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 BAFT ... A 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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The Girl with Something Extra
as Amber
Episodes: 22
First Aired: Sep 14, 1973
Women of the House
as Sissy Emerson
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Jan 04, 1995
Good Advice
as Paige Turner
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Apr 02, 1993
Adventures in Wonderland
as Duchess
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Mar 23, 1992
Fresno
as Talon Kensington
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Nov 16, 1986
Batman Beyond
as Mary McGinnis (voice)
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 10, 1999
Friends
as Phoebe Sr.
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 22, 1994
Dream On
as Sandra McCadden
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 08, 1990
Star Trek
as Roberta Lincoln
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 1966
M*A*S*H
as Lt. Suzanne Marquette
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1972
Life with Bonnie
as Mrs. Abigail Portinbody
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 2002
King of the Hill
as Laney (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 12, 1997
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Minerva Grahame-Bishop
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1999
Frasier
as Nancy (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1993
Felicity
as Dr. Zwick
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 29, 1998
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Yenta
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 27, 1996
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
as Wife/Singer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 01, 1971
Mayberry R.F.D.
as Cashier
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 1968
The Andy Griffith Show
as Girl In A Red Convertible
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 03, 1960
McCloud
as Sgt. Phyllis Norton
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 1970
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Princess
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 11, 1982
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
as Sandy Gordon (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 2002
Men Behaving Badly
as Carol
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1996
Legends
as Inga (archive footage) (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 17, 2006
The Mothers-in-Law
as Usherette
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1967
Tales from the Crypt
as Irene Paloma
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 10, 1989
Strong Medicine
as Mimi Stark
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 23, 2000
The Odd Couple
as Insurance Agent
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1970
ER
as Celinda Randlett
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1994
Batman
as Girl Outside Rink (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 12, 1966
Good & Evil
Episodes: 11
First Aired: Sep 25, 1991
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Oct 01, 1962
Shindig!
as Self - Dancer
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 16, 1964
That Girl
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 08, 1966
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 20, 1944
Intimate Portrait
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 14, 1993
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 11, 1982
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 02, 1973
Wogan
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 04, 1982
The Tony Danza Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 2004
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 10, 1996
The Weird Al Show
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1997
Bitte umblättern
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 20, 1977
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