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Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 11, 1944
Died
October 29, 2024
Place of Birth
Lakewood, Ohio, USA
Also Known As
- Teri Hope
- Terry Garr
- Terri Garr
- Terry Ann Garr
- تری گار
Teri Garr
1.1 Popularity
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. 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.
Known For
6.4
Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018
8.2
Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
6.0
Self
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
2008
6.0
Suze
Kabluey
2007
5.7
Claire's Mother / Aunt Tilde
Expired
2007
5.9
Aunt Judy (uncredited)
Unaccompanied Minors
2006
5.0
Inga (archive footage) (uncredited)
Legends
2006
5.8
Lorraine Bergman
Crumbs
2006
4.2
Ginnie
A Taste Of Jupiter
2005
7.1
Mayor Molly Quinn (voice)
Aloha Scooby-Doo!
2005
Credits
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
as Self (archive footage)
2018
6.4
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
2013
8.2
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
as Self
2008
6.0
Kabluey
as Suze
2007
6.0
Expired
as Claire's Mother / Aunt Tilde
2007
5.7
Unaccompanied Minors
as Aunt Judy (uncredited)
2006
5.9
Legends
as Inga (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
5.0
Crumbs
as Lorraine Bergman
2006
5.8
A Taste Of Jupiter
as Ginnie
2005
4.2
Aloha Scooby-Doo!
as Mayor Molly Quinn (voice)
2005
7.1
🎬
The Wiki-Tiki Tail of Aloha Scooby-Doo
as Self
2005
0.0
🎬
The Tony Danza Show
as Self
2004
6.1
The Dream Studio
as self
2004
0.0
Life with Bonnie
as Mrs. Abigail Portinbody
2002
6.5
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
as Sandy Gordon (voice)
2002
7.9
Searching for Debra Winger
as Self
2002
6.3
Life Without Dick
as Madame Hugonaut
2002
3.6
Ghost World
as Maxine (uncredited)
2001
7.1
The Sky is Falling
as Mona Hall
2001
8.0
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as Self
2001
6.8
A Colder Kind of Death
as Tess Malone
2001
0.0
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
as Mary McGinnis (voice)
2000
7.3
Strong Medicine
as Mimi Stark
2000
7.3
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Minerva Grahame-Bishop
1999
7.9
Dick
as Helen Lorenzo
1999
5.9
Half a Dozen Babies
as Lee Dilley
1999
5.5
Kill the Man
as Mrs. Livingston
1999
5.6
Batman Beyond
as Mary McGinnis (voice)
1999
8.2
Batman Beyond: The Movie
as Mary McGinnis (voice)
1999
7.2
Felicity
as Dr. Zwick
1998
6.6
Casper Meets Wendy
as Fanny
1998
5.9
The Weird Al Show
1997
6.4
A Simple Wish
as Rena
1997
5.5
The Definite Maybe
as Dionne Waters
1997
2.0
Changing Habits
as Connie
1997
1.5
NightScream
as Julie Ordwell
1997
3.9
Ronnie and Julie
as Elizabeth Monroe
1997
1.0
Murder Live!
as JoAnn McGrath
1997
5.5
King of the Hill
as Laney (voice)
1997
7.4
Michael
as Judge Esther Newberg
1996
5.7
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Yenta
1996
7.8
Men Behaving Badly
as Carol
1996
4.6
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
1996
3.9
Double Jeopardy
as Cindy Dubroski
1996
5.3
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
as Inga (archive footage)
1996
8.5
🎬
Shining Time Station: One of the Family
as Sister Conductor
1995
0.0
Perfect Alibi
as Laney Tolbert
1995
2.7
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
as Teri (voice)
1995
7.8
Women of the House
as Sissy Emerson
1995
6.0
Prêt-à-Porter
as Louise Hamilton
1994
5.2
Dumb and Dumber
as Helen Swanson
1994
6.6
Friends
as Phoebe Sr.
1994
8.4
ER
as Celinda Randlett
1994
7.8
Aliens for Breakfast
as Mrs. Bickerstaff
1994
3.0
Duckman
as Vanessa La Pert (voice)
1994
7.1
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
as Brita Burrows
1993
4.5
Intimate Portrait
as Self
1993
4.5
Frasier
as Nancy (voice)
1993
7.7
Good Advice
as Paige Turner
1993
6.0
The Larry Sanders Show
as Teri Garr
1992
7.7
Mom and Dad Save the World
as Marge Nelson
1992
4.8
The Player
as Teri Garr
1992
7.2
Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View
as Susan Woolley
1992
10.0
Adventures in Wonderland
as Duchess
1992
7.7
Robert Altman's Players
as Self
1992
5.5
Stranger in the Family
as Randi Thompson
1991
4.7
Good & Evil
as Denise Sandler
1991
6.0
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
as Self
1991
7.6
🎬
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
as Marsha Pegler
1990
5.5
Dream On
as Sandra McCadden
1990
6.9
Waiting for the Light
as Kay
1990
6.6
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
as Jill (of Jack and Jill)
1990
4.6
Short Time
as Carolyn Simpson
1990
6.4
Let It Ride
as Pam
1989
6.3
Tales from the Crypt
as Irene Paloma ("segment "The Trap")
1989
8.0
Out Cold
as Sunny
1989
5.9
Full Moon in Blue Water
as Louise
1988
6.0
Murphy Brown
as Teri Garr
1988
6.4
🎬
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
as Self
1988
8.0
Flapjack Floozie
as Helen Eagles
1988
0.0
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
as Self
1987
0.0
Pack of Lies
as Helen Schaefer
1987
6.6
Fresno
as Talon Kensington
1986
6.4
Miracles
as Jean
1986
4.5
Intimate Strangers
as Sally Bierston
1986
0.0
After Hours
as Julie
1985
7.5
The History of White People in America
as Self
1985
6.0
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985
8.0
Firstborn
as Wendy
1984
6.0
Steve Martin: Homage to Steve
as Self
1984
6.4
To Catch a King
as Hannah Winter
1984
4.0
The Winter of Our Discontent
as Mary Hawley
1983
4.0
Mr. Mom
as Caroline
1983
6.5
The Black Stallion Returns
as Alec Ramsay's Mother
1983
6.4
Do It Debbie's Way
as Self
1983
0.0
The Sting II
as Veronica
1983
4.7
Tootsie
as Sandy Lester
1982
7.2
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Self
1982
8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Princess
1982
8.1
The Tale of the Frog Prince
as Princess
1982
6.1
The Escape Artist
as Arlene
1982
6.2
Wogan
as Self
1982
4.5
One from the Heart
as Frannie
1982
5.9
Prime Suspect
as Amy McCleary
1982
6.6
Honky Tonk Freeway
as Ericka
1981
5.2
Inside the Coppola Personality
as Self
1981
7.0
Rendez-Vous Video Magazine
as Self (segment "Coppola")
1981
5.0
Witches' Brew
as Margaret Lightman
1980
4.5
Doctor Franken
as Kelli Fisher
1980
2.0
The Black Stallion
as Alec's Mother
1979
7.0
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
as Self
1979
5.0
Java Junkie
as Waitress
1979
0.0
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Ronnie Neary
1977
7.4
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
as Self
1977
0.0
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
as Frog Princess
1977
0.0
Oh, God!
as Bobbie Landers
1977
6.5
The Absent-Minded Waiter
as Susan Cates
1977
6.5
🎬
Please Turn the Page
as Self
1977
6.0
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Fluffy Peters
1976
4.1
Law and Order
as Rita Wasinski
1976
0.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Diner Waitress (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Young Frankenstein
as Inga
1974
7.9
The Conversation
as Amy Fredericks
1974
7.5
The Girl with Something Extra
as Amber
1973
7.5
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
6.3
Barnaby Jones
as Maria Thompson
1973
6.9
M*A*S*H
as Lt. Suzanne Marquette
1972
7.9
The Bob Newhart Show
as Miss Brennan
1972
7.5
Banyon
as Mabel
1972
7.0
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
as Waitress
1971
4.0
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
as Wife/Singer
1971
6.5
Summertree
as Bennie's Girlfriend (uncredited)
1971
5.7
The Odd Couple
as Insurance Agent
1970
7.8
The Moonshine War
as Young Wife
1970
5.5
McCloud
as Sgt. Phyllis Norton
1970
7.1
You Haven't Changed a Bit
as Corinne
1970
0.0
Changes
as Waitress
1969
5.0
Head
as Testy True
1968
6.2
Mayberry R.F.D.
as Cashier
1968
5.7
Maryjane
as Teri
1968
3.2
It Takes a Thief
as Maggie Philbin
1968
7.2
Clambake
as Dancer (uncredited)
1967
5.9
The Mothers-in-Law
as Usherette
1967
5.8
🎬
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk
as Susie
1967
6.0
The Cool Ones
as Whiz Girl
1967
4.9
For Pete's Sake
1966
6.0
Star Trek
as Roberta Lincoln
1966
8.0
That Girl
1966
6.1
Where's the Bus?
as Girl
1966
0.0
Batman
as Girl Outside Rink (uncredited)
1966
7.3
Red Line 7000
as Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
1965
5.2
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Harem Girl (uncredited)
1965
3.1
The T.A.M.I. Show
as Self - Go-Go Dancer (uncredited)
1964
8.0
Pajama Party
as Pajama Girl
1964
4.7
Roustabout
as Carnival Dancer (uncredited)
1964
6.0
Shindig!
as Self - Dancer
1964
6.2
What a Way to Go!
as Shipboard Number Dancer (uncredited)
1964
7.1
Kissin' Cousins
as Hillbilly Dancer (uncredited)
1964
4.6
Viva Las Vegas
as Dancer (uncredited)
1964
6.2
Fun in Acapulco
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1963
5.9
A Swingin' Affair
1963
6.0
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
6.2
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
The Andy Griffith Show
as Girl In A Red Convertible
1960
7.6
Golden Globe Awards
as Self
1944
7.2