release Date:01/02/1968
Clambake
Character:Dancer (uncredited)
Release Date:04/12/1967
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk
Character:Susie
Release Date:08/09/1967
The Cool Ones
Character:Whiz Girl
Release Date:12/04/1967
For Pete's Sake
Character:
Release Date:14/10/1966
Where's the Bus?
Character:Girl
Release Date:26/02/1966
Red Line 7000
Character:Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Release Date:09/11/1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Character:Harem Girl (uncredited)
Release Date:24/03/1965
The T.A.M.I. Show
Character:Self - Go-Go Dancer (uncredited)
Release Date:14/11/1964
Pajama Party
Character:Pajama Girl
Release Date:11/11/1964
Roustabout
Character:Carnival Dancer (uncredited)
Release Date:11/11/1964
What a Way to Go!
Character:Shipboard Number Dancer (uncredited)
Release Date:02/07/1964
Kissin' Cousins
Character:Hillbilly Dancer (uncredited)
Release Date:06/03/1964
Viva Las Vegas
Character:Dancer (uncredited)
Release Date:08/02/1964
Fun in Acapulco
Character:Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:27/11/1963
A Swingin' Affair
Character:
Release Date:23/05/1963
Television Appearances
Legends
Character:Inga (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crumbs
Character:Lorraine Bergman
The Tony Danza Show
Character:Self
Life with Bonnie
Character:Mrs. Abigail Portinbody
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Character:Sandy Gordon (voice)
Strong Medicine
Character:Mimi Stark
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Minerva Grahame-Bishop
Batman Beyond
Character:Mary McGinnis (voice)
Felicity
Character:Dr. Zwick
The Weird Al Show
Character:
King of the Hill
Character:Laney (voice)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Character:Yenta
Men Behaving Badly
Character:Carol
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character:Self - Guest
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Character:Teri (voice)
Women of the House
Character:Sissy Emerson
Friends
Character:Phoebe Sr.
ER
Character:Celinda Randlett
Duckman
Character:Vanessa La Pert (voice)
Intimate Portrait
Character:Self
Frasier
Character:Nancy (voice)
Good Advice
Character:Paige Turner
The Larry Sanders Show
Character:Teri Garr
Adventures in Wonderland
Character:Duchess
Good & Evil
Character:Denise Sandler
Dream On
Character:Sandra McCadden
Tales from the Crypt
Character:Irene Paloma ("segment "The Trap")
Murphy Brown
Character:Teri Garr
Fresno
Character:Talon Kensington
Faerie Tale Theatre
Character:Self
Faerie Tale Theatre
Character:Princess
Wogan
Character:Self
Please Turn the Page
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Character:Diner Waitress (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self (uncredited)
The Girl with Something Extra
Character:Amber
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Character:Self
Barnaby Jones
Character:Maria Thompson
M*A*S*H
Character:Lt. Suzanne Marquette
The Bob Newhart Show
Character:Miss Brennan
Banyon
Character:Mabel
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Character:Waitress
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Character:Wife/Singer
The Odd Couple
Character:Insurance Agent
McCloud
Character:Sgt. Phyllis Norton
Mayberry R.F.D.
Character:Cashier
It Takes a Thief
Character:Maggie Philbin
The Mothers-in-Law
Character:Usherette
Star Trek
Character:Roberta Lincoln
That Girl
Character:
Batman
Character:Girl Outside Rink (uncredited)
Shindig!
Character:Self - Dancer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
The Andy Griffith Show
Character:Girl In A Red Convertible
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self
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